07/26/2009
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"Let me be more specific: One faction of one party in one House of Congress in one branch of Government shut down major parts of the Government, all because they didn't like one law."
"The Affordable Care Act is a law that passed the House; it passed the Senate."
"I want Republicans in Congress to know: These are the Americans you'd hurt if you were allowed to dismantle this law."
"I wish they were spending more time focusing on how to grow jobs and the economy as opposed to having to spend time figuring out how they manage a Government shutdown."