And I hope we can now move forward to get small business owners the relief they need to start hiring and growing again.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama News Conference

But what the American people understand is, is that I look at what we need to get done to keep the American people safe and to move our interests forward, and I make those decisions.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

And I think that we all as a country need to have the bandwidth to move forward on all of them.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney,

And obviously, as I just discussed in answer to a question earlier, the Europeans need to move forward with rapid implementation of their plans.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

So for me, I look at this as both a need to help move Pakistan in the right direction and also to get Afghanistan to be ready, and they will be ready by the end of 2014.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

But I am looking forward to a productive discussion with all of you on the urgent need to create jobs and move our metropolitan areas forward.

WHITEHOUSE: Talking Jobs with America��s Mayors