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Barack Obama: It's time for House Republicans to drop their demand for another $1 trillion giveaway to the wealthiest Americans.

On the recordJuly 24, 2012
It's time for House Republicans to drop their demand for another $1 trillion giveaway to the wealthiest Americans.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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White House Statement on the Senate's Passage of the Middle Class Tax Cut Extension

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