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Barack Obama: “Look around us. Look at this construction site right where we're standing. We're surrounded by unmet needs and…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2009
Look around us. Look at this construction site right where we're standing. We're surrounded by unmet needs and unfinished business. In our schools, in our roads, in the systems we employ to treat the sick. And the energy we use to power our homes. And that's the core of my plan -- putting people to work doing the work that America needs done.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

President Obama discusses the need for infrastructure improvements and job creation as part of his economic stimulus plan.

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