If you want real change - if you want to shine a bright light into the backrooms of Washington; if you want to replace the special interests with your interests, if you want a government that costs less and works better for everyday…

We must change Washington now.

We need a plan that helps families stay in their homes, and workers keep their jobs; a plan that gives hardworking Americans relief instead of using taxpayer dollars to reward CEOs on Wall Street.

I called it legalized bribery, and while it didn't make me the most popular guy in Springfield, I put an end to it.

The truth is, our earmark system in Washington is fraught with abuse.

All of us have a responsibility to pay our fair share.

They made the mess.

My opponent attacked me for being associated with a Fannie Mae guy who I met once and talked to for maybe five minutes. The guy actually had to send out a letter saying, 'That's not true. I actually don't really talk to the guy.'

I need you to make it happen.

Even in the face of genocide, the pain of the past has not defeated the Armenians, either in Armenia or the far-flung diaspora.

This is something new for America.

I will finally keep the promise of affordable, accessible health care for every single American.

I will invest 150 billion dollars over the next decade in affordable, renewable sources of energy.

There can be no blank check.

This should not be a handout to Wall Street.

The era of greed and irresponsibility on Wall Street and in Washington has led us to a perilous moment.

You don't bail out shareholders.

Recent events in the Caucasus region remind us of both the importance of rededicating ourselves to peace, and the possibility of progress even where there is a long history of alienation.