On the recordOctober 3, 2011
The need to put teachers back to work in the case of -- which will be the focus of his remarks in Dallas -- the need to put construction workers back to work.
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presidency.ucsb.edu“The need to put teachers back to work in the case of -- which will be the focus of his remarks in Dallas -- the need to put construction workers back to work.”
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