On the recordAugust 28, 2011
My hope and expectation is that we can put country before party and get something done for the American people.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBarack Obama: “My hope and expectation is that we can put country before party and get something done for the American people.”
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Remarks on the Nomination of Alan B. Krueger To Be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers
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