Barack Obama actually said...

I think this should be dealt with by Congress, not by unilaterally under the 14th Amendment.

I want a balanced approach. I want some revenues and some budget cuts.

I have told the leaders of the House and the Senate, Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, John Boehner, to come to my office tomorrow ...

I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency declared on August 1, 2007, to deal with that threat.