Barack Obama actually said...

I continue to believe that domestic oil production is an important part of our overall strategy for energy security, but I've always said it...

I refuse to accept any number of miner deaths as simply the cost of mining.

I measure progress by a different pulse: the progress the American people feel in their own lives day in, day out.

Let us ask for wisdom, compassion, and discernment of justice as we address the great challenges of our time.