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Barack Obama: The one thing I'm absolutely certain of is that the American people don't want us just standing still and they don't…

On the recordNovember 3, 2010
The one thing I'm absolutely certain of is that the American people don't want us just standing still and they don't want us engaged in gridlock.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks Following a Cabinet Meeting

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