Barack Obama

I believed then and I believe now that the Palestinian people deserve a state of their own.

Peace is a really hard thing to get done.

Difficult days are still ahead. But one thing is clear. The future of Libya is now in the hands of the Libyan people.

A federal appeals court ruled that the 17-year sentence given to a convicted terrorist Jose Padilla was too lenient.

I will not support any plan that puts all the burden for closing our deficit on ordinary Americans. And I will veto any bill that changes benefits for those who rely on Medicare but does not raise serious revenues by asking the wealthiest…

We're also planning to cut away the red tape that prevents too many rapidly growing startup companies from raising capital and going public.

Generations of Latino immigrants renew America's entrepreneurial spirit.

The major driver of our long-term liabilities is Medicare and Medicaid and our healthcare spending.

The acceptance of preservation status is best achieved when the public has an opportunity to participate in a land-use-planning or legislative process.

The acceptance of preservation status is best achieved when the public has an opportunity to participate in a land use planning or legislative process.

We believe that Congress should act on the American Jobs Act right away.

I urge the prompt and favorable consideration of this proposal.

We know that if we take the steps outlined in this jobs plan, that there's no reason why we can't be selling more goods all around the world that are stamped with those three words: Made in America.

This investment will create jobs, while improving classrooms and upgrading our schools to meet 21st century needs.

Let's pass this bill and give the typical working family a $1,500 tax cut instead.

10 years later we have emerged even stronger as a nation and more committed than ever to those values

These past 10 years have shown America's resolve to defend its citizens and our way of life.

Our character as a nation has not changed.

We have to reform Medicare to strengthen it. Millions of Americans rely on Medicare in their retirement. And millions more will do so in the future.

This is the American Jobs Act. It will lead to new jobs for construction workers, for teachers, for veterans, for first responders, young people and the long-term unemployed.

Pass this jobs bill, and put our teachers back in the classroom where they belong. It’s unfair to our kids. It undermines their future and ours. And it has to stop.

The purpose of the American Jobs Act is simple: to put more people back to work and more money in the pockets of those who are working.

For decades now, Americans have watched that compact erode. They have seen the decks too often stacked against them. And they know that Washington has not always put their interests first.

The question tonight is whether we’ll meet ours. The question is whether, in the face of an ongoing national crisis, we can stop the political circus and actually do something to help the economy.

I told the crowd that the time for grid lock and games is over.