Barack Obama

We're going to have to be patient and persistent about job creation.

FEMA is authorized to coordinate all disaster relief efforts to alleviate the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency.

We can't shortchange the investments that will allow us to grow in the future.

What's going on is not a game.

Joseph C. Szabo, of Illinois, to be Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, vice Joseph H. Boardman.

Every dollar we invest in early childhood education, we get potentially $10 back in improved reading scores, reduced dropout rates, reduced delinquency rates, and so forth.

It will come because we all, every single one of us, do what generations of Americans have done in times of trial.

This legislation will help create new opportunities for millions of Americans at all stages of their lives.

Linda A. Puchala, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2009, vice Read Van de Water, term expired.

I have been a critic of measuring performance just by the administering of a single, high-stakes standardized test.

This isn't about me. It's about you.

I call on all Americans to stand up and do what they can to serve their communities, shape our history, and enrich both their own lives and the lives of others across this country.

Federal aid is being ordered to supplement State and local response efforts.

Peace is always possible even in the face of seemingly intractable conflicts.

I want a universal health care system; that is our goal.

It is ultimately up to the people and Government of Iraq to take up the task of securing the gains made.

The majority of Iraqis have embraced the electoral process as the best means for peaceful political change.

President Calderon has been very courageous in taking on these drug cartels. We've got to also take some steps. Even as he is doing more to deal with the drug cartels sending drugs into the United States, we need to do more to make sure…

We want our children to be scientists and engineers and doctors and teachers.

Greece stands as a testament of that unflinching character.

Today we pay our respect to those who distinguished themselves conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty, the recipients of the Medal of Honor.

It is a privilege to join all of you as we celebrate the contributions of Greece and those of Greek heritage to this country and to the world.

You sent me here to solve them, and with your help, that's what I intend to do.

These soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, and coast guardsman embody the best of American values and ideals.

We have a set of challenges that require NATO to shift from the 20th century to the 21st century--issues of terrorism, failed states, nuclear proliferation--a whole host of new challenges.