Barack Obama

We have preserved freedom of commerce while applying those rules and regulations necessary to protect the public against threats to our health and safety and to safeguard people and businesses from abuse.

Sometimes you just cannot defend the indefensible.

Sometimes those rules have gotten out of balance, placing unreasonable burdens on business--burdens that have stifled innovation and have had a chilling effect on growth and jobs.

Federal regulations have sometimes gotten out of balance, placing unreasonable burdens on business, burdens that have stifled innovation and have had a chilling effect on growth and jobs.

The new Executive Order squarely affirms the need to ensure that the benefits of regulation justify the costs.

However, so long as Gadhafi is in power, NATO must maintain its operations so that civilians remain protected and the pressure on the regime builds.

That's not how America was built, that's not how we became the greatest nation on Earth.

The legislation makes the largest annual spending cuts in the Nation's history.

We want a country that respects everyone, regardless of their race or their gender or their sexual orientation.

What makes us great is our incredible commitment to individual freedom and individual responsibility.

I am my brother's keeper, I am my sister's keeper.

I expressed to him my appreciation of the leadership that the Amir has shown when it comes to democracy in the Middle East.

At that point, the United Nations and its members should help the Libyan people as they rebuild where Qaddafi has destroyed.

That's the change we still believe in.

We must nurture these traits in our children to ensure America continues to be a symbol of promise to the world.

We are convinced that better times lie ahead for the people of Libya, and a pathway can be forged to achieve just that.

A belief in an America that is competitive and compassionate.

The economy is growing again.

It is not to remove Qaddafi by force.

We still have to have an energy policy that makes sure we're not subject to the whims of what happens on the other side of the world.

It's important that we look at our Tax Code and find a way to work together to not only simplify and make the tax system fairer, but also that we use it as a tool to help us achieve our deficit targets.

America's greatness, its ability to respond to changing technologies, a changing economy, would be called into question.

We look forward to working with you for many years to come.

You are further authorized and directed to make necessary arrangements to fund the exercise of these functions and authority from the proper appropriation.

A clean-energy standard will provide a clear, long-term signal to industry.