That's what this debate on the budget is all aboutFor everyone planning on canvassing this weekend, here's one last word from President Obama himself, speaking at the Costa Mesa town hall earlier this week:
That’s what this debate on the budget is all about – it’s about whether we are willing to do what needs to be done not only to get our economy moving right now, but to put it on the road to lasting, shared prosperity. It can be easy to lose sight of this. It’s easy for pundits to get on TV, put their ratings ahead of their own sense of responsibility, and oversimplify what’s at stake. It can be difficult to break free from the partisanship that’s held sway in Washington for so many years.
But that is what we have to do. That is what this moment requires.
For what all of you know deep down – and what folks in Washington sometimes forget – is that in the end, a budget is not merely numbers on a page or a laundry list of programs. It is about your lives, your families, and your dreams for the future. And you didn’t send us to Washington to stand in the way of your aspirations. You didn’t send us there to say no to change – you sent us there to get things done.
And that is exactly what I intend to do. But I cannot do it without you, the American people... It will take all of us talking with one another and all of us working together to see our nation through this difficult time and bring about a brighter day.
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