Ensuring that our young people can go as far as their dreams and hard work will take them is the single most important task that we have as a nation.

We can't wait for government to do it for us.

The only way we live up to America's promise is if we value every single child, not just our own, and invest in every single child as if they're our own.

There's nothing, not a single thing, that's more important to the future of America than whether or not you and young people all across this country can achieve their dreams.

The Festival of Lights is also a reminder of how Isaiah saw the Jewish people, as a light unto the nations.

I see myself in these young people.

These young people behind me are proof that a little love, a little support allows them to achieve anything they can dream, anything they can conceive.

We knew this couldn't just be a Government initiative.

I want you to know you matter.

I call upon the people of the United States to mark this observance with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

We shouldn't expect that we're going to solve these problems overnight, but we've got proof about what happens when you just give folks a little love and you act on that love.

The story of Hanukkah, the story of the Jewish people, the story of perseverance—these are one and the same.

Proudly practicing our religion, whatever it might be, and defending the rights of others to do the same—that's our common creed.

Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, it means they have access to some of the services that are needed.

Take all steps, in concert with allies and partners, to deescalate the violence.

This precious experiment in self-government only works when we have selfless citizens like you.

Federal employees are finding innovative ways to ensure Americans have the foundation and opportunities they need to build a strong economic life.

It has been my privilege to call you my colleagues.

So today I could not be prouder that this legislation takes up the charge I laid down in my budget to provide $1 billion in funding so that Americans who want treatment can get started on the path to recovery and don't have to drive 6…

With technical assistance from Federal employees and federal funding from across multiple agencies, a formerly vacant building on Main Street was renovated to create the Williamson Health and Wellness Center.

A member of the federal team recruited technical expertise from the Department of Energy to help Detroit's new Public Lighting Authority consider long-term alternatives to replacing the outdated, broken lights.

I believe that the United States of America should be the country that ends cancer once and for all.

This legislation is going to combat the heroin and prescription opioid epidemic that is ravaging too many families across the country.

The United States congratulates Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni of Italy and the new Italian Government on their swearing-in.

to continue helping the families of the victims find some of the truth and justice they deserve, I can announce that the U.S. Government will declassify even more documents from that period including, for the first time, military and…