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News from EPI › Republican-proposal to ‘right our fiscal ship’ throws more workers overboard

Press Releases • February 9, 2011

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Contact: Phoebe Silag or Karen Conner, news@epi.org 202-775-8810

In a new analysis, Federal Budget Policy Analyst Rebecca Thiess explains that the House Appropriations Committee’s list of proposed funding cuts for Fiscal Year 2011 would likely lead to the loss of 700,000 jobs.

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