Barack Obama

David S. Johanson, of Texas, to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission for a term expiring December 16, 2018, vice Charlotte A. Lane, term expired.

Tomorrow I'm pleased to announce that the Washington Monument, as well as the entire Federal Government, will be open for business.

I call upon the Syrian authorities to refrain from any further violence against peaceful protestors.

Timothy G. Massad, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Herbert M. Allison, Jr., resigned.

Anuj Chang Desai, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States for the term expiring September 30, 2014. (Reappointment)

I strongly condemn the abhorrent violence committed against peaceful protesters by the Syrian Government today and over the past few weeks.

These rights are universal, and they must be respected in Syria.

Wanda Felton, of New York, to be First Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2013, vice Linda Mysliwy Conlin, term expired.

I wanted to report again to the American people that we made some additional progress this evening.

When too many of our schools are failing our children, too many of our kids are dropping out of school, that's not a black or a white or brown problem, that is an American problem.

I want to report again to the American people that we made some additional progress this evening. I think the staffs of both the House and the Senate, as well as the White House staff, have been working very hard to try to narrow the…

No one is prouder to put this birth certificate matter to rest than the Donald.

We're not going to be able to do it if we just make stuff up and pretend that facts are not facts. We're not going to be able to solve our problems if we get distracted by sideshows and carnival barkers.

That's what's at stake.

Under President Santos's leadership, I'm confident we'll be able to do a lot of work to strengthen relations with all the countries in the hemisphere.

I expect an answer in the morning.

A shutdown could have real effects on everyday Americans.

I remain confident that, if we're serious about getting something done, we should be able to complete a deal and get it passed and avert a shutdown.

We just had a productive meeting with Speaker Boehner, as well as Majority Leader Reid. We discussed the impasse that we're firmly at with respect to the budget.

I think what they're looking for from me is the same they're looking for from Speaker Boehner and Harry Reid and everybody else, and that is that we act like grownups.

When government shuts down, it means that that small business owner who's waiting to get a loan, suddenly nobody's there to process it. He may not get that loan and that business may not open.

I remain confident that if we're serious about getting something done, we should be able to complete a deal and get it passed and avert a shutdown. But it's going to require a sufficient sense of urgency from all parties involved. It means…

There is no reason why we should not be able to complete a deal.

The challenge is to do it in a way that doesn't hurt future economic growth and hurt investment in the United States.

The Congress passed gave us much more power.