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Barack Obama: And so what we're going to do is line by line, page by page, $100 million there, $100 million here, pretty soon, even in…

On the recordApril 19, 2009
And so what we're going to do is line by line, page by page, $100 million there, $100 million here, pretty soon, even in Washington, it adds up to real money.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks Following a Meeting With Cabinet Members and an Exchange With Reporters

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