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John Bel Edwards: “America wasn't built on Wall Street. America was built by men and women who were steel workers, who were mine workers.”

On the recordSeptember 2, 2007
America wasn't built on Wall Street. America was built by men and women who were steel workers, who were mine workers.
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John Bel Edwards
Democratic · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Edwards highlights the importance of working-class Americans in the context of Labor Day.

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