Barack Obama

My expectation was that Speaker Boehner was going to be willing to go to his caucus and ask them to do the tough thing but the right thing.

As of September 20th, servicemembers will no longer be forced to hide who they are in order to serve our country.

The decisions we've got to make right now are tough ones, and nobody likes them

We are very pleased that the relationship between New Zealand and the United States is growing stronger by the day.

Our hearts go out to them, and we'll provide any support we can to them as they investigate these occurrences.

Even though it's taking place in Washington, this is actually a debate about you and everybody else in America and the choices that we face.

I look forward to returning the visit sometime.

It's the first thing I think about when I wake up in the morning; it's the last thing I think about when I go to bed at night.

We discussed our security cooperation and continue to thank New Zealand for its participation in our efforts in Afghanistan.

I feel real good about 5-0

The American people expect action.

We've always got to think about how do we trim back on what we need now, but keep our eyes on what are our investments in the future.

I wanted to personally extend my condolences to the people of Norway.

There's nothing wrong with having a treat once in a while

Republican senators acknowledging that revenues need to be part of a balanced package

As Commander in Chief, I have always been confident that our dedicated men and women in uniform would transition to a new policy in an orderly manner that preserves unit cohesion, recruitment, retention, and military effectiveness.

We have workers in need of a job and a country that's in need of rebuilding, and if we put those two things together we can make real progress.

I remain confident that we will get an extension of the debt limit and we will not default.

We've got to cut spending that we don't need; we have to eliminate programs that may not be working

New Zealand has been an outstanding partner on these issues.

The question we have to answer, though, is: Where do we want to go?

The vast majority of the American people believe we should have a balanced approach.

The single most important thing we can do for the economy is putting people back to work

Every American can be proud that our extraordinary troops and their families... will only grow stronger and remain the best fighting force in the world and a reflection of the values of justice and equality that define us as Americans.

The American people agree with the approach that I've talked about — a balanced approach