On the recordDecember 2, 2014
It makes no sense for us to have a first-class economy, but second-class infrastructure.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBarack Obama: “It makes no sense for us to have a first-class economy, but second-class infrastructure.”
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Remarks to the Business Roundtable and a Question-and-Answer Session
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