On the recordApril 29, 2012
Sometimes, when I listen to the political debates, it seems as if people have forgotten American progress has always been driven by American workers.
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presidency.ucsb.edu“Sometimes, when I listen to the political debates, it seems as if people have forgotten American progress has always been driven by American workers.”
Remarks at the National Legislative Conference of the Building and Construction Trades Department of the AFL-CIO
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