I believe I got elected on a commitment to change America, to create jobs, try to raise incomes, to face the health care crisis.

I am not going to roll over and play dead.

I wish I knew how to have an immediate impact.

The important thing is not to balance the budget overnight but to put it on a steady and decided downward tack.

I'm going to keep trying to change, and I'm going to try to stay in touch with you this whole 4 years.

We're going to fight to change.

The taxpayers should pay no more than absolutely necessary to transport Government officials.

I take these steps not simply to save the taxpayers' money but also because I believe this smaller White House will actually work better and serve the American people better.

These cuts come as part of a quite significant reorganization of the Office of the President.

America has changed, but Washington hasn't.

I gave up 350 staff members, a remarkable accomplishment.

I am today reinforcing my intention to work with the Congress for legislation that will make the Environmental Protection Agency a part of my Cabinet.

Despite these encouraging statistics about the increased productivity, there are still millions of Americans who want to go to work to support their families, but they can't find jobs.

It categorically did not come out of here, and I thought whoever leaked it, it was outrageous.

The days of photo-op environmentalism are over.

We must move in a new direction to recognize that protecting the environment means strengthening the economy and creating new jobs for Americans.

I will say again: I know the economic upturn looks good in terms of the big statistics, but the unemployment rate is higher than it was at the bottom of the recession.

We are today changing the way Government works.