Assistant Treasury Secretary for Economic Policy Krueger testifies on jobs in Washington
Assistant Treasury Secretary for Economic Policy Alan Krueger testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on creating jobs and growing the economy, in Washington on September 21, 2010. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
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