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On the recordJune 10, 2012
And, frankly, if Congress had said yes to helping states put teachers back to work, and put the economy before our politics, then tens of thousands of more teachers in New York would have a job right now.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama argues that Congressional inaction has hindered job creation in education.

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