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On the recordOctober 27, 2009
He fought so hard for Medicare, for mass transit and the minimum wage, for civil rights and women's rights.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks on Presenting the Congressional Gold Medal to Former Senator Edward W. Brooke

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