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Barack Obama: “Ultimately what Americans care about is the huge burden that it's placing on families right now.”

On the recordMarch 20, 2012
Ultimately what Americans care about is the huge burden that it's placing on families right now.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Interview with Kai Ryssdal of The Marketplace at the Copper Mountain Solar Plant in Boulder City

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