Barack Obama

Jill A. Pryor has displayed exceptional dedication to the legal profession through her work and I am honored to nominate her to serve the American people as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals.

I will sign it into law right away.

Paul William Grimm, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland.

God bless you, and God bless this country of ours.

We now have more manufacturing jobs being created than any time since the 1990s.

This is not class warfare. It has nothing to do with envy. It's simple math.

The typical American family will still see an extra $40 in every paycheck, keeping nearly $1,000 of their hard-earned money this year.

Mark E. Walker, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Florida.

This is real money that will make a real difference in people's lives.

Equal pay for equal work, because I want my daughters to have the same opportunities that anybody's sons have.

We're not yet where we need to be, we haven't solved every challenge, but what we've been able to accomplish has been remarkable.

She will be a diligent, judicious and esteemed addition to the Eleventh Circuit bench.

Jill A. Pryor, of Georgia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit.

We're better off when we keep that basic American promise that if you work hard, you can do well.

That's why today I am calling on Congress to join me in reforming our government by passing the Consolidating and Reforming Government Act.

An economy that was in danger of tipping into a great depression is starting to heal and rebuild itself.

People recognize that we remain the one indispensable nation.

There's much more the American people need and expect from us: to help our businesses keep creating jobs, to help restore security for middle class families, and to leave an economy that's built to last.

I want to make our schools the envy of the world.

To support an economy that's built to last, we need a government that's built for the 21st Century.

Change is the first bill I signed into law, the Lilly Ledbetter Act, that says women deserve an equal day's pay for an equal day's work.

We want an America where everybody is treated fairly.

I said in 2008, I'm not a perfect man and I will not be a perfect President.

Our challenge is how do we address all those accumulated problems that helped to lead to the crisis.

I want my daughters to be treated just like somebody else's sons when it comes to a job.