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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presidency.ucsb.eduBarack 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…”
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White House Statement on the Senate's Passage of the Middle Class Tax Cut Extension
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