Barack Obama

I hereby delegate the functions and authorities vested in the President by section 3139(a) and (b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.

I hereby delegate to you the functions and authorities vested in the President by section 102(b) of the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015.

I think people already are troubled by some of the extreme rhetoric that we've seen in the presidential race.

The United States stands together with Belgium and France in our shared struggle against the scourge of terrorism.

I've always believed that he would make an outstanding Supreme Court justice.

I said at the outset I would not use this appointment as a political symbol.

Do not stop the process in its tracks — because if you do, then the ever-escalating problems... are going to continue to make our government more dysfunctional.

I call upon all Americans to observe this week by taking actions to protect their families from hazardous household materials and misuse of prescription medicines.

I think Merrick Garland is one of the best judges, not just in the country, but of his generation.

I hereby delegate the functions and authorities vested in the President by section 704 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016.

It is my belief that now more than ever his voice would serve the court well.

I've always been a huge admirer of his.

I hereby delegate to you, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the functions and authorities vested in the President by sections 102(a), 102(c), 204, and 302 of the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015.

Secure all vulnerable nuclear material around the world within four years.

Hillary Clinton is qualified on day one to be president.

I chose Chief Judge Garland because this guy is as well qualified as anybody who's ever been nominated to the Supreme Court.

The Constitution is clear that it's my job as President to nominate candidates to the Supreme Court.

I have selected a nominee who is widely recognized not only as one of America's sharpest legal minds, but someone who brings to his work a spirit of decency, modesty, integrity, evenhandedness and excellence.

Today I am nominating Chief Judge Merrick Bryan Garland to join the Supreme Court.

I'm confident you'll share my conviction that this American is not only eminently qualified to be a Supreme Court Justice, but deserves a fair hearing, and an up-or-down vote.

It is both my constitutional duty to nominate a Justice and one of the most important decisions that I—or any president—will make.

We reiterate U.S. support for the peace process.

This visit is a validation of the President's approach to the hemisphere, which has emphasized engagement and respectful partnerships.

We see this trip as continuing the process that accelerated on December 17th.

Presidents do not stop working in the final year of their term.