Barack Obama: “The only thing that's holding us back right now is our politics.”

On the recordAugust 16, 2011

The only thing that's holding us back right now is our politics.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a Town Hall Meeting and a Question-and-Answer Session in Atkinson

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