Barack Obama actually said...

It is also cost-effective as women tend to invest returns in their families and communities.

Joint Fact Sheet: The U.S.-UK Partnership for Global Development

05/24/2011

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It was about commitments we made to each other as Americans, about who we are and what we care about.

A couple of people I just want to mention who are here.

We want to make sure that America is built to compete.

This is going to be just as hard, if not harder, than 2008.