Barack Obama actually said...

PAYGO was a driving principle behind the move from deficit to surplus in the 1990s, and must be so again today.

Statement on House of Representatives Action on Pay-As-You-Go Legislation

07/21/2009

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The ability to recognize our common humanity... is our calling now: to keep those promises for the next generation.

This month, we honor Hispanics for enriching the fabric of America.

We had to renew the fundamental idea that everybody in America--everybody in America--has a chance to make it if they try.

Extending these tax cuts is right.