Barack Obama actually said...

"These excessively broad conditions on grants and assistance awards are unwarranted."

"even the president said, we are in a dire situation."

"I can't end up visiting you guys and shaking hands if I am going to get grilled every time I come down here."

"What I think unifies this group is a recognition that we are experiencing a unprecedented, perhaps, economic crisis that has to be dealt with, and dealt with rapidly."