Health care has become a proxy for a broader set of issues about how much government should be involved in our economy,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
That's what the Affordable Care Act is all about. It's about filling the gaps in employer-based care so that when we lose… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“Ours is not the first generation to understand the dire need for health reform. And I am not the first president to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think my most important advice is to understand what are the foundations of a healthy democracy and how we have to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Health care got done because there were a lot of people out there who aren't professional politicians, but are citizens, who pushed… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that when it comes to Social Security, all of us want to make sure that our senior citizens can retire… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It is my judgment that had I spent the first two years trying to get a single-payer system, all those folks who… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If there's a senior citizen in downstate Illinois that's struggling to pay for their medicine and having to chose between medicine and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In order to make the tough decisions we have to know what our values are and who we're fighting for and our… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The president is eager to get to work and looks forward to working with the new Congress on policies that will make… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Undocumented workers can't report if they're not being paid overtime, or if their health and safety laws are being violated, of if… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Globalization makes our economy, our health, and our security all captive to events on the other side of the world. And no… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you give up on the idea that your voice can make a difference, then other voices will fill the void: lobbyists… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
John Conyers and I were the ones who wrote the bill that provides for Medicare for all. And, so, even though the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What we have to do is make sure that here in America, if you work hard, you can get ahead. If you… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Now, if you take such an unbalanced approach, then that means you are going to be gutting our investments in schools and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You look at something like health care, the Affordable Care Act. And for all the controversy, we now have 20 million people… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If in fact the Republicans make some modifications [of Obamacare], some of which I may have been seeking previously, but they wouldn't… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
For people who have health insurance, we can provide health insurance reforms that make the insurance they have more secure. And we… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you're 54 or 55, you might want to listen because this will affect you. The idea, which was originally presented by… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Legislatively, the thing I'm most proud of is healthcare, and I will continue to be most proud of it because not only… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Health care costs generally have gone up at a significantly slower rate since ObamaCare was passed than they did before, which has… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I will sign a universal health-care bill into law by the end of my first term as president that will cover every… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for granted today. The 40-hour work week, the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I get letters from [people getting insurance] right now. "You saved my child's life." "I did not have to sell my home… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The most expensive care we can give, we're giving those Americans without insurance. It's kind of stupid that we're fighting the notion… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Those who oppose reform will also tell you that under our plan, you won't get to choose your doctor - that some… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you have health care, my plan will lower your premiums. If you don't, you'll be able to get the same kind… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we don't reform how healthcare is delivered in this country, then we are not going to be able to get a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
This is about respect for women, the judgments that women make and their doctors about their reproductive health. It's an important part… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We right now give $15 billion every year as subsidies to private insurers under the Medicare system. Doesn't work any better through… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We have now just enshrined, as soon as I sign this bill, the core principle that everybody should have some basic security… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I came in with a healthy skepticism about these programs. My team evaluated them. We scrubbed them thoroughly. We actually expanded some… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We could come together, Democrats and Republicans, to find practical, commonsense solutions to health care, to education, to energy issues, because although… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Too many Americans who struggle with mental health illnesses are suffering in silence rather than seeking help, and we need to see… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What I'm thinking about are the millions of people, many of whom write me very personal letters :"Dear Mr. President: I did… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We are unique among advanced countries that we don't have universal health care. My hope was that I was able to get… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I am here for my mother and all the Americans who are forced to spend time arguing with health insurance companies instead… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that the risk to all the progress we've made was at stake in the election because not just the president-elect… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
And that means that no matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise to the American people: If you… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
So here's what I want you to know, and here's what I want all our men and women in uniform to know: Because of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As opposed to getting into arguments about, well, these folks have been treated fairly so now we're going to be doing things that, very… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What we've said to the girls is: 'If you guys ever decide that you're going to get a tattoo, then mommy and me will… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
All of us take offense to anyone who reaps the rewards of living in America without taking on the responsibilities of living in America.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The world is complicated and full of grays, but there's still truth there to be found. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
That is another theme in the book [Dreams from My Father]. How do we exercise more empathy in our public discourse? How do we… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I can say across Europe that many principles that have been taken for granted here around free speech, and around civil liberties and an… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I want to thank the Greek people publicly for their humanitarian response to the crisis of so many migrants and refugees seeking safety in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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