Obama: Don't Let American People Be "Collateral Damage To Washington's Political Warfare"
"We can't allow the American people to become collateral damage to Washington's political warfare. And Congress now has one week left to act. And there are still paths forward. The Senate has introduced a plan to avoid default which makes a down payment on deficit reduction and ensures that we don't have to go through this again in six months. I think that's a much better approach."





