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On the recordOctober 19, 2021
Somewhere along the way, we stopped investing in ourselves. America is still the largest economy in the world. We still have the most productive workers in the world, and most innovative minds, but we risk losing our edge as a nation.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

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Biden emphasizes the importance of investing in the nation to maintain its economic edge.

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