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George W. Bush
@georgewbush· Republican · TX· Oct 16, 2008

Failed executives will not be eligible to receive a windfall from hard-earned taxpayer dollars.

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George W. Bush
@georgewbush· Republican · TX· Jul 1, 2008

It's important for people, when they hear us talk, to know that there will be results.

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George W. Bush
@georgewbush· Republican · TX· Jul 1, 2008

I will gently remind people, to the extent I can be gentle, that it's important for people to know that there will be results.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Oct 1, 2007

We cannot win a fight for hearts and minds when we outsource critical missions to unaccountable contractors.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Oct 1, 2007

We must be willing to acknowledge our failings, not just trumpet our victories.

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George W. Bush
@georgewbush· Republican · TX· Oct 3, 2005

I take this issue very seriously, and I appreciate you bringing it to our attention.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jan 18, 2001

You are not the ones who will pay the price of missing a historic opportunity.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Nov 19, 2000

But the only way to give every American in every health plan the right to see a specialist, to go to the nearest emergency room—not the cheapest—and to hold health care plans accountable when they cause harm, is to pass a real, enforceable Patients' Bill of Rights.

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