Look, if we lift the embargo, then what incentive does the government have to change?

Effective immediately, executive departments and agencies shall not create or sponsor a new advisory committee subject to FACA unless the committee is required by statute.

Watch what we do closely.

We have to do two things at once that no Government in your country's history has ever done.

I strongly support the decision of those Secretaries who have concluded that they do not need an executive dining room for the conduct of their agencies' business and have closed and converted them to other uses.

I gave up 350 staff members, a remarkable accomplishment.

America has changed, but Washington hasn't.

I take these steps not simply to save the taxpayers' money but also because I believe this smaller White House will actually work better and serve the American people better.

These cuts come as part of a quite significant reorganization of the Office of the President.

Despite these encouraging statistics about the increased productivity, there are still millions of Americans who want to go to work to support their families, but they can't find jobs.

It categorically did not come out of here, and I thought whoever leaked it, it was outrageous.

I am today reinforcing my intention to work with the Congress for legislation that will make the Environmental Protection Agency a part of my Cabinet.

The days of photo-op environmentalism are over.

We are today changing the way Government works.

I think Judge Wood has been somewhat unfairly treated inasmuch as what happened to her happened in the ordinary course of the vetting process.

I will say again: I know the economic upturn looks good in terms of the big statistics, but the unemployment rate is higher than it was at the bottom of the recession.

We must move in a new direction to recognize that protecting the environment means strengthening the economy and creating new jobs for Americans.

how we can build a strong and growing economy for ourselves and for our children.