People are right to be angry. I'm angry.

So we're going to do everything we can to deal with these specific bonuses. And I know Washington is all in a tizzy and everybody is pointing fingers at each other and saying it's their fault, the Democrats' fault, the Republicans' fault…

So for everybody in Washington who's busy scrambling and trying to figure out how to blame somebody else, just go ahead and talk to me. Because it's my job to make sure that we fix these messes even if I don't make them.

To kick these problems down the road for another four years or eight years, that would be to continue the same irresponsibility that got us to this point. I didn't run for president to pass on our problems to the next generation.

Some of these choices may be difficult. I won't lie to you. We can't keep on just printing money and saying we'll let our children worry about it. But we have to do it in a way that right now focuses on just getting people back on their…

I didn't run for President to pass on our problems to the next generation or the next President. I ran for President to solve these problems so that you've got a better shot at life.

But what's just as important is that we make sure we don't find ourselves in this situation again where taxpayers are on the hook for losses in bad times and all the wealth generated in good times goes to those who are at the very top of…

Some progress has actually been made on this.

It is up to each and every citizen to seize those opportunities.

I have proposed the largest increase in the VA budget in 30 years.

We're trying to create the jobs of the future, and we're trying to get this economy moving again, fix the banking system so that you start seeing more economic activity.

I listened to concerns raised by the VSOs that this might affect veterans and their families' ability to access health care.

You didn't send us there to say no to change.

His appointment is a strong signal of my Administration's commitment to support the people of Sudan while seeking a lasting settlement to the violence that has claimed so many innocent lives.

In Iraq, we are on the path to stability and long-term partnership as codified in the Security Agreement.

Working to reduce corruption in Afghanistan has been a U.S. Government objective from the beginning.

The fact that there is one is too many.

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