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Barack Obama: The stakes of this election are very high, that there are consequences for the President's agenda in Congress if…

On the recordMay 7, 2014
The stakes of this election are very high, that there are consequences for the President's agenda in Congress if Republicans remain in the majority in the House and take over a majority in the Senate.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest

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