All told, by the end of my first term, we will cut the deficit in half. Over the next decade, we'll bring non-defense discretionary spending to its lowest level as a share of Gross Domestic Product since 1962.
President Obama outlines his goals for deficit reduction and spending levels during his first term.
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And I will fight for that, even if I don’t always think it’s going to win.
Pennsylvania, Governor Shapiro has your back — and in this election, I'm asking you to have his,
People need to “rediscover what’s the story we tell about how we’re going to live together, and see each other, and recognise each other, and disagree, and yet, still care for each other”.
I think when we act on that basis, it doesn't always work out, but over time things do get better.
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