All we can do, those of us here in Washington is to help create a favorable climate in which workers can prosper, businesses can thrive and our economy can grow. And that is exactly what the recovery plan I've proposed is intended to do and that's exactly what I intend to achieve soon.
Obama emphasizes the role of Washington in creating a favorable economic environment and outlines his recovery plan.
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It shows me somebody who’s not focused on the American people and the job they’re supposed to do.
Every president here today, as different as we are, has tried our best to uphold the values that John McCain and Mitt Romney believed in no less than I did.
That's what I hope every visitor to this center takes away from their experience.
At least one of our major parties has been captured by politics that is not that subtle about suggesting that ‘We the people’ means a certain kind of people.
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