Barack Obama

Our first job is to make sure that taxes on middle class families don't go up.

Right now, as we speak, Congress can pass a law that would prevent a tax hike on the first $250,000 of everybody's income.

Now is the time for us to work on what we all agree to.

Ninety-eight percent of Americans, 97 percent of small businesses, would not see their income taxes go up by a single dime.

I send my best wishes to all those here in America and around the world who are observing the anniversary of birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the first Sikh guru.

Businesses can't afford it either.

We have a pretty good track record of actually making Congress work.

I'm ready to sign it.

It is my great pleasure to welcome President-elect Pena Nieto to the Oval Office and to the White House.

Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis.

I would like to extend heartfelt congratulations to the people of Albania on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of your country's independence.

The United States stood with the people of Albania for the first 100 years of their country's independence and will stand with you for the next hundred years and the hundred years that follow.

But she accepted the challenge, and today, the SEC is stronger and our financial system is safer and better able to serve the American people, thanks in large part to Mary's hard work.

I'm confident that Elisse's years of experience will serve her well in her new position, and I'm grateful she has agreed to help lead the agency.

I welcome the final approval of the Cobell settlement agreement, clearing the way for reconciliation between the trust beneficiaries and the Federal Government.

Thanksgiving is a chance to put it all in perspective: to remember that despite our differences, we are, and always will be, Americans first and foremost.

As Americans, we are bold, generous, big-hearted people.

That’s something to be grateful for, today and every day.

It is not in the best interest of the Nation to rescind after December 31, 2012, the unobligated amounts made available in Division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

I reaffirmed the close partnership between the United States and Egypt.

The $11.5 million unobligated balance will allow Inspectors General the needed flexibility to effectively combat waste, fraud, and abuse.

The resulting insider threat capabilities will strengthen the protection of classified information across the executive branch and reinforce our defenses against both adversaries and insiders who misuse their access and endanger our…

We agreed on the importance of working toward a more durable solution to the situation in Gaza.

May God bless the American people.

This year, for the first time ever, the American public decided which of the two turkeys – Cobbler or Gobbler – would become the 2012 National Thanksgiving Turkey by casting a vote via the White House Facebook page.