Barack Obama: “Our economy isn't built from the top-down, it's built from a strong…”

On the recordJuly 24, 2012

Our economy isn't built from the top-down, it's built from a strong and growing middle class, and that's who we should be fighting for.

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Democratic · Illinois

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White House Statement on the Senate's Passage of the Middle Class Tax Cut Extension

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Barack Obama: “Our economy isn't built from the top-down, it's built from a strong and growing middle class, and that's who we should…”