We never took the same seats, class after class.

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"One old friend told me he had a huge crush on me in kindergarten, and it tore him apart when we weren't put in the same class in first grade, " she said.

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We've still got to address this basic challenge of how do we build a strong middle class and make sure that the next generation has the same opportunities that we did.

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But at the same time, we cannot allow the middle class in this country to be caught in the political crossfire of Washington.

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Could we do the same thing for health insurance -- take class in cooking, nutrition, stress management, communication, parenting, stopping smoking, maybe even exercise classes -- and get a reduction on our monthly premiums?

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And I hope we can work together to do the same thing on middle-class tax relief in the weeks to come.

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And if we see Republicans in Congress sharing the same commitment to cutting taxes for middle-class families that the President has, then the House will do what the Senate has done, and that's to extend tax cuts for middle-class families.

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"At the same time we have a great offer for the brightest and best international talent who want to study at our world class institutions, " he added.

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