Barack Obama
The Public Record
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.
We can bring doctors and patients, workers and businesses, Democrats and Republicans together, and we can tell the drug and insurance industry that while they get a seat at the table, they don't get to buy every chair.
Well, first of all, I want to congratulate Senator Clinton on a hard-fought victory here in New Hampshire. She did an outstanding job. Give her a big round of applause.
But in record numbers, you came out. And you spoke up for change. And with your voices and your votes, you made it clear that at this moment, in this election, there is something happening in America.
We can stop sending our children to schools with corridors of shame and start putting them on a pathway to success.
In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.
Nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change.
I've been talking about change this whole election. I talked about it when I was down 20 points in the summer. I talked about it when I was up. And now this change thing is catching on because you notice everybody's talking about change…
The real gamble in this election is to have the same old folks doing the same old things over and over and over again and somehow expecting a different result. That's a gamble we cannot take.
The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don't wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.
Bill Bradley has always called on Americans to reach for what is possible in our politics.
I have asked my staff and supporters in the area to take time out from campaigning this weekend to assist in the relief efforts.
I'm grateful for Governor Doyle's endorsement -- he knows what it takes to win, and to unite Americans to govern effectively in a nation that has been divided for too long.
Michelle and I send our thoughts and prayers to the victims of this sudden disaster.
We won among union voters. We won among women. We won among African-Americans and whites. We won among older voters who had, you know, not participated in the caucuses before. We had independents coming in. And we had Republicans who…
Four days from now, New Hampshire, you have the chance to change America.
I can touch the hearts and minds of people, speak to the core, get their passions going. That's what's going to get them excited.
I believed in the young people of America, even when everybody said that they would not participate.
We are choosing hope over fear. We're choosing unity over division and sending a powerful message that change is coming to America.





