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Area representatives react to president's proposal.

Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, FL)

| September 13, 2011 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Northwest Florida Daily News. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Tom McLaughlin

Sept. 13--President Barack Obama rolled out his American Jobs Act with great fanfare Thursday, and the men who represent Northwest Florida in Congress are already finding fault with it. U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller was most critical of Obama's proposal to spend $400 billion in the effort to create jobs. "We are challenged by one of the most serious economic crises in our history," Miller, R-Chumuckla, said in a statement. "Massive government spending is what got us into this mess, but it certainly is not going to get us out." And while Miller's House counterpart, Steve Southerland, saw some reason for hope in the jobs bill, which Obama sent to …

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