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Barack Obama: the policies that he's advocating, in the context of the American Jobs Act and in the context of this debate that will…

On the recordNovember 29, 2011
the policies that he's advocating, in the context of the American Jobs Act and in the context of this debate that will be taking place on the floor of the United States Senate, about whether we should protect the payroll tax cut that workers are currently benefiting from
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest

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