Let us remember our sacred debt to our veterans and recall that when we give them the chance to excel, there is no limit to what they might accomplish.
Barack Obama
The Public Record
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.
It is critical to expand Federal efforts and take new steps to reverse pollinator losses and help restore populations to healthy levels.
We are both members of the 'Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction'.
Our first priority is to manage the urgent humanitarian situation by making sure these children are housed, fed, and receive any necessary medical treatment.
This law has helped more than a million veterans, service members, and military families pursue a college education.
Like generations before them, our men and women in uniform today deserve the chance to live the American Dream they helped to defend.
The continued loss of commercial honey bee colonies poses a threat to the economic stability of commercial beekeeping and pollination operations in the United States.
I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency with respect to North Korea declared in E.O. 13466.
This bill marked the first time higher education was available to large cross-sections of the American people.
During the course of my Presidency and John's Prime Ministership, I think it's fair to say that the U.S.-New Zealand relationship has never been stronger.
Now as then, investing in the education and skills of our veterans is one of the smartest investments we can make in America.
The United States and New Zealand share the goal of a stable and secure world.
The United States provides more humanitarian assistance to refugees than any other nation.
The GI Bill proved that America prospers when we put a good education within the reach of those willing to work for it.
The existence and risk of proliferation of weapons-usable fissile material on the Korean Peninsula... continue to constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.
The best and most effective response to a threat like ISIL will ultimately involve partnerships where local forces, like Iraqis, take the lead.
It's not the job of the U.S. to choose Iraqi leaders but at the same time during a background call that the administration had with reporters here at the White House, senior administration officials were making it pretty darn clear that…
It's in the national security interest of the U.S. to make sure Iraq does not become a safe haven for terrorists.
Iraqi leaders must rise above their differences and come together around a political plan for Iraq's future.
The fate of this country hangs in the balance. One last chance for the political leadership here to get its act together and somehow keep this country together.
Iran can play a constructive role if it is helping to send the same message to the Iraqi Government that we're sending.
The Government of Uganda's enactment of the Anti-Homosexuality Act runs counter to universal human rights and complicates our bilateral relationship.
And it gives us an enormous opportunity to hear from you in very concrete terms about how we can advance not just America's export agenda, but how we can build the kind of economic future that we want for our kids and our grandkids.





