United States of America · Politics / Democratic Party. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Obama speaks out against Government indifference to growing economic class divisions, calling on both political parties to take action to restore the social safety net for the poor. Defends the New Deal social welfare policies of Franklin D. Roosevelt and opposes Republican proposals to establish private accounts for Social Security
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