RENEE MONTAGNE, Host:
NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates explains the situation.
KAREN GRIGSBY BATES: For several seasons, America has been alternately fascinated with and appalled by "The Jersey Shore," a MTV series about a group of friends who spend their time flirting, drinking and frequently brawling in the Garden State. The series is now enough a part of pop culture that cast members were mentioned at the White House Correspondents' Dinner last year.
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BARACK OBAMA: This next provision is called The Jersey Shore-Up. It reads: The following individuals shall be excluded from the Indoor Tanning Tax within this bill.
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OBAMA: Snooki, JWoww, The Situation and House Minority Leader John Boehner.
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GRIGSBY BATES: Karen Grigsby Bates, NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.