President Barack Obama delivers remarks at Laborfest 2014 at Maier Festival Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Text of the President’s remarks here
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"I didn’t run for President to double down on top-down economics...I bet on America's workers." —Obama #OpportunityForAll #HappyLaborDay
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 01, 2025"America is stronger because of the decisions we made to rescue our economy & rebuild it on a new foundation." —Obama http://t.co/eDT3cK9dUN
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 01, 2025****
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"I’m asking you to believe in you, because even when our politics just ain’t right, there’s a whole lot that’s right with America.” —Obama
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 01, 2025"America is the autoworker who thought she’d never make another car again, and now she can’t make them fast enough." —Obama #MadeInAmerica
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White House Live (@WHLive) September 01, 2025"There are families with health insurance who didn’t have it before. There are students in college who couldn’t afford it before." —Obama
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White House Live (@WHLive) September 01, 2025****
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"Today is a day that belongs to you—the working men & women who make America the greatest country on Earth." —President Obama #HappyLaborDay
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 01, 2025"The 40-hour workweek, overtime pay, a minimum wage, weekends like this one—all that didn’t happen by accident." —Obama #RaiseTheWage
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White House Live (@WHLive) September 01, 2025****
@petesouza: Pres Obama aboard Marine One today w Valerie Jarrett, Anita Breckenridge and Jennifer Friedman
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U.S. Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI) cheers as President Barack Obama delivers remarks
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President Obama hugs Chris Harris, Vice President of United Steel Workers Local 2-209, after being introduced at Laborfest 2014
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A labor chart on Labor Day: Since economy hit bottom in Feb 2010, U.S. has gained 9.2 million jobs. http://t.co/7sVinV1miP
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Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) September 01, 2025****
Pete Souza: President Obama at the Milwaukee Laborfest today
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President Barack Obama walks past a saluting Marine on the South Lawn as he returns to the White House
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