Barack Obama

Since 2008, domestic oil and gas production has continued to increase.

So please give Matthew a big round of applause.

I'm reminded of what my friend Ab Mikva said about being friends with a politician: It's like having a perpetual child in college.

I am confident that the vision that we believe in so deeply... is most representative of the core decency of the American people.

H.R. 3630 breaks the bipartisan agreement on spending cuts.

H.R. 3630 plays politics at the expense of middle-class families.

H.R. 3630 seeks to put the burden of paying for the bill on working families.

2012 is even more important than it was 4 years ago.

This is a season of homecomings and military families across America are being reunited for the holidays.

The goal for Iraq is long-term success.

This is a season of homecomings, and military families across America are being reunited for the holidays. In the coming days, the last American soldiers will cross the border out of Iraq with honor and with their heads held high. After…

I think that when I came into office in 2008, it was my firm belief that at such an important moment in our history there was no reason why Democrats and Republicans couldn't put some of the old ideological baggage aside and focus on…

Today, only several thousand troops remain there, and more are coming home every day.

I have absolutely no doubt that these decisions are being made based on what Prime Minister Maliki believes is best for Iraq.

I haven't seen that.

After nearly 9 years, our war in Iraq ends this month.

The war is over and the troops are coming home.

We honor all Americans who have served in Iraq.

Our goal is simply to make sure that Iraq succeeds.

I think that this President made clear as a candidate -- as a senator, as a candidate, what his views were and are about how we got into this war.

We will have no bases in Iraq.

The Iraqi people must know that you will not stand alone.

None of this would have been successful obviously without our extraordinary men and women in uniform.

I think our goal is to have a comprehensive relationship with Iraq.

I want to make sure that anybody who is out in Iraq trying to help the Iraqi people is protected.