There is something about tough times that brings out the best in us.

Sylvia shares my commitment to growing our economy, shrinking our deficits in a balanced way, and reigniting a rising, thriving middle class.

Sylvia will be a key member of my economic team, and I look forward to working with her in the years ahead.

We stand with Armenians everywhere in recalling the horror of the Meds Yeghern, honoring the memory of those lost, and affirming our enduring commitment to the people of Armenia.

Sylvia has spent a career fighting for working families, and she was part of an OMB team that presided over three budget surpluses in a row.

I just wanted to express my gratitude to Under Secretary Brainard for you making yourself available to me and my staff for a very good bipartisan meeting.

I intend to fight for them as long as I have the honor of holding this office and probably a little bit after that as well.

I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at all public buildings and grounds and at all military…

Nations grow stronger by acknowledging and reckoning with painful elements of the past, thereby building a foundation for a more just and tolerant future.

That all of us have a stake in their success, and all of us have a stake in a country that expresses this incredible quality of compassion and concern.

I am pleased that the Senate took bipartisan action today to confirm Sylvia Mathews Burwell as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

These aren't Democratic ideas, these are American ideas.

The history and legacy of the Armenian people is marked by an indomitable spirit and a great resiliency in the face of tremendous adversity and suffering.

I would challenge my colleagues on the other side to go out and explain to at least some of their constituents--for example, the parents of children with preexisting conditions--that they want to take away insurance to them.

the refusal of my Republican colleagues to appropriate HHS adequate resources to help implement the law is limiting our efforts to inform Americans about Obamacare's exciting new coverage options.

Healthcare is a right of the citizens of their countries.

A lot of that fear is the misinformation that has been quite deliberately sent out.

the relentless drumbeat of opposition to the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare as I proudly say, goes on after 33 efforts to repeal the entire bill.