When This President Was Sworn Into Office,

Children Should Not Be Used As Pawns In A Political Fight.

The Affordable Care Act Reduces The Deficit Considerably. I Would Simply Point Out To You That The Supreme Court Has Spoken, The American People Have Spoken, Congressional Leaders Of Both Parties Have Spoken, And We're Going To Continue With Implementation.

The Debate We Won't Be Having Is Whether Or Not The Debt Ceiling Should Be Raised. We Will Not Have A Situation Where People Will Hold The American Economy Hostage In Order To Achieve A Specific Agenda - At Least Not Until 2013. So We Think That Is Incredibly Important As A Matter Of Economic Good.

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.

The White House Doesn't Create Jobs. The Government Together - White House, Congress - Creates Policies That Allow For Greater Job Creation.