The international community must do more to protect and assist refugees.
Barack Obama
The Public Record
Barack Obama served as the 44th President of the United States from January 20, 2009, to January 20, 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Illinois in the U.S. Senate from 2005 to 2008 and served in the Illinois State Senate from 1997 to 2004. Obama is known for his signature policies including the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, and his efforts in economic recovery following the 2008 financial crisis. His presidency was marked by significant legislative achievements and a focus on healthcare reform, climate change, and foreign policy initiatives such as the Iran nuclear deal.
American workers and retirees deserve to receive retirement advice that is in their best interest.
We forget sometimes, we take for granted the incredible progress that we've made.
We're stronger when our gay and lesbian cadets and troops can serve their country—a country they love—without hiding who they love.
As Americans, we have to keep leading and working with others to build the security and prosperity and justice we want in the world.
I think this does go to something that the President was talking about in the town hall, which is that despite the longer-than-expected Democratic primary... there has been remarkable unanimity of opinion around a core set of values.
War, no matter how noble our intentions may be, promises agony and tragedy.
Look, what the State Department has done is clarified exactly what procedures should be followed.
Today's actions show that countries can work together to accelerate the transition to the clean energy economy of tomorrow.
We are blessed to be living in the most peaceful, most prosperous era in human history.
Through the President's signature Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships, we have expanded access to high quality early learning opportunities to more than 30,000 additional infants and toddlers.
Research with young DLLs clearly reflects that children's bilingual skill development promotes overall language development and should be encouraged.
The United States of America remains the most powerful nation on Earth and a force for good.
We do believe it would provide Puerto Rico the relief that's necessary to address their many problems.
The essence of a grand bargain is that Republicans would get something that they want and Democrats would get something that we want.
We need to look creatively for ways to ensure that people can have access to a secure and dignified retirement.
We launched Mission Innovation, a new effort to double public investment in clean energy research and development over five years.
The United States shouldn't bear the entire burden of global security by itself.
The administration continues to have significant concerns about other aspects of Iran's behavior that do not involve their nuclear weapons program.





