Barack Obama

S. 388 would delay sequestration and provide the Congress with the time necessary to enact balanced deficit reduction.

When we see our neighbors in need, we will always stand united in helping them get back on their feet.

American progress depends on what we do for our students.

By the President of the United States of America, I do hereby proclaim March 2013 as Irish-American Heritage Month.

The Congress must act responsibly to avert sequestration through balanced deficit reduction.

Today Republicans in the Senate faced a choice about how to grow our economy and reduce our deficit.

That spirit is what called our mothers and grandmothers to fight for a world where no wall or ceiling could keep their daughters from their dreams.

Women are nearly half of our Nation's workforce and more than half of our college graduates.

I call upon all Americans to observe this month and to celebrate International Women's Day on March 8, 2013, with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

It would make the country less secure at home, and reduce our ability to protect the Nation’s borders.

Books open the window to worlds of imagination.

It is why we have fought for greater workplace flexibility, access to capital and training for women-owned businesses, and equal pay for equal work.

Meeting those challenges will not be easy.

We can build on the over $2.5 trillion in deficit reduction we've already achieved.

S. 16 would explicitly protect pork barrel spending.

I believe we should do better.

We do well by placing a statue of her here.

Rosa Parks tell us there's always something we can do.

I will continue to rely on his advice and sound judgment as we work to create good, middle class jobs.

His reputation as a master of fiscal issues who can work with leaders on both sides of the aisle has already helped him succeed in some of the toughest jobs in Washington.

This is going to be a big hit on the economy.

She defied the odds, and she defied injustice.

It is because of these men and women that I stand here today.

The issue is political.

I am pleased that the Senate took bipartisan action today to confirm Jack Lew as our Nation's next Treasury Secretary.