Barack Obama actually said...

Our democracy is not going to function well when only half or a third of eligible voters are participating.

The national emergency declared on May 12, 2014, to deal with that threat must continue in effect beyond May 12, 2016.

The situation in and in relation to the Central African Republic continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national secur...

I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13667 with respect to the Central Afri...