Politics

I love to come to this dinner for a lot of reasons.

I believe the citizens of Cedar Rapids understand that.

Thanks for listening, and play ball.

Not economic renewal, though our economy is certainly on the move.

That is not the question. The question is, how shall we do it?

This country is in better shape than it was 2 1/2 years ago because we have worked hard to do what we said we would do.

America is safer tonight because we didn't give up our leadership.

That's not the kind of America I want to live in.

This country is in much better shape than it was 2 1/2 years ago.

I will not let you destroy Medicare, and I will veto this bill.

I think we could reach it in 7 years.

I think our policies helped.

It is nuts for us to cut education if we're going to do that.

I want to begin by telling you that I am hopeful about America.

I will keep fighting to keep these things funded.

Today we face a choice.

The road to tyranny, we must never forget, begins with the destruction of the truth.

Had we done it in his time, we would not have so much work to do in this time.