Barack Obama actually said...

"Our history shows that there is no economic engine more powerful than a thriving middle class."

"More than anything, we remember Cesar Chavez for lending voice to the voiceless."

"As President, my top priority is to make sure we are doing everything we can to reignite the true engine of our economic growth, and that is a rising, thriving middle class."

"When it comes to good jobs, no workers were hammered harder by the recession than construction workers."