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Rep. Doggett on Republican Attempts to Fast Track More Tax Breaks for Corporations
Representative Doggett on Republican Attempts to Fast Track More Tax Breaks for Corporations
Lloyd Doggett says Texas has worse unemployment than 25 states
"Twenty-five states have lower unemployment than Texas" which is "tied with Mississippi for more minimum-wage jobs than anywhere in the United States."
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett told ABC News on Aug. 11, 2011, that Gov. Rick Perry’s rosy depictions of employment conditions in Texas aren’t entirely accurate.
"Twenty-five states have lower unemployment than Texas does today," the Austin Democrat said, adding that "we're tied with Mississippi for more minimum-wage jobs than anywhere in the United States."
Is Texas middling in unemployment and tied with the Magnolia State for minimum-wage jobs?
Yes and yup.
Read the entire article at PoltiFact Texas.
