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Barack Obama: If Congress can make a holiday, surely they can back it up with the things that give it meaning.

On the recordMay 6, 2016
If Congress can make a holiday, surely they can back it up with the things that give it meaning.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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The President's Weekly Address

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