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Barack Obama: “Judd's a good man and I think that he sincerely wanted to work with us. I think he had a change of heart about the idea…”

On the recordFebruary 11, 2009
Judd's a good man and I think that he sincerely wanted to work with us. I think he had a change of heart about the idea of leaving the Senate. The one thing I want to make sure of these people don't take from this the notion that we can't get Democrats and Republicans working together. I am going to keep on working at this.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

President Obama comments on Judd Gregg's withdrawal as commerce secretary nominee and emphasizes his commitment to bipartisanship.

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