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Obama, Barack - President
Hello, everybody. In the last few weeks, I set out a simple principle: Congress should not go home for vacation until it finds a way to avoid hitting... |
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Obama, Barack - President
At a time when so many Americans are working harder and harder just to keep up, the extra $1,000 or so that the average family would get from this tax... |
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Obama, Barack - President
Today, Congress has finally agreed to extend this middle-class tax cut into next year. And they’ve also agreed to another part of my jobs plan, extending... |
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Obama, Barack - President
So I'm very pleased to see the work that the Senate has done. While this agreement is for two months, it is my expectation -- in fact it would be inexcusable... |
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Obama, Barack - President
This really isn’t hard. There are plenty of ways to pay for these proposals. This is a way to boost the economy that has been supported by these... |
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Obama, Barack - President
We’ve got a lot more work to do for the people who sent us here. But today, I’m glad that both parties in Congress came together, and I want to... |
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Obama, Barack - President
So I had a chance to talk to Senator Reid and Senator McConnell. I thanked them for their cooperation on this issue. I'm looking forward to the House... |
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Obama, Barack - President
Thank you very much, everybody. |