I'm not going to turn my back on the American people who sent me here.
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Dallas P. Tonsager, of South Dakota, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development.
Today we pay our respect to those who distinguished themselves conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyo...
I want to thank the national finance committee, the mid-Atlantic finance committee, everybody in this room who has been there every step of ...
Even in the darkest periods, the light of those ideals were never extinguished.
We measure economic recovery in a different way.
We are grateful to all those who wear the uniform of our Armed Forces and serve and sacrifice on behalf of our great Nation.
You sent me here to solve them, and with your help, that's what I intend to do.
NATO's door will stay open for new members if they perform--if they fulfill the criteria.
Medal of Honor recipients are the foremost example of greatness in service and sacrifice.
We reaffirm a bond between our two nations born through struggle but also through shared ideals.
These soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, and coast guardsman embody the best of American values and ideals.
We want our children to be scientists and engineers and doctors and teachers.
We owe these heroes a debt of gratitude that our Nation can never fully repay.
That drive is what has always fueled our prosperity.
I proclaim March 25, 2009, as 'Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy.'
I'm grateful that this fine public servant has agreed to join my administration.
That's why we can't sacrifice long-term growth.
