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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 2, 2020

George Floyd's life will never be in vain. And I think the President wants to put action behind those words because of the fierce urgency of this moment.

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Jun 2, 2020

we both have to highlight a problem and make people in power uncomfortable. But we also have to translate that into practical solutions and laws that can be implemented.

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Mar 9, 2020

One of the things that I have consistently tried to remind myself of during the course of my Presidency is that the economy is not an abstraction.

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Oct 24, 2019

There is nothing weak about kindness and compassion. There is nothing weak about looking out for others.

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Oct 24, 2019

But Elijah Cummings was honorable before he was elected to office.

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Aug 4, 2019

We should soundly reject language coming out of the mouths of any of our leaders that feeds a climate of fear and hatred or normalizes racist sentiments.

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Jul 31, 2019

One of the things I do worry about sometimes among progressives in the United States, maybe it's true here as well, is a certain kind of rigidity where we say, ah, I'm sorry, this is how it's going to be. And then we start sometimes…

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Apr 24, 2019

The best decision he ever made was picking Joe Biden as his vice president.

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Dec 26, 2018

I strongly believe that we should take on once and for all the issue of illegal immigration.

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Nov 20, 2018

I think America was more respected around the world than it was when I came in.

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Nov 20, 2018

I think we did very well and the reason I was particularly happy was to see the significant increase in vote totals, the percentage of people who voted. The percentage of young people who voted -- was heartening to me.

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