Barack Obama

Ed has devoted his 23 years in Congress to helping hard-working families, fighting to fix our broken immigration system, and guaranteeing access to quality, affordable health care for all.

I have not yet heard, however, a persuasive vision of how Israel survives as a democracy and a Jewish state at peace with its neighbors in the absence of a peace deal with the Palestinians and a two-state solution.

It's maintenance of a chronic situation.

We all have a job to do.

The situation will not improve or resolve itself.

If there's something you know you have to do, even if it's difficult or unpleasant, you might as well just go ahead and do it, because waiting isn't going to help.

If America stands for anything, it stands for the idea of opportunity for everybody.

Unlocking their full potential will benefit not only them, but all Americans.

If you work hard and play by the rules, you should have the opportunity to succeed -- regardless of the circumstances of your birth.

The only reason you would not want us to test whether or not we can resolve this nuclear program issue diplomatically would be if you thought that by a quick military exercise you could remove the threat entirely.

America needs more citizens like Moe.

The silence on my part is a direct result of my secretary of state, John Kerry, engaging in some of the most vigorous, active diplomacy that we've seen on this issue in many years.

I believe that President Abbas is sincere about his willingness to recognize Israel and its right to exist.

For us not to seize that opportunity would be a mistake.

Those statistics should break our hearts and compel us to act.

Michelle and I thank Congressman Pastor for his service, and we wish him, his wife Verma, and their children and grandchildren the very best in the future.

I firmly believe that every child deserves the same chances that I had.

We have a high degree of confidence that when they look at 35,000 U.S. military personnel in the region, they should take my statements seriously.

Cannot remain a mere sheet of paper.

The second piece of even better news is I'm joined this afternoon by the Secretary of Transportation, Anthony Foxx, who can talk to you a little bit about the announcement that the President is going to make today.

Rebuilding our infrastructure is vital to business.

This year it will be a $600 million program, but over the life of TIGER we have had 270 projects that have received TIGER grants in all 50 states around the country.

The framework is $302 billion over four years, which enables us not only to fill the gap in the Highway Trust Fund but to do substantially more than that.

This funding and opportunity for governors, mayors, and other local leaders to partner with the Federal government is a result of the bipartisan Consolidated Appropriations Act.

The TIGER program has had a tremendous outsized impact on building infrastructure in this country.