Barack Obama

I hereby determine that it is in the national interest of the United States to waive the application of the prohibition in section 404(a) of the CSPA with respect to Yemen.

We can move forward together.

We're obviously at a critical junction in our country's history.

And I know you guys have a little pull, at least with one Congressman.

If in our hearts we believe what we say we believe about a country that gives everybody a fair shake and asks for a fair share from everybody, then we won't be tired, we won't be deterred, we won't be weary.

Come tell the small business owners and workers in this community why you'd rather defend tax breaks for millionaires than tax cuts for the middle class.

We didn't fully understand at that point how deep this crisis was going to be.

Focused, as this President has said before, on the things that we can do now, 13 months ahead of the election, to put people back to work and grow the economy.

Nobody wants to punish success in America.

Middle-class families shouldn't pay higher tax rates than millionaires and billionaires.

If asking a millionaire to pay the same tax rate as a plumber makes me a class warrior--a warrior for the working class--I will accept that.

We must recognize the contributions of the arts and humanities not only by supporting the artists of today, but also by giving opportunities to the creative thinkers of tomorrow.

This month, we celebrate the enlightenment and insight we have gained from the arts and humanities.

I don't think they're better off than they were four years ago.

Increased U.S. exports expected under the Agreement will support more than 70,000 American jobs.

My Administration is working not only to curb domestic violence, but to bring it to an end.

Getting children off to a healthy start at home and at school is vital to their success.

This is the power of the arts and humanities—they speak to our condition and affirm our desire for something more and something better.

We can't sit here and pretend that somehow, you know, Washington just cutting spending, in and of itself, is going to be putting people back to work.

I can't imagine any American that I've been talking to that's not interested in seeing construction workers back on the job.

I urge the Congress to enact this legislation promptly.

We've got to make sure that we don't let up.

I think most Americans believe that we’ve got to invest in making sure we've got the best education system possible; that we’ve got to invest in basic research.

I am transmitting the District of Columbia's 2012 Budget Request Act.

We must now harness that spirit of innovation to develop the next generation of accessible, secure technologies.