The unemployment rate has dropped 1 1/2 percentage points since I've been President.
We're doing a good job right now in bringing the deficit down.
It's kind of nice to be out of Washington.
I delegate to you the authority to limit the political activities of political appointees of the Department of State.
This is not necessarily a partisan issue.
The straight story is that that was not an options memo for us.
The health care problem is the main cause of the big Government deficit.
The mission is clear, to empower the American people to compete and win.
The increasing changes in the world make this imperative.
We cannot afford to bankrupt the country when we need to invest and grow the economy.
We need to pass welfare reform that enables people to move from welfare to work.