Joint Economic Committee

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Rep. Carolyn Maloney | Posted 11.24.2009 | New York


Rep. Carolyn Maloney

Today, I am holding a hearing of the Joint Economic Committee to examine the treacherous economic landscape newspapers face. The role they play in our democracy is too important to allow them to recede further.

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