Barack Obama: “Just in terms of the historic record here, the Republicans were…”

On the recordFebruary 8, 2009

Just in terms of the historic record here, the Republicans were brought in early and were consulted.

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Obama discusses his outreach to Republicans during the introduction of his economic framework.

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Barack Obama: “Just in terms of the historic record here, the Republicans were brought in early and were consulted.”