On the recordApril 12, 2011
We don't have to choose between a future of spiraling debt and one where we forfeit our investment in our people and our country.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “We don't have to choose between a future of spiraling debt and one where we forfeit our investment in our people and our…”
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President Obama emphasizes the need for reforms to address the fiscal challenge without sacrificing the core values of America.
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