Number one is to make sure that we keep making progress wherever we can on things that are important to middle-class Americans and those who are fighting to get into the middle class.

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"I think the utility companies have made great progress, but they need to keep making great progress, " he told reporters.

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But you have to keep in mind that there is a third continent, Asia with China, which is making a lot of progress every day.

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