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Barack Obama: Folks like you are living up to your responsibilities, and then you've got people in Washington and Wall Street who…

On the recordApril 26, 2010
Folks like you are living up to your responsibilities, and then you've got people in Washington and Wall Street who aren't living up to theirs.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a Town Hall Meeting and a Question-and-Answer Session in Ottumwa

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