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Barack Obama served as the 44th President of the United States from January 20, 2009, to January 20, 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Illinois in the U.S. Senate from 2005 to 2008 and served in the Illinois State Senate from 1997 to 2004. Obama is known for his signature policies including the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, and his efforts in economic recovery following the 2008 financial crisis. His presidency was marked by significant legislative achievements and a focus on healthcare reform, climate change, and foreign policy initiatives such as the Iran nuclear deal.
You will not see your taxes increase one single dime. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains tax, no tax. We're not going to raise taxes on the middle class. We're going to cut taxes for the middle class. That's…
We'll create two million new jobs by rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure.
We can choose hope over fear, unity over division; the promise of change over the power of the status quo.
I think we are going to need a second stimulus. One of my commitments is to make sure that that stimulus includes a tax cut for 95 percent of working Americans.
We have to seize this moment, because it's not just an energy independence issue. It's also a national security issue and it's a jobs issue.
Top priority may not be any of those five. It may be continuing to stabilize the financial system.
I would certainly consider any position for John McCain where I thought he was going to be the best person for our country. He and I have had a tough fight, but I think that I certainly have respect for him.
Don't -- don't wait until November 4. You don't know what might happen on November 4. Your car might break down. You might have an emergency.
Well, top priority may not be any of those five. It may be continuing to stabilize the financial system. We don't know yet what's going to happen in January. And none of this can be accomplished if we continue to see a potential meltdown…
I expect we're going to see a lot more of that over the next four day, more of the slash-and-burn, say-anything, do-anything politics, throw everything up against the refrigerator, see if anything sticks, a message that is designed to…
Clearly, Senator McCain doesn't know how to capture bin Laden, because he was supportive of a huge strategic blunder when it came to accomplishing the task.
Don't wait until November 4th. You don't know what might happen on November 4th. Your car might break down, you might have an emergency.
If you will stand with me, and fight by my side, and cast your ballot for me, then I promise you this - we will not just win Iowa, we will not just win this election, but together, we will change this country and we will change the world.
It's not change when John McCain wants to give a $700,000 tax cut to the average Fortune 500 CEO.
I ask you to believe - not just in my ability to bring about change, but in yours.
In four days, you can turn the page on policies that have put the greed and irresponsibility of Wall Street before the hard work and sacrifice of folks on Main Street.
The last thing we can afford is four more years of the tired, old theory that says we should give more to billionaires and big corporations and hope that prosperity trickles down to everyone else.
That's what hope is - that thing inside us that insists, despite all evidence to the contrary, that there are better days ahead.
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