05/07/2009
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"Our job as Americans is to restore that basic bargain that says if you work hard, if you're willing to meet your responsibilities, you can get ahead."
"I believe we reward effort and determination with wages that allow working families to raise their kids and get ahead."
"We've seen 500,000 jobs added in manufacturing in the last three years."
"we can't just keep subsidizing skyrocketing tuition; we'll run out of money."