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Barack Obama: Standing up for our workers means putting them back to work and fueling economic growth.

On the recordDecember 18, 2008
Standing up for our workers means putting them back to work and fueling economic growth.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Remarks in Chicago Announcing Nominations for the Departments of Labor

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