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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Feb 4, 2010

We're starting with small businesses because that's where most of the new jobs do.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Feb 3, 2010

We want every child to meet their potential, and that's why we're going to make sure that young people all across America can afford college without going broke.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Feb 2, 2010

Those actions prevented another great depression; they broke the back of a severe recession.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Dec 20, 2009

After years of irresponsibility, we are once again taking responsibility for every dollar we spend, the same way families do.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Oct 14, 2008

Now, it is true that my friend and supporter, Warren Buffett, for example, could afford to pay a little more in taxes.

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George W. Bush
@georgewbush· Republican · TX· Oct 14, 2008

The effort -- or the announcement yesterday from Treasury to inject capital into the banking system is a very important measure.

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George W. Bush
@georgewbush· Republican · TX· Sep 28, 2008

It is expected that much, if not all, of the tax dollars invested by the Federal government into these troubled financial institutions will be paid back over time.

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George W. Bush
@georgewbush· Republican · TX· Jun 25, 2008

It is unfair and unjust to threaten companies with financial ruin because they are believed to have helped their country.

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George W. Bush
@georgewbush· Republican · TX· Jun 24, 2008

The United States' general opposition to restrictions on food exports at a time of rising prices is clear.

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George W. Bush
@georgewbush· Republican · TX· Jun 23, 2008

I'm hopeful we can get a Doha round done; we strategized together about how we can move the process.

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George W. Bush
@georgewbush· Republican · TX· Jun 18, 2008

The mortgage industry has helped nearly 1.6 million families stay in their homes, since July 2007.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Nov 12, 2007

When I'm President, we're not going to wait twenty years or ten years to raise the minimum wage - we'll raise it to keep pace with inflation every year so that American workers aren't falling behind.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Oct 9, 2007

I don't accept that we should be still sending eight hundred million dollars a day, part to hostile nations because of our addiction to foreign oil.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Sep 17, 2007

We should be insisting that everyone pays their fair share, and when I'm President, they will.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Sep 17, 2007

His plan will reduce growing income disparities and help millions of hard-working taxpayers with middle-class tax relief.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Sep 17, 2007

We believe that there is a place in the American economy for every American's dream.

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