Barack Obama

Budgets are about choices, so today I'm calling on you to choose to invest more in teachers, invest more in education, and invest more in our children and their future.

Don't be bored; do something.

Education is an issue that is best addressed at the State level.

These regulations are necessary to prevent the inflation of the academic credits attributed to postsecondary education courses.

Nothing more clearly signals what you value as a State than the decisions you make about where to invest.

Nothing more clearly signals what you value as a state as the decisions you make about where to invest.

Congress should not prevent the Secretary of Education from responsibly administering these programs.

I believe that's the right thing to do, for us to make sure to send a message to our young people: You graduate from high school at a minimum.

We've got to do everything we can to make sure that we sustain this progress.

We can't allow higher education to be a luxury in this country.

Governors have one of the best, but also one of the toughest, jobs around.

We're not going to agree on every single issue, every single day.

You've got a partner here in the White House.

By nature, and if not by nature, then by virtue of the position, you end up having to be pragmatic.

You can see your streets safer, your schools doing better by our children, our businesses growing faster, and our communities growing stronger because of the work that you do each and every day.

The United States remains committed to a partnership with the government and people of Afghanistan.

Millions of Yemenis voted for a new President and the beginning of a promising new chapter in Yemen's history.

There's no silver bullet that will bring down gas prices or reduce our dependence on foreign oil overnight.

The Yemeni people have achieved a new beginning for their country, but much work lies ahead.

The determination and sacrifice of the Yemeni people in the struggle for their universal rights has been inspiring.

Yemen has the potential to serve as a model for how peaceful transitions can occur when people resist violence and unite under a common cause.

Four billion dollars, imagine that.

It's outrageous, and it has to stop.

We welcome President Karzai's statement this morning encouraging peaceful expressions, and his call for dialogue and calm.

The United States will stand with the people of Yemen as they continue their efforts to forge a brighter future for their country.