Barack Obama

Well, let me just say it is wonderful to welcome back Prime Minister Sharif and his delegation to the Oval Office.

The U.S.-Pakistan Clean Energy Partnership will support significant new private sector investments in Pakistan in clean energy generation.

Let's do this right.

The devil is always in the details here, and there are going to be some disagreements on how successful is drug diversion.

We need to spend more of our time on treatment and not just on incarceration as a strategy.

We will work together to amend the Montreal Protocol this year to curb the production and consumption of hydrofluorocarbons.

That there was a diminishing return at a certain point and it kind of flattened out.

We acknowledge Pakistan's role as a key counterterrorism partner.

We work and cooperate on a whole host of issues, not just on security matters, but also on economic and scientific and educational affairs.

I commend Prime Minister Sharif's commitment to education as a priority.

The community and the society and the city and the State and the Nation have to be partners with the police so that we're not giving them impossible jobs.

All sides should continuously act with maximum restraint and work jointly toward strengthening strategic stability in South Asia.

It's time for us to close it.

One of the reasons we have a moment where all of law enforcement and the entire political spectrum are supporting changes to the sentencing regime is the leadership that you have shown.

Number one, I think there's a recognition that our criminal justice system should treat people fairly regardless of race, wealth, station;

I highlighted the importance of Pakistan undertaking effective action against terrorists that seek to undermine peaceful dialogue and destabilize the region.

We will work with the Government of Pakistan to advance energy sector reforms.

When you look at, for example, racial bias in the criminal justice system, the criminal justice system and our law enforcement systems are reflections of us.

Proportionality is a second issue that I'm concerned about.

This bill fails to authorize funding for our national defense in a fiscally responsible manner.

I heralded the Prime Minister's partnership in a new effort to enable more Pakistani girls to attend school.

The U.S. commitment to Afghanistan—and the region—endures.

I express continued U.S. support to Pakistan to build infrastructure and organizational capacity to counter natural disasters.

I think there's a strong consensus in the United States of America that you shouldn't be hit over the head when you're walking down the street.

We're missing opportunities for us to create safer communities through drug diversion and treatment.