Barack Obama: “I want to work with Congress whenever and wherever I can, but the one…”

On the recordJanuary 22, 2014

I want to work with Congress whenever and wherever I can, but the one thing I'm emphasizing to all my Cabinet members is, we're not going to wait.

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Remarks at a United States Conference of Mayors Reception

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