Barack Obama actually said...

we can give people greater confidence that their rights are being protected while preserving important tools that keep us safe.

Readout of the President's Meeting With CEOs

03/20/2014

More Barack Obama Quotes

Keeping the people's Government open is not a concession to me.

A shutdown will have a very real economic impact on real people right away.

The greatest country on Earth should not be doing business this way.

It does not have to happen.