Quote by Rahm Emanuel

I don't want to go negative on Franklin Delano Roosevelt, but he didn't pass an economic deal in the first 100 days. We have passed the largest Recovery Act in the history of the country.

I don't want to go negative on Franklin Delano Roosevelt, bu

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This quote is an explanation comparing the achievements of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the speaker (presumably a politician), emphasizing that while Roosevelt didn't pass a significant economic deal in his first 100 days in office, the speaker's administration successfully passed the largest Recovery Act in the country's history. The quote implies that the speaker intends to highlight their own accomplishments and contrast them with those of Roosevelt, possibly to emphasize their administration's effectiveness in addressing economic challenges.

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By Rahm Emanuel

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