The ACA wasn't perfect. To get the bill passed, we had to make compromises. Today, the Biden-Harris administration is going even further by moving to fix a glitch in the regulations that will lower premiums for nearly one million people…
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 intended to get health care passed even if it cost me reelection, which for awhile looked like it might.
Beau Biden was an original. He was a good man, a man of character, a man who loved deeply, and was loved in return.
We had excellent discussions with the president yesterday. I am aware of not only the extraordinary work that you have done on behalf of the Russian people.
While we cannot replace Justice Stevens' experience or wisdom, I will seek someone with similar qualities: an independent mind, a record of excellence and integrity, a fierce dedication to the rule of law, and a keen understanding of how…
Each day, we send nearly $1 billion of our wealth to foreign countries for their oil.
We have seen forces of authoritarianism -- quote -- 'make headway around the world, an assault on democracy, the rule of law, equality. Russia`s invasion of Ukraine shows where these dangerous trends can lead and why they cannot be left…
The Russians can`t change us or significantly weaken us. They are a smaller country. They are a weaker country. Their economy doesn`t produce anything that anybody wants to buy accept oil and gas and arms. They don`t innovate. But they can…
The country is breaking apart. There`s a turning point where he`s going to have to take a stand.
I think we have to worry when one of our major political parties is willing to embrace a way of thinking about our democracy that would be unrecognizable and unacceptable even five years ago.
I know there’s not a parent in America who doesn’t feel the same overwhelming grief that I do.
today our challenges are as great as any we faced 15 years ago from disinformation that is undermining faith in our democratic institutions, to the growing effects of climate change to a lingering pandemic. But my faith in what we can…
the party should take the wins you can get and said it doesn`t help to whine about the stuff you can`t change.
This campaign has to be about reclaiming the meaning of citizenship, restoring our sense of common purpose, and realizing that few obstacles can withstand the power of millions of voices calling for change.
Our politics remains filled with division and discord. And everywhere we see the risk of falling into the refuge of tribe and clan. At such moments, it’s necessary for us to show courage in challenging the status quo and in fighting the…
You have got the FOX News/Rush Limbaugh folks, and then you got the MSNBC folks.
There are a couple of things that, in my mind at least, contribute to our politics being more polarized than people actually are.
Today`s decision was a victory for people all over this country, whose lives will be more secure because of this law and the Supreme Court`s decision to uphold it.





