Barack Obama actually said...

"It's a bill that will put more people to work and put more money in the pockets of working Americans."

"This isn't just my belief."

"The economy is too fragile for us to let politics get in the way of action."

"We can either keep taxes exactly as they are for millionaires and billionaires, or we can ask them to pay at least the same rate as a plumber or a bus driver."