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Article: Congressman Travis Childers Votes to Create and Save 3.5 Million Jobs, Move Our Economy in a New Direction
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- February 13, 2009
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Rep. Travis Childers, D-Miss., (1st CD) issued the following news release:
Congressman Travis Childers (D-MS) today voted to create and save thousands of jobs for hard working Mississippians and help get the economy back on track. The American Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1) will provide billions of dollars in funding for Mississippi to put people back to work and restore the economy through investments in education, infrastructure, health care, and one of the largest tax cuts in American history. The legislation passed in the House by a vote of 246 to 183.
"Right now, North Mississippians are fighting to stay employed in the face of constant plant closures, layoffs, and ...