On the recordSeptember 8, 2011
I told the crowd that the time for grid lock and games is over.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “I told the crowd that the time for grid lock and games is over.”
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Obama is addressing the need for Congress to act on his proposed jobs plan.
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