Barack Obama

Thanking him and his crew for doing such a terrific job.

I think personally he is a good man who loves his family and loves his country and I think he made the best decisions that he could, at times under some very difficult circumstances.

Nobody disputes that this guy is the best-equipped guy for the job, that he's got the best qualifications imaginable, that he's dealt with financial crises consistently, and steadily. And so the notion that somebody who has made what is a…

Given the magnitude of these challenges, none of this is going to come easy. Recovery is not going to happen overnight. It's likely that even with the reinvestment factors that we're putting forward, even with the measures that we're…

First African-American President. Better be good.

Integrity must be restored to all of the department's operations.

He's a man of integrity.

I urge the Senate to confirm Eric Holder as the next attorney general of the United States.

I think there is no better person to lead the Department of Justice at this critical moment than Eric Holder.

His experience and the strength of his commitment to fairness assure me that the odious practices identified in this week's report by the inspector general will never be tolerated on his watch.

Indian nations have never asked much of the United States, only for what was promised by treaty obligations to their forebears.

I firmly believe that the evidence shows that timely government investment will be very beneficial.

The SEC is not solely responsible for policing the entire financial market, but as the agency charged with investor protection, we must be able to look to the SEC to prevent outright fraud and manipulation of American investors.

This scam is at least a decade old, owing its success to 'multiple failures' at the SEC and elsewhere to catch this crook.

If we can target tax benefits to low and middle-income Americans, those benefits will not only... provide more stimulus to the economy

Last month, the confidence of American investors was badly shaken with the revelation that Bernie Madoff, former Chairman of the NASDAQ stock exchange, was running a $50 billion investment fraud scheme.

The vision of hope that the President-elect has given the American people is one that I share.

[a] democracy as resilient as ours must reject the false choice between our security and our ideals.

The detention facility at GTMO has become a liability for the United States.

I am committed to addressing the funding shortfall that the National Parks Service has experienced, and ensuring that by 2016, the National Parks Service centennial, the national park system has the resources it needs to meet its unmet…

Preventing genocide must be a national priority.

The U.S. will use all available policy tools at its disposal and the full weight of its diplomacy to defend and advocate for broader and stronger support for human rights around the world.

We're going to have this trillion dollar deficit, and it's not my fault.

It is really bad. I am going to need some time to do this.

I am going to need some time to do this.