On the recordJune 15, 2009
I think that, ultimately, my responsibility is to provide the best possible decision making on behalf of the American people at a time where we've got a lot of big problems.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBarack Obama: “I think that, ultimately, my responsibility is to provide the best possible decision making on behalf of the American…”
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