Barack Obama actually said...

"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and friends affected by this tragedy."

"This is a significant breakthrough on the road to health care reform, one that will make the difference in the lives of many older Americans."

"Our goal, our imperative, is to reduce the punishing inflation in health care costs while improving patient care."

"It's a reform that will make prescription drugs more affordable for millions of seniors and restore a measure of fairness to Medicare Part D."