The Importance of Passing a Bipartisan Budget Agreement

The stakes could not have been higher. If we had failed to reach an agreement, there were extreme voices threatening to take America for the first time in our 247-year history and to default on our national debt. The only way American democracy can function is through compromising consensus. And that's what I work to do as your president. You know, to forge bipartisan agreement where it's possible and where it's needed.