Tom Hanks Narrates Barack Obama's 17-Minute Campaign Video

The latest video from President Barack Obama's re-election campaign, narrated by Oscar winning actor Tom Hanks, was released on Thursday. Former President Bill Clinton, former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel and Harvard Law professor Elizabeth Warren are among those who appear in the video, which emphasizes Obama's vision for reducing consumer health care costs.

"[Obama] knew that he couldn’t fix the economy if he didn’t fix health care," Hanks narrates, before Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama explain why the issue was a personal one for the president. “When my mom got cancer, she wasn’t a wealthy woman, and it pretty much drained all of her resources,” Obama says. Michelle adds: “I don’t think he wants to see anyone go through that.”

Watch the 17-minute video here: