US Presidency
2013

We just need Republicans in Congress to catch up with their own party and their country on this. And if they did so, we could make a lot of progress. I do know that there are Republicans in Congress who privately, at least, say that they would rather close tax loopholes than let these cuts go through. I know that there are Democrats who'd rather do smart entitlement reform than let these cuts go through. So there is a caucus of common sense up on Capitol Hill. It's just it's a silent group right now, and we want to make sure that their voices start getting heard. In the coming days and in the coming weeks I am going to keep on reaching out to them, both individually and as groups of senators or members of the House, and say to them, let's fix this not just for a month or two, but for years to come. Because the greatest nation on Earth does not conduct its business in month to-month increments, or by careening from crisis to crisis.