Barack Obama actually said...

After 7 years of hard work, I think we can look back and say that the country is better because of what we've done together.

We need a system that's smarter and more effective and more fair.

Any budget deal was fiscally responsible but that it funded our domestic and national defense priorities.

We have a long ways to go, that what was introduced last night was the product of many, many weeks of rolling up our sleeves and getting to ...