mr. zack is a passionate and tireless advocate for liberty and justice for all. as he wrote in a letter in today's "daily journal," "that is what our profession does. we get in the way of wrong. we get in the way of attempts to separate and divide our society. we get in the way of those who would let our constitutional democracy whether away from ignorance. we get in the way of those who would further widen the justice happen in our country." please welcome a great lawyer, my friend, and our speaker, steve zack, president of the american bar association. [applause] >> that is a wonderful introduction, bob. thank you for those kind words and for all the good work you do at the aba and have done for many years. thank you for this invitation. it is the world's largest public affairs forum. i love your model. "find truth and set it free." what could be better than that? i have heard many mottoes under -- over the years. in many ways, it is what we are all about here today in finding some truth and hopefully setting a free. we need to explain why the preservation of t

zack? >> mr. president, the next focal point seems to be the continuing resolution that is coming up at the end month, expires at the end of the month. would you expire the cr continues the sequester and continues to fund the government? a related point, how do you truly reach the limits of your persuasive power? is there any leverage to convince republicans that this isn't the way to go? >> i would like to think i've still got some persuasive power left. let me check. no, look, the issue is not my persuasive power. the american people agree with my approach. they agree we should have a balanced approach to deficit reduction. but, the question is, can the american people help persuade their members of congress to do the right thing. and you know, i have a lot of confidence that over time, if the american people express their displeasure about how something is working that eventually congress responds. sometimes there's a little gap between what the american people think and what congress thinks, b

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