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On the recordJuly 7, 2009
President Obama recognized and acknowledged that fact when he signed the memorandum calling it just a start.
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Tammy Baldwin
Democratic · Wisconsin

Editor's note · Context

Baldwin references President Obama's acknowledgment of the limitations of a recent memorandum on benefits.

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