Barack Obama actually said...

"Development assistance must be more than a tool to merely alleviate the effects of poverty."

"The unfortunate reality is that, due to inaction, Congress will need to pass a short-term extension of these authorities to keep Federal funding for the Nation's surface transportation system flowing."

"I've met with the families of some of those folks. Nobody is content."

"It shows what we can accomplish when we lead from a position of strength and a position of principle."