Barack Obama

We must take steps to ensure that all relevant Federal programs follow such a job-driven approach to training.

This executive action is not a substitute for action at the state or federal level.

Thanks to Henry's leadership, Americans breathe cleaner air, drink cleaner water, eat safer food, purchase safer products, and finally, have access to quality, affordable health care.

Giving workers the opportunity to acquire the skills that they need to pursue in-demand jobs and careers is critical to growing our economy.

That's an agenda that should be welcomed by Americans across the country, regardless of how they vote, their political affiliation.

I want every young person in America to have that same chance, every single one.

Henry will leave behind a legacy as an extraordinary public servant and one of the most accomplished legislators of his or any era.

He will use the authority he has as President and the influence he has because of the office to take action wherever he can.

America cannot stand still, and neither will I.

It's at the heart of who we are as Americans.

Taken together, our energy policy is creating jobs and leading to a cleaner, safer planet.

We know that the nation that goes all-in on innovation today will own the global economy tomorrow.

Opportunity is who we are. And the defining project of our generation is to restore that promise.

What I offer tonight is a set of concrete, practical proposals to speed up growth, strengthen the middle class, and build new ladders of opportunity into the middle class.

The question for everyone in this chamber... is whether we are going to help or hinder this progress.

Tonight, this chamber speaks with one voice to the people we represent: it is you, our citizens, who make the state of our union strong.

We need to fix that.

Those who argue for legalizing marijuana as a panacea and it solves all these social problems I think are probably overstating the case.

Americans have a right to be angry about it, and I am angry about it.

The IRS scandal 'intolerable' and 'inexcusable,' and he called for those guilty of this misconduct to be held accountable.

I do not think it is more dangerous than alcohol.

I view it as a bad habit and vice, not very different from the cigarettes I smoked as a young person.

Every single one of you is doing your part to make the country stronger.

That's why we think the MyRA is going to trigger a lot of interest.

We built our company in a place where anyone can make it with hard work.