'Lets get some work done together,' Obama says about Congress. Obama to GOP: Stop hating

President Barack Obama had some blistering words for congressional Republicans during a speech Wednesday in Kansas City, saying they need to stop “hating all the time.”

“We could do so much more if Congress would just come on and help out a little bit,” Obama said. “Stop being mad all the time. Stop just hating all the time. Let’s get some work done together.”


The president’s speech to a crowd of 1,500 at Kansas City’s Uptown Theater comes on the day that the House is set to vote on whether they will be moving forward in a lawsuit against Obama.

“Now everybody knows this is a political stunt,” Obama said of the lawsuit, “but it’s worse than that because every vote they’re taking like that means a vote they’re not taking to help you. And by the way, you know who is paying for this suit they are going to file? You!”

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House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) announced in late June plans to move forward with a lawsuit against the president for misusing his executive powers, citing instances where Obama did not consult Congress and implemented policies on immigration, health care, energy, foreign policy and education. Boehner called the actions of “king-like authority.”

“The main vote that they scheduled for today is whether or not they decide to sue me for doing my job,” Obama told the laughing audience. “So, you know, they’re mad because I’m doing my job. And by the way, I’ve told them, I said ‘I’d be happy to do it with you. So the only reason I’m doing it on my own is because you don’t do anything.’”

He added, “Imagine how much further we’d be, how much stronger our economy would be, if Congress was doing its job too. We’d be doing great.”

Obama said that by the time anything came of the lawsuit, he probably wouldn’t be in office.

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“Instead of suing me for doing my job, I want Congress to do its job and make life a little better for the Americans who sent them there in the first place. Stop posturing,” Obama said. “I know they’re not happy that I’m president, but that’s OK. Come on. I’ve only got a couple years left. … Let’s get some work done. Then you can be mad at the next president.”

The president made no mention of impeachment, despite chatter reaching new heights in recent days.

At the start of his speech, Obama was interrupted by a woman shouting from the balcony of the venue, “Jesus is the God of Israel. He is fully God,” according to the White House press pool.

“I believe in God,” Obama responded before the woman was escorted from the building. “Thanks for the prayer.”