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On the recordJanuary 22, 2009
On Tuesday, a couple million people here and millions all over the world watched an eloquent ceremony from our Nation's Capital, the very moving speech by President Obama, and were reassured by his eloquence in a time of difficulty for our country. Among all of the difficulties we have, of course, the most important seems to be--or is--our economic troubles. The new President promised he would make his first order of business to get this economy moving again, get people working again, and to create new jobs. So it then becomes extremely important to say that is what the new President said, and we agree with him. I think we agree with that on the Democratic side and on the Republican side. The Democrats are in charge of the Congress, so it is important to see what their priorities are for fulfilling the President's promise to get the economy moving again. Would it be cutting payroll taxes so people have more money in their pockets? Would it be building new roads and bridges to try to create new jobs quickly? Would it be to extend unemployment benefits? Would it be new investments in energy research and development?
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Douglas Alexander
Labour Party

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Discussing President Obama's inaugural address and economic priorities during Senate floor debate.

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