At a governors’ dinner at the White House, President Obama praised the governors for their work while also reiterating that “we’ve got more work to do”.
With Congress deadlocked over $85 billion automatic spending cuts, the President’s message couldn’t be clearer, as he said, “The task before us is to find smart, common-sense solutions to each of these challenges that we can move forward on. And I’m looking for good partners. Because while nobody in this room sees eye to eye on everything, we know that when we work together –- Democrats and Republicans, North, South, East and West — we can accomplish so much more than we can on our own.”
Even though the President did not speak of sequestration standoff that is currently taking place in Congress, he did release information which detailed the effects of the cuts for all the 50 states as well as the District of Columbia.
While the Republicans are not willing to accept the tax hikes but only the cuts so as to deal with the sequester, the administration thinks otherwise, in saying that it will not only cost teachers their jobs but it will also affect education and the healthcare programs adversely, military preparedness as well as slow down the transportation system in the country.
He also jokingly mentioned that he had witnessed accomplishments achieved in swing states such as Ohio, Iowa, Virginia and Colorado more than others but also expressed his desire that the rest should also do their bit going forward.