these actions were the height of irresponsibility and declared them shameful.

That hurts this community. Because of these automatic cuts, about 90,000 Virginians who work for the Department of Defense would be forced to take unpaid leave from their jobs.

When it comes to Egypt, had it not been for the leadership we showed, you might have seen a different outcome there.

More than 2,000 college students would lose their financial aid. Delays at airports across the country. Tens of thousands of parents will have to scramble to find child care for their kids.

top executives at firms receiving extraordinary help from U.S. taxpayers will have their compensation capped at half a million dollars.

I think Mr. Carr makes a great point. We talk about energy dependence and the dependence on oil.

The original mission of the Department of Energy was to decrease our reliance on imported crude oil.

That is unsustainable, and that, I think, is one of the factors that is driving part of our challenge today.

It is almost as if we have asked, you know, how much does your spouse weigh or something.

If Mr. Kashkooli organizes workers, do the members of your association, do the farmers have the right to fire one of your workers?

popularity notwithstanding, there is a real challenge there in terms of the reality.

Should that farmer be able to fire that worker for joining a union or organizing a union?

They need to come to the table with a proposal.

These cuts do not have to happen. Congress can turn them off any time with just a little bit of compromise.

I directed this deployment of U.S. forces in furtherance of U.S. national security interests.

The U.S. is growing slower, then other countries grow slower, because we continue to be a central engine in world economic growth.

I just realized I didn't have a translation of that.

The overall impact of the economy will be to slow down the recovery.