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Barack Obama: I am ready to sign that compromise into law the second it lands on my desk.

On the recordDecember 21, 2011
I am ready to sign that compromise into law the second it lands on my desk.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks on Payroll Tax Cut and Unemployment Insurance Legislation

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