Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 11, 2008
I'll be a president who ends those tax breaks for corporations that are shipping jobs overseas and puts those tax breaks to work here in the United States and puts them in the pockets of working Americans who deserve them.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama discusses his plan to eliminate tax breaks for companies outsourcing jobs and support American workers.

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