Barack Obama

She was an inspiration to me and to so many others and I pray that her family finds peace and comfort in the hard days ahead.

Beverly lost her husband on 9/11 and became a tireless advocate for those families whose lives were forever changed on that September day.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends who lost loved ones. And as always our thanks go out to the brave first responders who arrived immediately to try and save lives and were still on the scene keeping people safe.

Tragic events such as these remind us of the fragility of life and the value of every single day.

Unless substantial investments are made to the engine of innovation--basic scientific research and development--the current generation may be the first in our country's history to leave their children and grandchildren a lower sustained…

I strongly support expanding research on stem cells. I believe that the restrictions that President Bush has placed on funding of human embryonic stem cell research have handcuffed our scientists and hindered our ability to compete with…

All Americans will need strong STEM backgrounds to participate effectively in a competitive global economy.

It's going to get much harder now when the automobile companies come in and look for a handout.

Right now, I'm learning an awful lot about the economy. I'm not a trained economist, but I'm spending a lot of time thinking about that so that I can make the very best decisions possible for the American people.

Health care has suddenly gotten a lot more difficult, to see it getting through to fruition this year.

Having an extra $1,000 during some tight times can really make a difference. So, that is a central part of the package.

We're going to break down some of these barriers, because the American people need it. They are desperate for us to find common ground.

Such knee-jerk disdain for government, this constant rejection of any common endeavor cannot rebuild our levees or our roads or our bridges.

The one thing I want to make sure of is, people don't take from this the notion that we can't get Democrats and Republicans working together. I'm going to keep on working at this.

Judd's a good man. And I think that he sincerely wanted to work with us. I think he had a change of heart about the idea of leaving the Senate.

These are trying days. They will grow tougher in the months to come. There will be moments when our doubts rise and our hopes recede.

We will be remembered for what we choose to make of this moment. And when posterity looks back on our time, as we are looking back on Lincoln's I don't want it said that we saw an economic crisis but we did not stem it.

It's only by coming together to do what people need done, that we will in Lincoln's words, "lift artificial weights from all shoulders, give an unfettered start and a fair chance in the race of life." That's all people are looking for…

Although we are responsible for our own fates, in the end, there are certain things we cannot do on our own.

This man, our first Republican President, knew better than anybody what it meant to pull yourself up by your bootstraps.

It's only the beginning of what we're going to have to do to turn around our economy.

We are going to break down some of these barriers, because the American people need it. They are desperate for us to find common ground. And I actually think more exists than it appears right now.

Judd's a good man and I think that he sincerely wanted to work with us. I think he had a change of heart about the idea of leaving the Senate. The one thing I want to make sure of these people don't take from this the notion that we can't…

That's how we'll beat back our present dangers, that's how we will surpass what trials may come.

They seemed to be caught by surprise.