Barack Obama: “I'm calling on the Speaker and the House Republican leadership to…”

On the recordDecember 19, 2011

I'm calling on the Speaker and the House Republican leadership to bring up the Senate bill for a vote.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks During White House Press Secretary James F. 'Jay' Carney's Briefing

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Barack Obama: “I'm calling on the Speaker and the House Republican leadership to bring up the Senate bill for a vote.”