We cannot turn a blind eye to the corruption that causes Afghans to lose faith in their own leaders.

So, I want the American people to understand that we have a clear and focused goal to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al Qaeda in Pakistan and Afghanistan and to prevent their return to either country in the future. That's the goal that…

The United States of America did not choose to fight a war in Afghanistan.

The United States has been the world's most successful economy precisely because of a long-standing respect for legal contracts and orderly transparent and open market operations.

The Major Economies Forum will facilitate a candid dialogue among key developed and developing countries.

I am confident that if we are persistent and we don't approach this with a thought that there is a silver bullet out there but instead are willing to try a range of methods to deliver on the economic growth in jobs that we will get out of…

Our laws are only as effective, only as compassionate, only as fair as those who enforce them.

Sometimes law lags behind justice, and it is up to us to bridge that distance.

We need to preserve a U.S. auto industry.

Federal aid is being ordered to supplement State and local response efforts.

We can't shortchange the investments that will allow us to grow in the future.

With the challenges we face right now, it is absolutely critical that you stay involved and make your voices heard.

Linda A. Puchala, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2012. (Reappointment)

I promised to open up the White House to the American people.

It will come because we all, every single one of us, do what generations of Americans have done in times of trial.

¡si se puede!

We have to come up with a viable plan.

That's what matters to you.