U.S. President &lt;a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Barack+Obama&amp;family=editorial&amp;specificpeople=203260 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation() '&gt;Barack Obama&lt;/a&gt; speaks
U.S. President &lt;a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Barack+Obama&amp;family=editorial&amp;specificpeople=203260 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'&gt;Barack Obama&lt;/a&gt; speaks while visiting with furloughed federal workers, while they volunteer at a Martha's Table kitchen on October 14, 2013 in Washington, D.C. During a statement, Obama called on congress to end the budget stalemate and allow federal employees to return to work.