On the recordJune 29, 2011
We will also be mortgaging our future and it will be irresponsible if, in the process of reducing our deficit, we sacrifice those very things that allow us to grow and create jobs.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBarack Obama: “We will also be mortgaging our future and it will be irresponsible if, in the process of reducing our deficit, we…”
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Remarks at a Democratic National Committee Fundraiser in Philadelphia
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