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So Our Focus Has To Be On The Things That We Can Control, Which Is To Take The Necessary Measures Working With Congress To Ensure That Our Economy Grows, That We Create Jobs.

What We See Happening With This Republican Strategy Is A Willingness To Threaten The Very Foundation Of The World's Greatest Economic Power. That Is A Very Risky Proposition.

But The - Look, I Think That This - The United States Of America Is Still The Most Powerful Economy In The World. It Is An Incredible Engine For Creativity And Innovation. And It Has The Most - Smartest, Most Effective Workforce In The World. So We Have A Lot Going For Us, In Spite Of The Fractiousness Of Our Politics.

This President's Committed To Taking Steps To Move The Middle East Peace Process Forward, To Bringing The Two Parties To The Table To Negotiate A Lasting Peace. That Is The Only Way That A Two-state Solution Can Be Achieved That Provides The Security That Israel Deserves And Needs And The Sovereignty That The Palestinian People Seek.

When This President Was Sworn Into Office, He Was Handed A Deficit Of Over A Trillion Dollars. Republicans Were In Control Of Congress For Much Of The Time That President George W. Bush Was In Office, And They Didn't Do A Great Job Of Controlling Spending.