Barack Obama actually said...

"Unless we all stand and deliver by enacting a strong, mandatory, nationwide climate and energy plan, the effort to negotiate a new international agreement will come up short."

"So, if and -- and when there needs to be a further accounting of what took place during this period, to the extent that there are independent participants who are above reproach and have credibility, ..."

"With respect to those who formulated those legal decisions, I would say that that is going to be more of a decision for the attorney general within the parameters of various laws, and I don't want to ..."

"President Obama has made it very clear that the cornerstone of his activity is a robust strategy for research dealing with climate change."