We believed we could grow the economy and improve the environment.

We want to shine a spotlight on the pockets of poverty that remain in America.

I am pleased that the Federal Reserve Board has acted on my administration's request.

This quota bill could spark a global round of destructive protectionism that would threaten our strong economy as well as endanger the global economic recovery.

The magnitude of the tax cuts in the bill, plus the associated debt service costs, would be greater than the size of all of the on-budget surpluses.

Brazil's success to date will make it possible for it to repay a 30 percent portion of its first (December) drawing from the BIS credit facility and the Bank of Japan swap facility.

We can reduce publicly held debt to its lowest level since 1917.

If we start paying this debt down and we go all the way, if we stay on this trajectory we could be debt-free for the first time in 2018.

How do we preserve the environment as we grow the economy?

We're in our second year of budget surpluses after 30 years of deficits.

I am proud to say that since 1993, the administration's efforts have saved taxpayers more than $38 billion.

Our investments in Africa, American investments in Africa, have earned a rate of return more than twice the rate of return earned by American investments the last 5 years in Europe, Asia, or Latin America.

Our investment in Ghana and Africa is one of the most important we can make for the new century.

I believe that debt relief is appropriate, in Africa and in certain other places, particularly in view of the countries in—some of the countries in Asia that have been so hard hit by the financial crisis.

I pledged to work on eliminating the deficit, and now we are into our second year of surpluses.

Today, it's 2.9 percent.

We know that what we in Government do is to create the conditions in which all of you create those jobs and create that economic activity.

I imposed trade sanctions on Sudan and blocked Sudanese government assets.