So Our Focus Has To Be On

I Think We Ought To All Take A Step Back And Remember Where We Were 24, 48 Hours Ago, A Week Ago, Two Weeks Ago - The Prospect That Was Hanging Out There That America Would Not Honor Its Obligations For The First Time In Its History, And The Impact That Would Have On Our Economy And The Global Economy.

Congress Passes Bills That Appropriate Money. Congress Says, 'we're Building This Bridge Or Funding That Defense Project, And They Cost This Much.'

Let Me Just Say That While I Personally Am Very Fond Of John Boehner, His Record Of Predicting What Would Happen If Certain Policies, Economic Policies Were Instituted Is Abysmal, Okay?

We Believe That - The President Believes That The Economy Will Continue To Grow, That The Economy Will Continue To Create Jobs, And That We Need To Do Everything We Can To Enhance That Growth And Enhance That Job Creation.

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.