Barack Obama actually said...

"I appreciate their continued willingness to serve and protect the American people."

"The fact is, American Indians and Alaska Natives are victimized by violent crime at far higher rates than Americans as a whole."

"Americans who are working day and night to get back on their feet and support their families in these tough economic times deserve more than obstruction and partisan game-playing that happens too ofte..."

"The central rationale for the program - the difficulty of obtaining flood insurance through either the private market or State programs - simply does not apply to windstorm insurance in most markets."