Barack Obama actually said...

"We are taking immediate steps to eliminate millions of hours in annual paperwork burdens for large and small businesses and save more than $1 billion in annual regulatory costs."

"I do not see a path to a deal if they don't budge, period."

"I will not sign a 30-day or a 60-day or a 90-day extension."

"I hope you see this as an opportunity to do something big and lasting--to change the ways of Washington; to focus on what works; and to forge a 21st-century regulatory system that makes our economy st..."