Barack Obama: “But I think we just have to go back to what the president said earlier…”

On the recordSeptember 30, 2009

But I think we just have to go back to what the president said earlier today, when he said talk is no substitute for action.

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Candy Crowley references President Obama's statement on the importance of action over mere talk regarding the Iran nuclear deal.

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