All statements involving Barack Obama
"The costs for families (in the individual market) for the same type of coverage that they're currently receiving would go down 14 percent to 20 percent."
"So far, the Recovery Act is responsible for the jobs of about 2 million Americans who would otherwise be unemployed. ... [And] the Recovery Act is on track to save or create another 1.5 million jobs in 2010."
Health care reform "would bring down the deficit by as much as $1 trillion over the next two decades."
The "pay-as-you-go law ... was a big reason why we had record surpluses in the 1990s."
"Because of the steps we took, there are about 2 million Americans working right now who would otherwise be unemployed."
Health care reform plans being consided in Congress "will finally reduce the costs of health care."
"We've created or saved up to 1.6 million jobs, according to the CBO -- the Congressional Budget Office -- through the Recovery Act."
"Medicare does just as good, if not better, at keeping people healthy" as Medicare Advantage.
Families are paying $900, on average, "in higher premiums because of uncompensated care."
"I just want to assure [you] we're not talking about cutting Medicare benefits."
"If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan."
The stimulus "has delivered $43 billion in tax relief to American working families and businesses"
"Walking in the door (Sonia Sotomayor) would bring more experience on the bench, and more varied experience on the bench, than anyone currently serving on the United States Supreme Court had when they were appointed."
Pay-as-you-go "is the principle that helped transform large deficits into surpluses in the 1990s."
"More than 90 percent of the guns recovered in Mexico come from the United States."
On attacks by Republicans that various programs in the economic stimulus plan are not stimulative, "If you add all that stuff up, it accounts for less than 1 percent of the overall package."
"Our economy could fall $1 trillion short of its full capacity, which translates into more than $12,000 in lost income for a family of four."
Obama "changed the rules in Washington. Gone are the free gifts from lobbyists. Gone are the fancy airplane rides for nothing."
Measures in Barack Obama's health plan could "lower health care costs for the typical family by $2,500 a year."
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