The White House said Tuesday that President Obama was pleased that Hillary Clinton used the Monday night debate to lay out a very similar economic strategy to his own.

“She made a powerful case, particularly at the beginning, for building on the economic progress this country has made and digging out of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest said.

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