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Barack Obama: This is the American Jobs Act. It will lead to new jobs for construction workers, for teachers, for veterans, for first…

On the recordSeptember 8, 2011
This is the American Jobs Act. It will lead to new jobs for construction workers, for teachers, for veterans, for first responders, young people and the long-term unemployed.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Addressing Congress on the American Jobs Act

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