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.
The protection of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks area will preserve its cultural, prehistoric, and historic legacy.
More than 130 years ago, Billy the Kid took cover in the Robledo Mountains and literally left his mark, inscribing his name into what we now know as Outlaw Rock.
You have to have attitude sometimes if you are going to overcome some of this adversity.
These men and women and their families are the best that our country has to offer.
If somebody has mismanaged or engaged in misconduct, not only do I not want them getting bonuses, I want them punished.
I want to work with anyone in Congress who is ready to get to work and shares those goals.
It is with full confidence in their ability, integrity, and independence that I nominate them to serve on the Court of Federal Claims.
I've preserved more than 3 million acres of public lands for future generations.
We have made enormous strides over the last several years not just recovering from a great recession, but taking advantage of and now marketing the advantages of doing business in the United States.
I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration to the proposed Convention and give its advice and consent to its ratification.
We are proud of the progress Turnaround Arts schools have made so far and thrilled to be able to expand the program into more schools across the country.
Geoffrey W. Crawford, of Vermont, to be United States District Judge for the District of Vermont, vice William K. Sessions, III, retiring.
We want to make sure that the Federal Government is working in sync with State and local governments when it comes to locating businesses here in the United States.
The arts are central to who we are as a people, and they are central to the success of our kids.
SelectUSA turned out to be an enormously successful process, where we're coordinating between agencies as well as other stakeholders.
Our entire task as a government, regardless of party, should be to focus on, how do we restore for the American people that sense that if I work hard in this country, I can make it.
We have got everything it takes to pass on to our children and our grandchildren, an America that is greater than the one we live in now.





