The leader of the free world is not the United States Congress. The leader of the free world is the President of the United States.

I believe that in what I have seen lately in this administration, to be honest with you, we are out to make friends with everybody.

In the wealthiest nation on earth, no one who works full-time should have to live in poverty.

The future will not be a straight line. It will be full of surprises and setbacks. We must build resilience into our communities, our financial systems, and our power grids.

I announce that the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Udall) are necessarily absent.

I extend my best wishes to His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani as he assumes his new role as the Amir of Qatar.

I refuse to condemn your generation and future generations to a planet that's beyond fixing.

The overwhelming judgment of science—of chemistry and physics and millions of measurements—has put all that to rest.

the importance of nonviolence and of the rights to free expression and assembly and a free press.

I want to be able to say, yes, we did.

It passed the Senate unanimously.

Today's decision invalidating one of its core provisions upsets decades of well-established practices that help make sure voting is fair.

That's not right, that's not safe, and it needs to stop.

Since the President took office, America's dependence on foreign oil has decreased every year, and domestic oil and natural gas production has risen every year.

This will not get us there overnight.

The people of Massachusetts can be proud that they have another strong leader fighting for them in the Senate.

The decisions that we make now and in the years ahead will have a profound impact on the world that all of you inherit.

These standards will reduce the Nation's carbon pollution and dependence on oil.