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Barack Obama: So when you look at the criteria that I have set forth, this is a good deal. Now, are there provisions here, provisions…

On the recordDecember 22, 2009
So when you look at the criteria that I have set forth, this is a good deal. Now, are there provisions here, provisions there, that I would love to have in the bill? Of course. But overall, I think that I have seen 95 percent of what will work for the American people, for small businesses and for the government budget that I was seeking from the beginning.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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President Obama discusses the health care reform bill and expresses confidence in its overall effectiveness.

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