Political Quotes

On the recordOctober 24, 2016
Now is the time to move forward. The problems that may have arisen from the affordable care act is not because governments too involved in the process. The problem is that we have not reached everybody and pulled them in.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama defends the affordable care act and emphasizes the need for broader coverage.

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