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On the recordJanuary 31, 2012
we have to decide whether our bill is going to be focused on just growth so that a small number of people just continue to get wealthier or if it is going to be growth and other things so that we strengthen the middle class.
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Mary Landrieu
Democratic · Louisiana

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Landrieu discusses the need to balance economic growth with middle-class support.

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