On the recordAugust 16, 2011
There's no reason why we shouldn't put Americans back to work all across the country rebuilding America.
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presidency.ucsb.edu“There's no reason why we shouldn't put Americans back to work all across the country rebuilding America.”
Remarks at a Town Hall Meeting and a Question-and-Answer Session in Atkinson
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