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Mitt Romney: “He says we need more firemen, more policemen, more teachers. Did he not get the message of Wisconsin? The American…”

On the recordJune 11, 2012
He says we need more firemen, more policemen, more teachers. Did he not get the message of Wisconsin? The American people did. It's time for us to cut back on government and help the American people.
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Mitt Romney
Republican · Utah
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transcripts.cnn.com

Editor's note · Context

Mitt Romney argues against the need for more public sector workers, suggesting a need to cut government to aid the American people.

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