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Barack Obama: The challenge is to do it in a way that doesn't hurt future economic growth and hurt investment in the United States.

On the recordApril 4, 2011
The challenge is to do it in a way that doesn't hurt future economic growth and hurt investment in the United States.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama emphasizes balancing deficit reduction with economic growth.

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