Barack Obama

Wage discrimination has a tangible and negative impact on women and families.

Laurel I. Mikva, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2010, vice Florentino Subia, term expired.

Thank God for change.

Rebecca M. Blank, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs, vice Cynthia A. Glassman, resigned.

I am requesting a Federal R&D budget of $147.6 billion for fiscal year 2010.

This is obviously a cause for concern and requires a heightened state of alert. But it's not a cause for alarm.

The Department of Health and Human Services has declared a public health emergency as a precautionary tool to ensure that we have the resources we need at our disposal to respond quickly and effectively.

And this is obviously a cause for concern and requires a heightened state of alert. But it's not a cause for alarm.

My girls look at the TV when I'm watching SportsCenter and they see women staring back.

We must maintain patient control over these records and respect their privacy.

Basic scientific research is scientific capital.

Coach, if that happens, I guarantee you that you will be welcome back at the White House.

Science is more essential for our prosperity, our security, our health, our environment, and our quality of life than it has ever been before.

Thank you to all the NCAA female athletes who work hard day in, day out to set a positive example to which our daughters can all aspire.

With each new discovery and the new power it brings comes new responsibility.

I hereby delegate to you the functions and authority conferred upon the President by section 722 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008.

Under Coach Auriemma's leadership, this Huskies program has redefined excellence again and again.

We can solve this problem.

I call upon all Americans to observe this week by participating in events that raise awareness of victims' rights and services and by volunteering to serve victims in their time of need.

This is one of my favorite things about the job.

It was this program in the mid-1990s as much as anything that helped propel women's basketball into the national consciousness.

Congratulations to Coach Geno on just the incredible season that took place as a consequence of these extraordinary young women.

Under my administration, the days of science taking a back seat to ideology are over.

It is time for us to lead once again.

These young women visit pediatric patients, mentor at-risk youth to show they can make something of themselves.