Barack Obama actually said...

"I applaud the strong, bipartisan majority of Senators who today confirmed Sylvia Mathews Burwell as America's next Secretary of Health and Human Services."

"The mere fact that some of Mr.—some of the Russian soldiers have moved back off the border does not mean that we can afford continued violence and conflict in eastern Ukraine."

"Sylvia is a proven manager who knows how to deliver results."

"Russia has a legitimate interest in what happens in Ukraine, given that it's on its border and given its historical ties."