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Barack Obama: This is just the first round. And when you've got 90 percent of the American people supporting the initiatives that we…

On the recordMay 1, 2013
This is just the first round. And when you've got 90 percent of the American people supporting the initiatives that we put forward around background checks... I believe that eventually, we're going to get that done.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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The President's News Conference With President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico in Mexico City

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