Political Quotes

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.

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Jun 19, 2026

It fortifies you to say that, yes, this has been part of the journey that we’re on.

huffpost.com
Jun 19, 2026

America is currently experiencing anger and vision but we are looking for fairness and common sense and mutual respect."

bbc.com
Jun 19, 2026

She knew she was going to mess me up, and she did it anyway."

bbc.com
Jun 19, 2026

This idea that any suggestion or criticism that America was anything other than perfect is unpatriotic... is a suggestion that you hate your country.

huffpost.com
Jun 19, 2026

We’ve now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, you know, put enormous strain on our military. A lot of people have died. And it feels like we’re back where we were before we started the war, except maybe a little bit worse…

theguardian.com
Jun 18, 2026

They're meant to remind us of who we can be, to remind us of what's possible, so we can forge ahead.

npr.org
Jun 18, 2026

We don’t have any folks who grill here?

abcnews.com
Jun 18, 2026

That was fantastic. I was a little tall for it.

abcnews.com
Jun 11, 2026

For almost four decades, Nancy Pelosi served the American people and worked to make our country better.

obama.org
Jun 11, 2026

It's a way to honor her trailblazing leadership, and inspire visitors to follow in her footsteps.

obama.org
May 9, 2026

State supreme court justices play a critical role in defending your rights and freedoms, which is why the election happening in Georgia right now is so important.

georgiarecorder.com
Feb 17, 2026

helped lead some of the most significant movements for change in human history

abcnews.com
Nov 19, 2025

Your task is not to impose litmus tests.

slate.com
Nov 7, 2025

The essence of Prop. 50 is to say that if you are going to play that game, then we are going to try to counteract that abuse of the system.

slate.com
Nov 6, 2025

No one was more skilled at bringing people together and getting legislation passed.

cbsnews.com
Nov 5, 2025

We don’t need to speculate about the dangers to our democracy. We don’t need to wonder about whether vulnerable people are going to be hurt, or ask ourselves how much more coarse and mean our culture can become. We’ve witnessed it…

latimes.com
Nov 5, 2025

Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight

usatoday.com
Nov 5, 2025

We all have more power than we think. We just have to use it.

latimes.com
Nov 2, 2025

The Republicans, who are running Congress right now, they're not even pretending to solve – try to solve the problem. They're not even going to work.

cbsnews.com
Nov 1, 2025

Let’s face it, our country and our politics are in a pretty dark place right now.

nypost.com
Nov 1, 2025

Costs haven’t gone down, they’ve gone up, partly because of Trump’s shambolic tariff policy.

nypost.com
Nov 1, 2025

There is absolutely no evidence that Republican policies have made life better for the people of New Jersey.

politico.com
Nov 1, 2025

Abigail’s opponent does seem to care a lot about what Trump and his cronies are doing. She praised the Republican tax law that would raise the cost of health care and housing and energy in Virginia.

politico.com
Nov 1, 2025

Even though I’m the hope and change guy, there are things I’m worried about.

nypost.com

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