11/19/2013
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"Today we received some encouraging news."
"The one thing I'm absolutely certain of is that the American people don't want us just standing still and they don't want us engaged in gridlock."
"We can't afford 2 years of just squabbling."
"the voters sent a message, which is, they want us to focus on the economy and jobs and moving this country forward."