Barack Obama

Patrick J. Leahy, of Vermont, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-seventh Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

Pamela Ki Mai Chen, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, vice Raymond J. Dearie, retired.

Iqbal Paroo, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation.

It is disgusting and only highlights the absolute requirement that, for the future of the Syrian people, Assad must step aside.

If we keep fighting for the things that always made us strong, we will be better off.

We are here to build an economy where hard work pays off.

If you're a family that makes under $250,000 a year, like 98 percent of American families do, you won't see your income taxes increase by a single dime next year.

There's one thing that this crisis has not changed: It hasn't changed who we are.

We could not be prouder of Gabby.

Christopher J. Meade, of New York, to be General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury.

I think all Americans feel we have a moral, sacred duty toward our men and women in uniform.

This idea that here in America, you can make it if you try.

The direction that we choose... will... impact America for decades to come.

Federal aid to supplement the District of Columbia recovery efforts is essential.

The law requires insurance companies to spend at least 80 percent of consumers' premium dollars on health care.

It's a simple promise.

I've got a different plan.

It's a simple American promise.

Now, the direction that we choose—the direction you choose when you walk into this voting booth in November—is going to have a direct impact on your lives, but also on your children's lives and your grandchildren's lives.

The window remains open.

This is a choice between two fundamentally different visions for America.

That's why I'm running for President.

There is no military honor in shelling a city full of innocent civilians.

Ohio, you know better.

Ohio, we do not need more tax cuts for folks who are already doing really well.