Barack Obama actually said...

Now is not the time to pat ourselves on the back. Now is not the time to offer ourselves congratulations. Now is the time to dig in and work even harder to get this done.

Context

President Obama emphasizes the need for continued hard work on health care reform.

10/12/2009

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