Barack Obama
Barack Obama is the former president of the United States. Obama also served as a U.S. senator from Illinois. He was born in 1961 in Hawaii, where his parents met as students at the University of Hawaii. Obama's father is from Kenya and his mother is from Kansas. He graduated from Columbia University and received his law degree from Harvard Law School. Obama previously served in the Illinois state Senate and was an instructor at the University of Chicago Law School. He and his wife, Michelle, have two daughters, Malia and Sasha.
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“The filibuster, if it does not get reformed, still means that maybe 30% of the population potentially controls the majority of Senate seats.”
Joe Biden "already has what is the most progressive platform of any major party nominee in history."
Republicans “have shown themselves willing to cut millions off their health insurance and eliminate preexisting condition protections for millions more, even in the middle of…
"Anybody can buy any weapon, any time without much, if any, regulation. They buy it over the internet. They can buy machine guns."
"Eight in 10 people this year can find plans for $75 a month or less."
The Senate bill "hands enormous tax cuts to the rich and to the drug and insurance industries, paid for by cutting health care for everybody…
"The vast majority of marketplace enrollees have experienced no average premium hike at all."
The list of voters that North Carolina Republicans "tried to purge was two-thirds black and Democratic."
"If you look worldwide, the number of terrorist incidents have not substantially increased."
"Refugees are subject to more rigorous screening than the average tourist in the U.S."
Latest Promises Of Barack Obama
| Promise | Status | Last Updated | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Help restore Gulf Coast wetlands that protect against hurricanes | Promise Kept | August 20, 2015 | View Details |
| Extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit | Promise Kept | January 20, 2013 | View Details |
| Fix problems of voter access such as long lines on Election Day and on early voting days | Compromise | January 20, 2013 | View Details |
| Set a standard for utilities that 80 percent of U.S. electricity comes from clean sources by 2035 | Compromise | January 20, 2013 | View Details |
| Help victims of superstorm Sandy ‘rebuild their lives’ | Promise Kept | January 20, 2013 | View Details |
| Make sure Iran does not get a nuclear weapon | Promise Kept | January 20, 2013 | View Details |
| Double American exports over the next five years | Promise Broken | January 20, 2013 | View Details |
| Create 1 million new manufacturing jobs by the end of 2016 | Promise Broken | January 20, 2013 | View Details |
| Increase penalties against North Korea if it continues developing nuclear weapons | Compromise | January 20, 2013 | View Details |
| Oppose efforts to privatize Social Security | Promise Kept | January 20, 2013 | View Details |