Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 9, 2012
We are not talking, by the way, gentlemen, about union jobs and non-union jobs, Republican jobs and Democrat jobs; we are talking about American jobs.
Said by
Mark Kelly
Democratic · Arizona

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Emphasizing the importance of American jobs over political affiliations.

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