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    Obama used his weekly address to urge senators to back the measure. "I want to congratulate the House for passing this bill, and I want to urge the Senate to take this opportunity to come together and meet our obligations - to our constituents, to our children, to God's creation and to future generations" Obama said. "My call to every senator, as well as to every American, is this: We cannot be afraid of the future. Full Article at New York Daily News
    I want to congratulate the House for passing this bill, and I want to urge the Senate to take this opportunity to come together and meet our obligations - to our constituents, to our children, to God's creation and to future generations
    Barack Obama – Barack Obama SOURCE: New York Daily News 5 months ago
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Obama urges Senate to warm up to the energy bill
  1. This legislation will finally make clean energy the profitable kind of energy. That will lead to the creation of new businesses and entire new industries, [and] American jobs that pay well and cannot be outsourced.
    SOURCE: New York Daily News 5 months ago
  2. This plan will drive up the prices for food, gasoline and electricity. Even President Obama has said that energy prices will - quote - 'skyrocket,'
    SOURCE: New York Daily News 5 months ago
  3. Don't believe the misinformation out there that suggests there is somehow a contradiction between investing in clean energy and economic growth
    SOURCE: New York Daily News 5 months ago
  4. My call to every senator, as well as to every American, is this: We cannot be afraid of the future. And we must not be prisoners of the past
    Barack Obama – Barack Obama SOURCE: New York Daily News 5 months ago

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