Good morning, everybody. As you know, I just met with leaders of both parties to discuss a way forward in light of the severe budget cuts that start...

Now, what’s important to understand is that not everyone will feel the pain of these cuts right away. The pain, though, will be real. Beginning...

So economists are estimating that as a consequence of this sequester, that we could see growth cut by over one-half of 1 percent. It will cost about...

I do believe that we can and must replace these cuts with a more balanced approach that asks something from everybody: Smart spending cuts; entitlement...

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....

In the meantime, we can’t let political gridlock around the budget stand in the way of other areas where we can make progress. I was pleased to see...

This is the agenda that the American people voted for. These are America’s priorities. They are too important to go unaddressed. And I’m going...

Thank you, Mr. President. How much responsibility do you feel like you bear for these cuts taking effect? And is the only way to offset them at this...

It sounds like you're saying that this is a Republican problem and not one that you bear any responsibility for.

I'm just trying to clarify your statement.

Mr. President, the next focal point seems to be the continuing resolution that’s funding the government at the end of the month, that expires at the...

Just to make it 100 percent clear, you’d sign a budget that continues to fund the government even at the lower levels of the sequester, even if you...

Mr. President, to your question, what could you do -- first of all, couldn’t you just have them down here and refuse to let them leave the room until...

But isn’t that part of leadership? I’m sorry to interrupt, but isn’t --

What do you say to the people like Mayor Bloomberg -- who is no critic of yours in general; he endorsed you -- who argues that there is some what he...

Thank you.

Mr. President, your administration weighed in yesterday on the Proposition 8 case. A few months ago it looked like you might be averse to doing that,...

And given the fact that you do hold that position about gay marriage, I wonder if you thought about just -- once you made the decision to weigh in,...

Thank you, Mr. President. You said a few minutes ago and you’ve said repeatedly that the country has to stop careening from crisis to crisis.

So with a few crises behind us and a few more crises ahead of us, taking a step back from this specific debate over the sequester, how, as the leader...