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Barack Obama: Upholding the principle of equal pay for equal work was the first bill I signed into law.

On the recordAugust 7, 2012
Upholding the principle of equal pay for equal work was the first bill I signed into law.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a Campaign Rally in Denver

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