Barack Obama

America's future prosperity and security are very much intertwined with the Asia-Pacific region.

The United States condemns the Asad regime's use of brutal violence and human rights abuses and calls on the Asad regime to stop its violent war.

The United States and the Republic of Korea are as united as ever.

If the President is presented with legislation that would result in the Congress choosing to default on the full faith and credit of the United States, he would veto it.

American families do not get to choose which bills to pay and which ones not to pay, and the United States Congress cannot either.

The Syrian regime's actions and policies... continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.

If what North Korea has been doing has not resulted in a strong, prosperous nation, then now is a good time for Kim Jong Un to evaluate that history and take a different path.

I have no tolerance for this.

This bill would threaten the full faith and credit of the United States.

We'll continue to coordinate closely with South Korea and with Japan.

Anthony Renard Foxx, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of Transportation, vice Ray LaHood.

We want to make sure that we have the best analysis possible.

The commitment of the United States to the security of the Republic of Korea will never waver.

Today we agreed to continue the implementation of our historic trade agreement, which is already yielding benefits for both our countries.

The proposal in H.R. 807, which chooses which bills to pay, is a deeply irresponsible approach that is simply default by another name.

Michael Froman, of New York, to be United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, vice Ronald Kirk, resigned.

Well, let's start with the principle that sexual assault is an outrage; it is a crime.

Melvin L. Watt, of North Carolina, to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency for a term of five years.

All of us would benefit from a North Korea that transformed itself.

If we say we're taking a position, I would think at this point the international community has a pretty good sense that we typically follow through on our commitments.

Because of the extraordinary advances in technology that we have made in the U.S., we are likely to be a net natural gas exporter as soon as 2020. I have got to make a decision, an executive decision broadly about whether or not we export…

I believe that there's even more that the people of the United States and Mexico can build together.

We look forward to working with the Congress on proposals that will truly enhance worker-controlled flexibility.

Today, almost all the people of the Americas live in democracies.

This legislation undermines the existing right to hard-earned overtime pay.