“You always hear about waste and abuse in Washington. And usually it doesn't mean much, because nobody ever finds where that waste and abuse is.” MeanWasteAbuse Author:Barack Obama
“Insurance companies, drug companies are going to have to be ponying up, partly because right now they're receiving huge subsidies.” CompanyHugeRight NowDrugReceivingSubsidiesInsurance CompaniesDrug Companies Author:Barack Obama
“I didn't know I was going to live for 50 years. It has come as a shock.” KnowsYearsShock Author:David Bailey
“If we are enforcing what should be the rules around Medicare and making sure the people are getting the bang for the buck, it's not going to be possible for insurance companies to simply pass on those costs to Medicare recipients, because ultimately it's Uncle Sam that's paying for those services anyway.” PeopleIfsShouldCompanyCostUnclesBangsBucksMedicareInsurance CompaniesUncle Sam Author:Barack Obama
“At various periods in American history, people get pretty rambunctious when it comes to our democratic debate.” PeoplePeriodsDemocraticVariousDebateAmerican History Author:Barack Obama
“Every president who has tried to bring about big changes I think elicits the most passionate responses.” ThinkingBigsPresidentResponsePassionateBig Changes Author:Barack Obama
“If you hear what people had to say about Abraham Lincoln or what they had to say about FDR, or what they had to say about Ronald Reagan when he first came in and was trying to change our approach to government, that elicited huge responses.” PeopleIfsTryingFirstsGovernmentHugeApproachResponseAbrahamTrying To Change Author:Barack Obama
“From the economy to national security to government ethics, the Republican nominee promised once-in-a-lifetime change if he is elected Nov. 8.” IfsGovernmentEconomySecurityRepublicanEthicsLifetimeNational SecurityOnce In A Lifetime Author:Paul Gigot
“Health care has become a proxy for a broader set of issues about how much government should be involved in our economy, particularly coming off a huge economic crisis.” ShouldGovernmentCareEconomyIssuesEconomicHugeInvolvedCrisisHealth CareEconomic CrisisProxy Author:Barack Obama
“I have no interest in increasing the size of government. I just want to make sure we have got a smart government that is regulating, for example, the financial institutions smartly, so I don't have to engage in any kind of bank bailouts.” WantKindGovernmentInterestExampleSmartInstitutionsFinancialSizeFinancial InstitutionsBailoutsSize Of Government Author:Barack Obama