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July 6, 2012

Obama Touts Auto Bailout, Healthcare Law in Ohio Visit 
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Speaking in the battleground state of Ohio, President Obama criticized
Romney's record on the auto industry bailout and announced the United
States has launched a new trade complaint over Chinese tariffs.

President Obama: "When the American auto industry was on brink of
collapse, one million jobs were on the line, Governor Romney said we
should just let Detroit go bankrupt. I refused to turn my back on
communities like this one. I was betting on the American worker and I
was betting on American industry. And three years later, the American
auto industry is coming roaring back. Just this morning my
administration took a new action to hold China accountable for unfair
trade practices that harm American automakers."

During his appearance in Ohio, Obama shared an emotional moment with a
supporter whose uninsured sister recently died of cancer. In his
address, Obama touted the Supreme Court's recent ruling upholding his
signature healthcare law.

President Obama: "I believe that in America, nobody should go bankrupt
because they get sick. I'll work with anybody who wants to work with me
to continue improve our healthcare system and our healthcare laws, but
the law I passed is here to stay."

 

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