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Republican Quotes by Barack Obama

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Raising wages, investing in infrastructure, and improving education are priorities for a stronger future. Obama notes that Republicans often focus on cultural battles, but real progress comes from policies that help people. He also reminds us that, beyond party lines, Americans share common concerns for each other's well‑being.

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I invigorated the grassroots in the Republican Party as well as the Democratic Party.

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These days, the House Republicans actually give John Boehner a harder time than they give me. Which means orange really is the…

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I said in a forum on health care if the Republicans can come up with a system that insures more people cheaper,…

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The truth is that America has been closely divided politically for quite some time. That was reflected in some of the challenges…

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We reaffirm that on days like this, there are no Republicans or Democrats. We are Americans, united in concern for our fellow…

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I hope that this [hacking] does not continue to be viewed purely through a partisan lens.I think there are Republicans as well…

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I always enjoy watching Republicans compliment Bill Clinton now, because at the time, I'm sure he didn't feel a lot of the…

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We all remember Abraham Lincoln as the leader who saved our Union. Founder of the Republican Party.

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To sustain a governing majority, that requires an ability for Republicans and Democrats to find some common ground. And right now, the…

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He [Barack Obama] talked about a crisises and he was blaming the Republicans on this crisises. It's like me blaming my wife…

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If in fact the Republicans make some modifications [of Obamacare], some of which I may have been seeking previously, but they wouldn't…

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I think that sometimes the Democrats have to run upstream or swim upstream because we've got the Republicans making it out as…

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One of the things that I am concerned about is the degree to which we've seen a lot of commentary lately where…

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Republicans in Congress have two choices here: They can act responsibly and pay America's bills, or they can act irresponsibly and put…

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I remember having meetings with Republican senators who initially had been trying to engage [Obamacare] but saw that the politics of 'no'…

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Losing the PR battles, particularly about healthcare, translated into losing his Democratic majorities in Congress, beginning with a Republican landslide in the…

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I think Republicans now are recognizing that [Obamacare cancellation] may not be what the American people, including even [Donald] Trump voters, are…

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I know many of you are hurting and angry about the economy, and I don't blame you. It's the worst economy since…

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Grace Bell lived in Belhaven, North Carolina her entire life, all 100 years of her life. Just a few weeks ago Republicans…

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I think raising wages, investing in infrastructure, making sure that people have access to good educations that equip them for the jobs…

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We were just at the beginnings of a recovery [in 2010]. And the, you know, whoever is president at that point is…

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For Democrats who are feeling completely discouraged, I've been trying to remind them, everybody remembers my Boston speech in 2004. They may…

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I think that to the extent that we focus on problems where we can build a moral and a political consensus, then…

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You know, when I made a series of overtures to the Republicans, going over to meet with both Republican caucuses, you know,…

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It could be another election where the alignments between Republicans and Democrats are different than they were this time and who a…

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Our friends at the Republican convention were more than happy to talk about everything they think is wrong with America, but they…

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The reason we're governing right now is because we defeated moderate Republicans with moderate Democrats. And people need to be patient about…

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If we're not there making the argument then the cultural gulf that Republicans try to exploit saying, "Ah, these city slickers: they're…

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With respect to some of the specific legislation or initiatives that I've made, it's true that Republicans often opposed these things. Sometimes…

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If some of these [Republican] folks were around when Columbus set sail, they must have been founding members of the 'flat earth…

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When you start just focusing exclusively on trying to tear the other person down instead of what you are going to do…

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My hope is that we can get a Republican-Democratic agreement on how we strengthen Social Security as well as looking at some…

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People have to recognize that it’s going to take some time for trust to be built not only between Democrats and Republicans,…

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The one thing I've said to [Donald Trump] directly, and I would advise my Republican friends in Congress and supporters around the…

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What I think is fair to say is that, coming out of the Republican camp, there have been efforts to suggest that…

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The men and women of America's homeland security apparatus do important work to protect us, and Republicans and Democrats in Congress should…

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We've had every official in Hawaii, Democrat and Republican, every news outlet that has investigated this, confirm that, yes, in fact, I…

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There is a big risk for the Republicans in a race, especially with Hillary Clinton as a likely Democratic nominee in a…

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The fact is that I'm also friendly with Tom Coburn, one of the most conservative Republicans in the United States Senate, who,…

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And I agree that the Democratic legislators in Massachusetts might have given some advice to Republicans in Congress about how to cooperate.…

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I can say across Europe that many principles that have been taken for granted here around free speech, and around civil liberties and an…

So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when…

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We had a farewell dinner for some of my senior staff, and generally everybody likes to talk about how cool I was.

It's good to get fresh legs in [the White house]. I think that it refreshes our democracy.

Believe it or not, entertainment is part of our American diplomacy, it is part of what makes us exceptional, part of what makes us…