Madame Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress and the first lady of the United States.

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In 1818, Congress approved the United States' first official flag.

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But we remain absolutely confident that the United States will not for the first time default on its obligations or risk default on its obligations, that Congress will act appropriately.

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South Korea's national assembly ratified a free-trade agreement with the United States, four years after the two countries first signed the deal and a month after it was approved by Congress.

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And hopefully it will result in a broad agreement on significant deficit reduction that then also allows the Congress to move forward with making sure that the United States of America does not for the first time in its history default on its obligations.

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