Barack Obama actually said...

"That animating spirit at the core of my campaign, the belief that there's a lot more that we have in common than what drives us apart, that hasn't changed."

"We mortgage that future if we don't get a handle on our deficit and debt."

"We owe nothing less to the countless working Americans who have built and shaped our Nation, and to those who have lost their lives or been injured on the job."

"I hereby determine that... the provision of assistance... is important to the national interests of the United States."