Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 12, 2016
I believe a thriving private sector is the lifeblood of our economy... But after years now of record corporate profits, working families won’t get more opportunity or bigger paychecks just by letting big banks or big oil or hedge funds make their own rules at everybody else’s expense.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the balance between private sector growth and worker protections.

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