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Barack Obama: “I think that we have to add unemployment insurance extensions as a part of that. But the question is long term what are…”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2008
I think that we have to add unemployment insurance extensions as a part of that. But the question is long term what are we going to do? And I've said that instead of providing an extension of the tax breaks that go to the wealthiest Americans we need to provide tax breaks to the middle-class and working class families who have been cut out of the growth period.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama advocates for a short-term stimulus package and a shift in tax breaks to support middle-class families.

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