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On the recordFebruary 25, 2013
To quote President Barack Obama, if you have a business, you didn't build that; somebody else made that happen.
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Jim Jordan
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Jordan references Obama's quote to discuss corporate responsibility in the context of federal bailouts.

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