Barack Obama: “I didn't do this because it was good politics. I did it because I…”

On the recordJune 27, 2012

I didn't do this because it was good politics. I did it because I believed it was good for the country.

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Obama emphasizes that his motivation for the health care law was not political but for the benefit of the country.

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