I've always believed that you can only bring about real change when people come together across party lines.
Barack Obama
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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.
I will end the tax giveaways to companies that ship our jobs overseas.
I believe that our party has made the most difference in people's lives and the life of this country when we have led not by polls but by principle; not by calculation but by conviction.
I will raise our fuel standards, and put a cap on carbon emissions to reduce then 80% by 2050.
The only mission ever accomplished was using fear and falsehoods to take us to a war that should've never been authorized and never been waged.
I run for the presidency for the same reason I drove halfway across the country over two decades ago to bring jobs to the jobless and hope to the hopeless on the streets of Chicago.
I think you deserve a President who's willing to fight for you every hour of every day for the next four years.
For the first time in a long time, the name George Bush will not appear on the ballot.
I run to give my children and their children the same chances that someone, somewhere gave me.
I never would have begun this campaign if I weren't confident I could win.
I truly believe we can bring about the world that Harry and Eliza Briggs dreamed of for their children.
Let's make sure that tax breaks are given to people who really need it.
And it's the belief that led me into public service more than two decades ago.
Imagine a President who fought each day to narrow the gap between the world as it is and the world as it should be.





