04/30/2009
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"Let's just be clear. When times were good, we didn't get it done. When we had mild recessions, we didn't get it done. When we were in peacetime, we did not get it done. When we were at war, we did not..."
"We have also set aside in our budget a health care reserve fund to finance comprehensive reform."
"We thought it was important for us to be able to step back for a moment and remind ourselves that we have things in common: family, friends, laughter."
"I agree with President Obama's government contracting memorandum of March 4, 2009, directing the Federal Government to ensure that functions that are inherently governmental in nature are not outsourc..."