Barack Obama: “We want to move forward. We're not going backwards.”

On the recordMay 23, 2012

We want to move forward. We're not going backwards.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks to an Overflow Crowd at an Obama Victory Fund 2012 Fundraiser in Des Moines

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