03/20/2012
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"I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency declared on August 1, 2007, to deal with that threat."
"I want a balanced approach. I want some revenues and some budget cuts."
"I have told the leaders of the House and the Senate, Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, John Boehner, to come to my office tomorrow morning, Saturday morning at 11:00 and bring me a deal that ..."
"I think this should be dealt with by Congress, not by unilaterally under the 14th Amendment."