claim: "i've spent 20 years devoted to working on behalf of families who are having a tough time and are seeking out the american dream."
author: barack obama
evidence_1: mar 7, 2008 ... barack obama has begun to cite his own experience of 20 years. ... said in the  last debate, i've spent 20 years devoted to working on behalf of families who are  having a tough time and they're seeking out the american dream.
evidence_2: and as i have said many times, i have a great deal of respect for senator ...... and  as i said in the last debate, i've spent 20 years devoted to working on behalf of  families who are having a tough time and are seeking out the american dream.
evidence_3: jan 20, 2015 ... america, for all that we have endured; for all the grit and hard work required to .....  where we spend less time drowning in dark money for ads that pull us into ... my  only agenda for the next two years is the same as the one i've had ... tonight that i  will not only seek out your ideas, i will seek to work with you to ...
evidence_4: jan 9, 2017 ... i spent the last 15 years trying to become an american. i've failed. and yet, now  six years out of college and nearly 10 years past that moment, i've begun ... 1)  the american dream isn't the result of hard work. ... at the same time, i remember  using academia jargon my family couldn't understand either.
evidence_5: the only hard part was going to college and having to pay everything out of  pocket. ... i got pregnant and married my husband when i was 20. ... i'm in mexico  for immigration purposes and i've only been here for a few months, but it ... i spent  21 years of my life in the u.s and even though i speak spanish (somewhat) i still  ...