Barack Obama

God bless you. God bless America.

Not only have Russians gone into Crimea and annexed it in illegal fashion, violating the sovereignty and territory of Ukraine, but what they have also done is supported at minimum non-state militias in southern and eastern Ukraine and…

I urge House Republicans to listen to the will of the American people and bring immigration reform to the House floor for a vote.

The best way to deescalate the situation in Ukraine is for these armed separatists to disband and disarm.

We can do nothing, which is the strategy that some folks in Washington seem to have, or we can do what we've always done best: We pull together, we fight back, and we win.

Simply put, it would boost our economy, strengthen our security, and live up to our most closely held values as a society.

The majority of Americans are ahead of House Republicans on this crucial issue.

American business today spends $400 billion training their own workers.

We've got to have an economy where it grows from the middle class out and from the bottom up and everybody has a chance.

Every single person you send to Washington should be focused on that issue.

Restoring that idea is the defining issue of our time.

We have to engage with businesses in order to get workers the skills that they need.

This competition prioritizes applicants that are increasing state-wide alignment of the training investments made by employers, educators and the workforce system.

Training America's workers with the skills they need for a good job can help middle class families feel more secure in their jobs and help American businesses grow our economy.

When it comes to training our workers, not all of today's good jobs require a 4-year college degree.

The Senate's commonsense agreement would grow the economy by $1.4 trillion and shrink the deficit by nearly $850 billion over the next two decades.

Talk is one thing but action is another.

A lot of people don't feel that progress in their own lives yet.

That's the idea of America: If you work hard, you can get ahead.

87 percent of apprentices are employed after completing their programs and the average starting wage for apprenticeship graduates is over $50,000.

We want to replicate your model across the country.

That's what America is all about, each of us working to try to move forward.

If you're willing to put in the work to get a job or earn a promotion in today's economy, America's job-training system should give you every possible chance.

We are actively preparing new sanctions.

This expansion builds on UPS' longstanding commitment to apprenticeships and its historic partnership with the Teamsters.