Barack Obama actually said...

"Because of the Supreme Court's decision earlier this year in the Citizens United case, big corporations, even foreign-controlled ones, are now allowed to spend unlimited amounts of money on American e..."

"And when you were told, 'No, don't try, you can't,' you responded with that age-old American creed: 'Yes, we can.'"

"The American people's voices should be heard."

"These aren't principles that belong to any one group or any one political party. They are common principles. They are American principles."