My budget is designed with their generation and future generations in mind. And at a time when our deficits have been cut in half, it allows us to meet our obligations for future generations without leaving them a mountain of debt.
Obama's budget aims to reduce deficits while considering future generations.
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It is a basic principle of American democracy that the government can’t selectively target individuals simply because of their political beliefs or what they say.
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When we choose, when we make that decision, I do believe – and there is evidence for this – that the world gets incrementally better, and that is a worthy goal and it’s worth fighting for.
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