Barack Obama

It's an agreement that puts American workers first and will help middle class families get ahead.

Our common principles bind us together as inseparable allies.

German Americans have woven distinct threads into the fabric of our country.

We can't let countries like China write the rules of the global economy.

Grace learned early on that the world needed changing, and she overcame barriers to do just that.

Building up our society as architects and artists, inventors and engineers, they continue to push boundaries and bolster dreams in their communities and across our country.

I recommend the Senate give early and favorable consideration to the Treaty, and give its advice and consent to ratification.

TPP prioritizes good governance and fighting corruption with the strongest standards for transparency and anticorruption of any trade agreement in history.

TPP includes a chapter specifically dedicated to helping small- and medium-sized businesses benefit from trade.

October 6, 2015, as German-American Day.

German Americans have proven our Nation's diversity makes our society ever stronger.

TPP will result in the largest expansion of fully-enforceable labor rights in history.

I hereby: Make the determination provided in section 110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act.

For the families of the fallen, we know that words alone can't ease the pain of your loss.

We must give firefighters the equipment and the support that they need to get the job done and to come home safe; that's what we owe every one of you.

It's hard to think of a more selfless profession than firefighting.

They're extraordinary Americans.

Today we remember them and salute them as the heroes that they were.

We honor men like Michael Garrett of West Virginia.

And even as we honor these 87 heroes, we know that their work is carried on by firefighters all across our Nation.

We can never repay them fully for their sacrifices.

The Department of Defense has launched a full investigation.

I extend my deepest condolences to the medical professionals and other civilians killed and injured in the tragic incident at a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz.

I expect a full accounting of the facts and circumstances.

Michelle and I offer our thoughts and prayers to all of the civilians affected by this incident.