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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jan 24, 2013

He's built a well-deserved reputation as being a numbers genius and a pretty tough combatant when it comes to politics.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jan 24, 2013

Denis understands the importance of reaching across the aisle to deliver results for the American people.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jan 24, 2013

The Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall jointly propose the amended regulations contained in the Office of Personnel Management's notice of proposed rulemaking.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jan 24, 2013

Mr. President, I want to take a moment to thank a man that some in my hometown of East St. Louis call a saint and others call ``Reverend Joe'' although he is not a minister. Joe Hubbard is the man you call in East St. Louis when you need…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jan 24, 2013

Mr. President, Reverend Johnny Scott has announced his retirement after 31 years as president of the NAACP East St. Louis Chapter. As a faith leader, businessman, civil rights activist, husband and father, Rev. Scott has dedicated his life…

Congressional Record · 2013-01-24
Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jan 24, 2013

Well, the main thing is, I just want to have a chance to publicly say thank you. Because I think Hillary will go down as one of the finest secretary of states we have had.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jan 24, 2013

I don't want to just end the war, but I want to end the mind-set that got us in the war in the first place. That's the kind of leadership I'm going to provide as president of the United States.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jan 24, 2013

I just wanted to have a chance to publicly say thank you, because I think Hillary will go down as one of the finest secretary of states we have had.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jan 24, 2013

I have no doubt that Hillary Clinton is the right person to lead our State Department and to work with me in tackling this ambitious foreign policy agenda.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jan 24, 2013

Imagine whisking through towns at speeds over 100 miles an hour, walking only a few steps to public transportation, and ending up just blocks from your destination. Imagine what a great project that would be to rebuild America.

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Ray LaHood
@raylahood· Republican · IL· Jan 24, 2013

It will move more goods more efficiently. It's going to create jobs for the economy up in Vermont, and it did increase speeds just a little bit.

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Ray LaHood
@raylahood· Republican · IL· Jan 24, 2013

It's going to move goods more efficiently; it's going to create jobs for the economy up in Vermont.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jan 23, 2013

Today's reforms are a positive step towards a fairer and more efficient system of considering District Court nominees.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jan 23, 2013

The American people need Richard to keep standing up for them, and there's absolutely no excuse for the Senate to wait any longer to confirm him.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jan 23, 2013

We ought to be able to take common-sense measures to reduce the amount of gun violence in this country.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jan 23, 2013

Too often over the past 4 years, a single Senator or a handful of Senators has been able to unilaterally block or delay bipartisan legislation for the sole purpose of making a political point.

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