Every $1 of R & D adds $2 of benefit to our economy and society as a whole.

Your country needs you to create new jobs and lead new industries.

I am grateful for the service of these dedicated and talented individuals and have the highest confidence that, under the leadership of Secretary Geithner, they will serve the American people well as we tackle the challenges ahead of us.

We can become the world's leading exporter of renewable energy.

Progress is rarely easy, and I know people in this room understand that.

The expertise that these talented individuals bring to their respective roles gives me confidence that they will be effective advocates for the American people in meeting the many challenges our nation faces.

Our future is what we build it to be.

It was an extremely productive conversation.

Now is the time to work together to restore the sustained growth that can only come from open and stable markets that harness innovation, support entrepreneurship and advance opportunity.

At this moment of necessity, we need you.

We are living through a time of global economic challenges that cannot be met by half measures or the isolated efforts of any nation.

Our leadership is grounded in a simple premise: We will act boldly to lift the American economy out of crisis and reform our regulatory structure.

There are a whole bunch of folks out there who are not about to walk away from their home but who are getting killed right now because their home values have dropped drastically.

No. And he shouldn't. And if he were to come to me I would say, 'Sorry, buddy, you still got the job.'

We have put in place a comprehensive strategy designed to attack this crisis on all fronts. It's a strategy to create jobs, to help responsible homeowners, to restart lending and to grow our economy over the long-term. And we're beginning…

able to actually forecast this event to prevent the endangerment of people and places that would otherwise have occurred.

It is time to demand excellence from our schools so that we can finally prepare our workforce for a 21st century economy.

I believe we can and we will.