Barack Obama: “The only thing I don't want is for Washington to continue being so…”

On the recordJanuary 28, 2010

The only thing I don't want is for Washington to continue being so Washington-like.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks to the House Republican Conference and a Question-and-Answer Session in Baltimore

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