Barack Obama actually said...

This legislative achievement is a fitting tribute to his many years of effort in the Senate to protect the most vulnerable of our citizens.

I think that people are also going to understand that the single most important thing we can do for all of our constituencies is to make sur...

This important legislation will strengthen child protective services and continue life-saving programs for victims of domestic violence.

Nobody -- Democrat or Republican -- wants to see people's paychecks smaller on January 1st because Congress didn't act.