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Barack Obama: “If we make it easier, if we're—if it's being done online, if suddenly, you have the capacity to interact with government…”

On the recordMarch 10, 2016
If we make it easier, if we're—if it's being done online, if suddenly, you have the capacity to interact with government in a way that also gives you some feedback about how your tax dollars are being spent...
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks During a Question-and-Answer Session at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin

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