The passage of statutory PAYGO today will help usher out an era of irresponsibility and begin putting the country back on a fiscally sustainable path.

Rising to these challenges is the responsibility we bear for the future of our children, our grandchildren, and our Nation.

As the largest energy consumer in the United States, we have a responsibility to American citizens to reduce our energy use and become more efficient.

We are our brother's keeper; that we are our sister's keeper.

We have an absolute responsibility to learn from it and take steps to prevent a repeat of the crisis.

Starting in July 2011, we will begin that transition, that transfer of responsibility.

We will begin to transfer our lead responsibility to Afghan counterparts.

I am thankful for the extraordinary responsibility that the American people have placed in me.

I always have to take responsibility.

That is a heavy weight.

Adopting a child is a great joy and also a great responsibility.

Senator McCain is absolutely right that we need more responsibility.

I believe in the admonition, to whom much is given, much is required.

Caring for our veterans is a solemn responsibility of the Federal government, and it is our enduring pledge to every man and woman who puts on our Nation's uniform.

I am my brother's keeper. I am my sister's keeper that makes this country work.

It's time to use the Guard and Reserves responsibly.

Let's never forget that we're all in this together, and that we all have a role to play in building a better future.

We must never forget that our most important responsibility is to leave our children and grandchildren a world that is better than the one we inherited.