On the recordJanuary 28, 2010
If there's uniform opposition because the Republican caucus doesn't get 100 percent or 80 percent of what you want then it's going to be hard to get a deal done.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “If there's uniform opposition because the Republican caucus doesn't get 100 percent or 80 percent of what you want then…”
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Obama discusses the challenges of achieving bipartisan agreement.
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