He has helped the American people understand that we cannot lead on the cheap; it takes time, energy, and resources.

This legislation is proof of the progress we can make for the American people when we put politics aside and join with each other in common cause.

This budget agreement was a victory for our values and a victory for the American people.

This budget agreement shows what we can do when we work hard on things that really matter to the American people.

I believe the American people want a Congress that will fight for the interests of working families.

I think the American people made it quite clear that they do not support the Government-shutdown way of governing America.

I think that's evidence that what the American people really want is someone who will take a positive approach to the future.

I want to thank those 50,000 Americans who showed that our people are not cynical, they haven't given up on citizenship, and they are prepared to take control of their future.

I do believe that the American people are now living and will move into a future which is characterized by greater possibilities for more people than have ever lived in this society.

One of our greatest challenges is to give the American people a Government that commands their confidence and that does its part in meeting our common problems.

I think the American people—I would just remind the American people, we've been through this for 4 years now.

It's just wrong for the Federal employees, and even more for the American people, to have the Government close the week before Christmas.

That's not what the American people want, and I won't accept it.

It does not reflect my priorities or the values of the American people.

We owe that to the American people.

The American people mourn with you in the loss of your leader.

My job is to protect the American people if something happens that I think is very wrong.

The American people are leading the way to bring the crime rate down.