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This Labor Day weekend, as we gather with family and friends,
we'll also come together as a nation to honor some of our own --
the working men and women of America who, across the generations, built this country up and helped make us who we are today.
On Monday, we'll celebrate that proud history. We'll pay tribute to the values working Americans embody --
hard work; responsibility; sacrifice; looking out for one another.
And we'll recommit ourselves to their cause; to securing for them a better bargain
so that everyone who works hard in America has a chance to get ahead.
See, over the past four and a half years, we've fought our way back from the worst recession of our lifetimes
And thanks to the grit and resilience of the American people,
we've begun to lay a foundation for stronger, more durable economic growth.
But as any working family will tell you, we're not where we need to be.
For over a decade, working Americans have seen their wages and incomes stagnate,
even as corporate profits soar and the pay of amfortunate few explodes.
For even longer than that, inequality has steadily risen; the journey of upward mobility has become harder.
And in too many communities across this country, the shadow of poverty continues to cast a
pall over our fellow citizens.
Reversing that trend needs to be Washington's highest priority.