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Barack Obama: “This next provision is called the 'jersey shore up.' It reads the following individuals shall be excluded from the…”

On the recordJuly 28, 2010
This next provision is called the 'jersey shore up.' It reads the following individuals shall be excluded from the indoor tanning tax within this bill. Snooki, Jay Wow, the situation and House Minority Leader, John Boehner.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

President Obama references a humorous provision in a bill at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.

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