Everything you instilled in them -- the virtues of service and decency and duty -- were on display that December day.

The true engine of job creation will always be businesses.

I hope--what I strongly urge--is that we work quickly and we work together to get this done.

Let their sacrifice be a summons.

To complete this mission.

I look forward to working with them in the weeks and months ahead.

Today, we're taking another step towards assisting small business owners get the capital they need to grow and hire.

We are going to keep working to get it done.

Surely we can agree to find common ground when possible, parting ways when necessary.

I announced my intent to nominate the following individuals.

We want every child to meet their potential, and that's why we're going to make sure that young people all across America can afford college without going broke.

That change begins with each of you in this room.

I am pleased that the House of Representatives has passed Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) into law.

I am happy that these outstanding individuals have agreed to serve in my Administration as we work to address the challenges facing our Nation.

I am not going to walk away from these fights.

We have been given the opportunity to change our country for the better.

We upheld the principle of equal pay for equal work.

The passage of statutory PAYGO today will help usher out an era of irresponsibility and begin putting the country back on a fiscally sustainable path.