05/23/2011
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"It is important to the national interest to furnish assistance under the Act."
"Our entire task as a government, regardless of party, should be to focus on, how do we restore for the American people that sense that if I work hard in this country, I can make it."
"Today, let us reaffirm our support for their essential mission."
"At a time when we were losing 800,000 jobs a month, we've now created over 9 million new jobs."