Barack Obama actually said...

"We couldn't be prouder of them, and I know that the great State of Connecticut couldn't be prouder of them as well."

"Terry D. Garcia, of Florida, to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce, vice Dennis F. Hightower, resigned."

"We've made extraordinary progress in investing in clean energy--largest investment in clean energy in our history."

"Frankie Annette Reed, of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic..."