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Barack Obama: Our economy works best when the middle class and those working to get into the middle class have the security they need…

On the recordMarch 17, 2013
Our economy works best when the middle class and those working to get into the middle class have the security they need on the job.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks on the Nomination of Thomas E. Perez To Be Secretary of Labor

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