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.

Mandatory spending increases and tax cuts must be paid for; they're not free, and borrowing to finance them is not a sustainable long-term policy.

We are committed to continuing research and development of second generation biofuel technologies.

We're grateful for a harvest big enough to feed us all and millions more.

We need to seize opportunities in rural America to secure our energy future and save our planet.

In moving forward, we must always stress sustainability and conservation - principles that are best understood by Americans who live and work off the land.

Now we must take bold action so that our children inherit a planet that is cleaner, safer, and more peaceful for generations to come.

It’s time to make the cleaner way of doing business the more profitable way of doing business.

Today I want to lay out the second part of my plan - a set of proposals that will allow America to lead the world in combating global climate change.

There's no more pressing challenge facing our country than the threat of climate change.

I believe that we have a moral obligation to leave this planet better than we found it.

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.

By using our resources wisely, we help build a stronger economy and a healthier future.

I was optimistic about the prospects for restoring these waterways and reinvigorating the communities they help sustain.

These standards once again demonstrate that environmental protection and economic growth go hand in hand.

We have to create wealth with smaller and smaller amounts of greenhouse gas emissions.

It is now possible to grow an economy and improve the environment at the same time.

This Earth Day, let us remember that we are only stewards, in our time, of the Earth God gave us for all time.