On the recordJuly 14, 2011
You have 80 percent of the American people who support a balanced approach. Eighty percent of the American people support an approach that includes revenues and includes cuts.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “You have 80 percent of the American people who support a balanced approach. Eighty percent of the American people…”
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Obama argues that a majority of Americans favor a balanced approach to budget management.
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