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Barack Obama: We cannot rebuild this economy on the same pile of sand. We must build our house upon a rock. We must lay a new…

On the recordApril 13, 2009
We cannot rebuild this economy on the same pile of sand. We must build our house upon a rock. We must lay a new foundation for growth and prosperity; a foundation that will move us from an era of borrow and spend to one where we save and invest.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

President Obama emphasizes the need for a new economic foundation and expresses cautious optimism about future recovery.

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