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Barack Obama: “The things we often take for granted—like Social Security and Medicare, workplace safety laws and the right to organize…”

On the recordAugust 29, 2014
The things we often take for granted—like Social Security and Medicare, workplace safety laws and the right to organize for better pay and benefits, even weekends—we didn't always have these things.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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The President's Weekly Address

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