How can I say to her: 'You know what? We're giving up'?

We're living up to a moment that demands American leadership by standing with the people of Haiti as we speak.

We decided that we were going to govern.

The worst of the storm has passed.

The joint work must extend beyond just law enforcement to include prevention, treatment, financial controls, international best practices, and information and personnel exchanges.

I'm not discouraged.

An openness to grace, a commitment to prayer can bring sustenance to our lives.

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.

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.

I didn't get elected to play it safe.

Statutory PAYGO would hold us to a simple but bedrock principle: Congress can only spend a dollar if it saves a dollar elsewhere.

Your voice proved them wrong.

I announced my intent to nominate the following individuals.

I look forward to working with them in the years ahead.

Mandatory spending increases and tax cuts must be paid for; they're not free, and borrowing to finance them is not a sustainable long-term policy.

The nation that leads the world in creating new sources of clean energy will be the Nation that leads the 21st century global economy.