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Barack Obama: We're going to be better off if we start building that economy right now.

On the recordFebruary 13, 2012
We're going to be better off if we start building that economy right now.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks on Payroll Tax Cut and Unemployment Insurance Legislation

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