Barack Obama

The bill, if enacted, would contravene U.S. commitments in the JCPOA and interfere with its successful implementation.

Ultimately, the President is going to be the final decisionmaker.

I think it's important to give him the room and the space to do that.

We are indisputably in a stronger position today than we were when I came in 8 years ago.

Let's learn our lessons, lick our wounds, brush ourselves off, and then, we'll get back to work.

That's why ensuring a smooth transition is so important.

I want you to know, because I've been reading a lot of these reports, this notion that somehow all the work we did suddenly gets stripped away—let me tell you something, we got more done than any administration in the last…

America is better off than it was.

We've got to get busy.

It is my strong belief that the majority of the American people would not want to see suddenly those kids have to start hiding again.

I'm still fired up and I'm still ready to go.

One of the most important things we can do with our time on Earth is to make it better for future generations.

We have better ideas, but they have to be heard for us to actually translate those ideas into votes and ultimately into action.

You're allowed to mope for a week and a half, maybe two if you really need it.

Don't suddenly veer off into isolation.

Nobody said democracy is supposed to be easy.

I determine, pursuant to section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, that there is a sufficient supply of petroleum and petroleum products from countries other than Iran.

I could not be prouder of everything that you helped us accomplish.

As long as I'm President, we are going to uphold those norms and cherish and uphold those ideals.

The bottom line is that the—and I don't know about you all, but I'm still fired up, and I'm still ready to go.

My goal is, on January 21, America is in the strongest position possible.

We will try to share the lessons that we've learned over these last 8 years with the incoming President.

Together, we are destroying ISIL and its false claim to a caliphate.

Today, the United States is proud to stand strong with our oldest ally as we have, along with our international and local partners, accelerated our fight against ISIL.

We remain steadfast in our determination to deal ISIL a lasting defeat.