Government can't create these businesses, but it can give entrepreneurs the support they need.

As Americans, we make our own destiny.

My door is always open.

Do not oppose good ideas just because it's good politics to do so.

I've proposed a new tax credit for more than 1 million small businesses that hire new workers or raise wages.

Too many businesses are still shuttered.

We're starting with small businesses because that's where most of the new jobs do.

Let their sacrifice be a summons.

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

To win this war, and to keep our country safe.

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.

Even in the face of these obstacles, even in these tough times, all across the country, there are people... who haven't given up.

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

What government can do is fuel that engine: by giving entrepreneurs and companies the support to open their doors, expand, and hire more workers.

The arts and the humanities enhance the vibrancy of our society, inspire us and strengthen our democracy.

To complete this mission.

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