I could not be prouder of the work we've done over the last 7½ years.
Barack Obama
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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.
The United States cannot and should not put ourselves in a situation or in a position to be the world's policeman.
If we make it easier, if we're—if it's being done online, if suddenly, you have the capacity to interact with government in a way that also gives you some feedback about how your tax dollars are being spent...
I ordered the Democrat. But then, I ordered a Republican and an Independent, because I wanted to give all people a proper hearing.
The stakes of U.S. elections... have lots of consequences for domestic policy in the United States, but they also have consequences for the way the United States is viewed around the world.
These are solvable problems, but it's not a matter of us passively waiting for somebody else to solve it.
Helping to lead the world to get serious about how we transition to a clean energy economy and preserve this planet for the kids who are in this audience.
We've made important progress, but there's more important work that needs to get done in Libya.
Government actually works better in so many areas than we give it credit for because we tend to focus on those areas where it's not working as well.
When I took office, we were losing 800,000 jobs a month; unemployment rate going to 10 percent.
If we can create more and more models that show that if made easier, more people vote, and that it is seamless and that it is secure, then over time...
There are always those who argue that government should stay out of free enterprise entirely, but I think most Americans would agree we still need rules to keep our air and water clean, and our food and medicine safe.
The quickest way to slam the brakes on innovation is for the public to lose confidence in the safety of new technologies. Both government and industry have a responsibility to make sure that doesn't happen.
Even as we uphold the privacy and civil liberties of our respective citizens.