Barack Obama actually said...

my expectation and I think the American people's expectation is, is that this gets resolved before the end of this week.

this is a lose-lose-lose situation that can be easily solved if Congress gets back into town and does its job.

It's our job to constantly restore it and revitalize it and to have confidence in the American people.

At a time when we should be singularly focused on how to make ourselves more competitive, politics continues to get in the way.