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Barack Obama: What matters most to Americans is getting our economy on a sounder footing more broadly.

On the recordJuly 7, 2011
What matters most to Americans is getting our economy on a sounder footing more broadly.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks on the National Economy and an Exchange With Reporters

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