And finally, we have to approach our budget in a responsible way. And that means investing in priorities like energy and health care and education that will grow our economy again, but it also means eliminating those programs that are wasteful and duplicative and that we simply cannot afford.
President Obama stresses the importance of responsible budgeting and prioritizing essential investments.
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We’ve now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, you know, put enormous strain on our military. A lot of people have died. And it feels like we’re back where we were before we started the war, except maybe a little bit worse…
There’s no doubt that we are going through a period right now of disruption, polarization.
I think when you understand the complexities of America and the contradictions of America, I don’t think it makes you love it less. I think it makes you love it more.
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