On the recordAugust 19, 2011
We need folks in Washington--the people whose job it is to deal with the country's problems, the people who you elected to serve--we need them to put aside their differences to get things done.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBarack Obama: “We need folks in Washington--the people whose job it is to deal with the country's problems, the people who you elected…”
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