Barack Obama actually said...

"Mark Gilbert, of the District of Columbia, to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Independent ..."

"And thanks to the bipartisan work of the folks behind us and the advocacy communities that have been pushing this so hard, we're going to be giving States a lot more incentives to make sure that that ..."

"There is no reason for House Republicans to continue to delay action on this issue that has garnered bipartisan support."

"We'll do our part to help you recover."