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On the recordJune 9, 2013
A growing economy that creates good middle class jobs, that rewards hard work and responsibility, that's our north star.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks on the Resignation of Alan B. Krueger as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers and the Nomination of Jason L...

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