Jun 28, 2012
For us to say that you've got to take a responsibility to get health insurance is absolutely not a tax increase.
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.
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Jun 28, 2012
Our thoughts and prayers go out to all the families who have been affected.
Jun 28, 2012
We don't provide you with the courage and professionalism and stick-to-it-ness that all of you guys show every single day.
Jun 28, 2012
The health care law provides a significant tax cut of up to $4,000 for 18 million middle-class individuals and families.
Jun 28, 2012
This meeting and Annan's roadmap provide a very real foundation for effecting transition in Syria.
Jun 28, 2012
Congress will take the right action and make sure that tax cuts for middle-class Americans will not be held hostage to an insistence that millionaires and billionaires get another tax cut.
Jun 28, 2012
Not only is this community grateful for your work, but the country is grateful for your work.
Jun 28, 2012
Gibraltar has become a 'high income' country, and I am terminating the designation of that country as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of the GSP.
Jun 28, 2012
The federal government and our state partners are moving forward to implement the health care law.
Jun 28, 2012
I have determined that it is appropriate to terminate Turks and Caicos Islands' designation as a beneficiary developing country under the GSP program, because it has become a high income country as defined by the World Bank.
Jun 28, 2012
I have determined that it is appropriate to terminate Gibraltar's designation as a beneficiary developing country under the GSP program, because it has become a high income country as defined by the World Bank.
Jun 28, 2012
Senegal should be designated as a least-developed beneficiary developing country for purposes of the GSP.
Jun 27, 2012
I know the debate over this law has been divisive. I respect the very real concerns that millions of Americans have shared. And I know a lot of coverage through this health care debate has focused on what it means politically. Well, it…
Jun 27, 2012
I didn't do this because it was good politics. I did it because I believed it was good for the country.
Jun 27, 2012
Under today's ruling, having health insurance is and will continue to be a choice.
Jun 27, 2012
No political party has a monopoly on good ideas, and the President will work with anyone to provide basic security for middle class families and end the worst insurance company abuses.
Jun 27, 2012
Despite the major economic challenges facing the country, they talked openly about devoting taxpayer-funded, Congressional oversight resources to political purposes.
Jun 27, 2012
The Court's ruling today allows Congress to hold the projected 1% of Americans who will be able to afford health insurance but will choose not to buy it responsible for that choice.
Jun 27, 2012
Yet, Republicans pushed for political theater rather than legitimate Congressional oversight.
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