03/26/2012
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"The short-term bipartisan compromise passed by almost the entire Senate is the only option to ensure that middle class families aren't hit with a tax hike in 10 days."
"The bipartisan compromise passed in the Senate with overwhelming Democratic and Republican support would prevent 160 million working Americans from being hit with a holiday tax hike on January 1st."
"We have more important things to worry about than politics right now."
"Nearly the entire Senate voted to prevent 160 million working Americans from receiving a tax increase on January 1."