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Barack Obama: I realize that neither party has been blameless for these tactics. They have developed over years and it seems as if…

On the recordNovember 20, 2013
I realize that neither party has been blameless for these tactics. They have developed over years and it seems as if they've continually escalated but today's pattern of obstruction, it just isn't normal. It's not what our founders envisioned. A deliberate and determined effort to obstruct everything no matter what the merits just to refight the results of an election is not normal. And for the sake of future generations, we can't let it become normal.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama addresses the pattern of obstruction in the Senate and its implications for future governance.

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