03/19/2014
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"This is still the greatest country on Earth."
"We need folks in Washington--the people whose job it is to deal with the country's problems, the people who you elected to serve--we need them to put aside their differences to get things done."
"I think Washington, DC, can learn something from the folks in Atkinson and Peosta and Cannon Falls."
"Attaining a diverse, qualified workforce is one of the cornerstones of the merit-based civil service."