Political Quotes

On the recordNovember 18, 2013
Businesses like yours have created 7.8 million new jobs over the past 44 months.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks to the Wall Street Journal CEO Council and a Question-and-Answer Session

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