Barack Obama

On Veterans Day, we come together to pay tribute to the men and women who have worn the uniform of the United States Armed Forces.

There are more Indian students in the United States than any other country.

Our prosperity depends not just on consuming things, but also on being the maker of things.

Today we received some encouraging news.

I think the overwhelming message that I hear from the voters is that we want everybody to act responsibly in Washington. We want you to work harder to arrive at consensus.

Each time progress has come slowly and even painfully, but progress has always come -- because we’ve worked at it and because we’ve believed in it.

People are frustrated -- they’re deeply frustrated -- with the pace of our economic recovery and the opportunities that they hope for their children and their grandchildren.

Every election, regardless of who wins and who loses, is a reminder that in our democracy, power rests not with those of us in elected office, but with the people we have the privilege to serve.

And I told John Boehner and Mitch McConnell last night, I am very eager to sit down with members of both parties and figure out how we can move forward together.

I told John Boehner and Mitch McConnell last night I am very eager to sit down with members of both parties and figure out how we can move forward together. I'm not suggesting this will be easy. I won't pretend that we'll be able to bridge…

I think it's clear that the voters sent a message, which is, they want us to focus on the economy and jobs and moving this country forward.

We have to take that message to heart and make a sincere and consistent effort to try to change how Washington operates.

I am hopeful that we can get that done before we leave and send a strong signal to Russia that we are serious about reducing nuclear arsenals.

We can't afford 2 years of just squabbling.

The one thing I'm absolutely certain of is that the American people don't want us just standing still and they don't want us engaged in gridlock.

The voters sent a message, which is, they want us to focus on the economy and jobs and moving this country forward.

The most important contest we face is not the contest between Democrats and Republicans. In this century, the most important competition we face is between America and our economic competitors around the world.

There's no way to sugar coat it; last night was tough for Democrats. He warned that they most likely face even tougher days ahead.

I think that what I think is absolutely true is voters are not satisfied with the outcomes.

I think that there is no doubt that people's number one concern is the economy. And what they were expressing great frustration about is the fact that we haven't made enough progress on the economy.

Yesterday's vote confirmed what I have heard from folks all across America. People are frustrated. They're deeply frustrated with the pace of our economic recovery and the opportunities that they hope for their children and their…

What yesterday also told us is that no one party will be able to dictate where we go from here; that we must find common ground in order to set -- in order to make progress on some uncommonly difficult challenges.

I will take responsibility for it in a lot of ways.

They want jobs to come back faster, they want paychecks to go further.

The men and women who sent us here don't expect Washington to solve all their problems.