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Barack Obama
stated on June 20, 2016 in a statement:

"As governor, in the face of partisan attacks, (Charlie Crist) had the courage to save jobs and lead his state into economic recovery."

By Joshua Gillin • June 23, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on March 11, 2016 in keynoting South by Southwest Interactive:

"We’re the only advanced democracy in the world that makes it harder for people to vote."

By W. Gardner Selby • June 20, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on June 1, 2016 in in a town hall:

"We've seen more manufacturing jobs created since I've been president than anytime since the 1990s. That's a fact."

By Neelesh Moorthy • June 16, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on May 13, 2016 in a press conference:

"The Nordic countries are some of the few countries" that meet development aid goals.

By Jon Greenberg • May 26, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on March 12, 2016 in remarks in Dallas at a Democratic National Committee reception:

"Right now, here in Texas, wind power is already cheaper than dirty fossil fuels."

By W. Gardner Selby • April 12, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on March 23, 2016 in a Medium post:

The "rate of uninsured Americans (is) 8.8 percent."

By Louis Jacobson • April 5, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on March 11, 2016 in a Democratic National Committee reception:

Illegal "immigration is lower than it’s been in 40 years."

By W. Gardner Selby • March 17, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on February 16, 2016 in a press conference:

"There is not a single candidate in the Republican primary that thinks we should do anything about climate change."

By Lauren Carroll • March 1, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on January 12, 2016 in the State of the Union address:

"The United States of America, right now, has the strongest, most durable economy in the world."

By Louis Jacobson • January 15, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on January 12, 2016 in his 2016 State of the Union address:

"We spend more on our military than the next eight nations combined."

By Lauren Carroll • January 13, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on January 12, 2016 in a State of the Union speech:

We've "lifted high school graduation rates to new highs."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 13, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on January 12, 2016 in his State of the Union speech:

"Our businesses have created jobs every single month since (Obamacare) became law."

By Lauren Carroll • January 13, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on January 12, 2016 in the State of the Union address:

We have cut "our deficits by almost three-quarters."

By Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on January 5, 2016 in a speech proposing executive action on gun regulations:

"A violent felon can buy (a gun) over the Internet with no background check, no questions asked."

By Lauren Carroll • January 5, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on December 1, 2015 in a press conference:

"You go down to Miami and when it's flooding at high tide on a sunny day, fish are swimming through the middle of the streets."

By Amy Sherman • December 4, 2015

Barack Obama
stated on November 15, 2015 in a joint statement with the president of Turkey.:

"The United States (is) the largest provider of humanitarian assistance to displaced persons and refugees."

By Jon Greenberg • November 17, 2015

Barack Obama
stated on October 2, 2015 in a press conference:

Today, the deficit is "below the average deficits over the past 40 years."

By Louis Jacobson • October 6, 2015

Barack Obama
stated on October 1, 2015 in remarks following a school shooting in Oregon:

"States with the most gun laws tend to have the fewest gun deaths."

By Lauren Carroll • October 6, 2015

Barack Obama
stated on July 21, 2015 in an interview with Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show":

"The economy, by every metric, is better than when I came into office."

By Louis Jacobson • July 28, 2015

Barack Obama
stated on July 21, 2015 in an online interview with "The Daily Show":

Since 2009, "we've cut homelessness (among veterans) by a third."

By Kirby Wilson • July 28, 2015

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