Barack Obama

You've got to go with Jordan.

Deng seems more confident.

We actually went down to my little basket down here and we played a game of HORSE.

That's — that's an NBA pick.

The size and the structure of our military and defense budgets have to be driven by a strategy, not the other way around...

The major driver of our long-term liabilities-- everybody here knows it--is Medicare and Medicaid.

A nuclear-armed Iran would be counter to the national security interests of the United States.

The tide of war is receding.

The tide of war is receding

Let there be no doubt: America is determined to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, and I will take no options off the table to achieve that goal.

The executive branch must utilize all elements of national power to effectively confront the threat posed by al-Qa'ida and its associated forces.

Nothing in the NDAA nor in this Directive alters the existing law enforcement and national security authorities of the Department of Justice, the FBI, or other Federal law enforcement agencies.

Today’s proposed rule emphasizes the importance of flexibility and pragmatism.

The bill would undermine five years of collaboration between local, State, and Federal stakeholders to develop the Bay-Delta Conservation Plan.

The proposed rule recommends, on the basis of extensive scientific analysis, that areas identified as critical habitat should be subject to active management.

I hereby submit to the Congress in accordance with section 1022(a)(4) of the Act.

I hereby waive the requirements of section 1022(a)(1), regardless of whether an individual has yet been determined to be a Covered Person, and certify that it is in the national security interests of the United States to do so.

The regulatory system must protect public health, welfare, safety, and our environment while promoting economic growth, innovation, competitiveness, and job creation.

A rigid, inflexible requirement to place suspected terrorists into military custody would undermine the national security interests of the United States.

H.R. 1837 would repeal the San Joaquin River Settlement Agreement, which the Congress enacted to resolve 18 years of contentious litigation.

I hereby submit to the Congress, as required under section 1022(c)(1) of the Act.

Unfortunately, H.R. 1837 would undermine these efforts and the progress that has been made.

Uncertainty on the part of the public may be avoided, and public comment improved, by simultaneous presentation of the best scientific data available and the analysis of economic and other impacts.

Senator Snowe's career demonstrates how much can be accomplished when leaders from both parties come together to do the right thing for the American people.

I ask every American to commit to at least one year or more of higher education or career training.