President Obama, fresh off a victory over House Republicans in the payroll tax cut extension fight, promised supporters that he would not let congressional opposition stand in the way of his policies being implemented this year.

“Now, whenever Congress refuses to act, Joe and I, we’re going to act,” Obama said this morning during an event on the payroll tax cut extension. “In the months to come, wherever we have an opportunity, we’re going to take steps on our own to keep this economy moving.”