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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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Feb 3, 2010

I am pleased that the House of Representatives has passed Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) into law.

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Feb 3, 2010

We have been given the opportunity to change our country for the better.

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Feb 3, 2010

I am happy that these outstanding individuals have agreed to serve in my Administration as we work to address the challenges facing our Nation.

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Feb 3, 2010

The passage of statutory PAYGO today will help usher out an era of irresponsibility and begin putting the country back on a fiscally sustainable path.

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Feb 3, 2010

Through faith, but not through faith alone, we can unite people to serve the common good.

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Feb 2, 2010

The U.S. needs to make sure our goods are not artificially inflated in price, and their goods are not artificially deflated in price; that puts us at a huge competitive disadvantage.

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Feb 2, 2010

I want to go on nuclear power. I want to go forward. I want to go forward with offshore drilling.

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Feb 2, 2010

I'll tell you why the Democratic Party should be trusted because the last time this budget was balanced, it was under a Democratic president who made some very tough decisions.

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Feb 2, 2010

The bottom line is this: I am convinced that America can win the race to build a clean energy economy.

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Feb 2, 2010

Now, I don't want to play politics on it, but you've got to step up.

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Feb 2, 2010

Whoever builds a clean energy economy, whoever is at the forefront of that, is going to own the 21st-century global economy.

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Feb 2, 2010

The Agreement between the Government of India and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards to Civilian Nuclear Facilities, as approved by the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency on…

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Feb 2, 2010

The American people are out of patience with business as usual.

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Feb 2, 2010

Women compete at all levels today, in large part due to the foundation laid by title IX.

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Feb 2, 2010

I'm absolutely confident that if we do so in an open way... politics in 2010 will take care of themselves.

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Feb 2, 2010

I am convinced that America can win the race to build a clean energy economy, but we're going to have to overcome the weight of our own politics.

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Feb 2, 2010

We can't just go back to the New Deal and try to grab all the same policies of the 1930s and think somehow they'd work in the 21st century.

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Feb 2, 2010

We always knew this was going to be a difficult year to govern.

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Feb 2, 2010

We're not going to be able to ramp up solar and wind to suddenly replace every other energy source anytime soon.

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Feb 2, 2010

They want us to start worrying less about keeping our jobs and more about helping them keep their jobs.

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Feb 2, 2010

It has to do with the fact that there's this huge gap between the amount of money being paid out and the amount of money coming in.

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