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 also think there are certain right wing media venues, for example, that monetize and capitalize on stoking the fear and resentment of a white population that is witnessing a changing America.
The degree to which we did not see that Republican establishment, say, hold on, time-out, that’s not acceptable, that’s not who we are, but, rather, be cowed into accepting it, and then finally culminating in January 6, where what…
When it comes to aliens, there are some things I just can’t tell you on air. The truth is that when I came into office, I asked, right? I was like God, is there the lab somewhere where we’re keeping the alien specimens and spaceship? And…
Donald Trump doesn`t respect poor people. He thinks that they`re dumb because they are poor.
What is true -- and I`m actually being serious here -- is, is that there are -- there`s footage and records of objects in the skies that we don`t know exactly what they are. We can`t explain how they moved, their trajectory.
The filibuster, apparently, if it does not get reformed, still means that maybe 30 percent of the population potentially controls the majority of Senate seats. So, if you say that 30 percent of the country is irreconcilably wrong, then…
If the filibuster is getting in the way of our democracy, then it is time for it to go.
The truth is that, when I came into office, I asked, right? I was like, all right, is there the lab somewhere where we`re keeping the alien specimens and spaceship? And the answer was no. What is true -- and I`m actually being serious here…
My policies are so mainstream that, if I had said the same policies that I have back in the 1980s, I`d be considered a moderate Republican.
I have to point out, though, that some of the very same folks in Congress who opposed the Recovery Act and claimed that it hasn’t worked have been all too happy to claim credit for recovery act projects and the jobs those projects have…
Unlike my opponent, I will not let oil companies will collect another $4 billion in corporate welfare from our taxpayers.
From some on the right, I expect we`ll hear a different argument. If we just make fewer investments in our people, extend tax cuts, including those for the wealthier Americans, eliminate more regulations, maintain the status quo on…
So much of America needs to be rebuilt. We’ve got crumbling roads and bridges, a power grid that wastes too much energy. Democratic and Republican administrations invested in great projects that benefited everybody.
In the coming weeks, I will issue an executive order requiring federal contractors to pay their federally funded employees a fair wage of at least $10.10 an hour because if you cook our troops' meals or wash the dishes, you should not have…
And today, I call on all countries to join us. Not next year or the year after that, but right now.
True justice requires that we come to terms with the fact that black Americans are treated differently every day. It requires us to recognize that millions of our friends, family and fellow citizens live in fear that their next encounter…
It is time to turn the page to the next chapter of our relationship with Afghanistan, it is time to recognize that we have accomplished all that we can militarily and that it’s time to bring our remaining troops home.
The fact that this could even happen in the city of Minneapolis, going through the trial of Chauvin, and reliving the heart-wrenching murder of Floyd indicates not just how important is to conduct a full investigation, but how badly we…
With Joe and Kamala at the helm, you’re not going to have to think about the crazy things they said every day. And that’s worth a lot.
And if all this takes eliminating the filibuster, another Jim Crow relic in order to secure the God-given rights of every American, then that’s what we should do.
It`s past time to fight this epidemic of gun violence. It takes time to root out the disaffection, the racism, misogyny that fuels so many of the senseless acts of violence. But we can make it harder for those with hate in their hearts to…
First thing we did was to streamline the legal immigration system to reduce the backlog, make it easier, simpler and cheaper for people who were waiting in line, obeying the law, to make sure that they can come here and contribute to our…





