Barack Obama

We're going to have to protect our civilians--our aid workers and our diplomats--who are over there.

Together, we can improve the lives of all those affected and create a healthier future for all our citizens.

We must jump-start industries that create jobs and end our dependence on foreign oil.

Pure partisan politics

The United Nations Security Council... requires Member States to take certain measures to prevent... the transfer of luxury goods to North Korea.

I hereby expand the scope of the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13466.

Holding this bill hostage is directly detrimental to our economic growth.

I'm absolutely confident that we will meet them.

I have issued an Executive Order that expands the scope of the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13466 of June 26, 2008.

These measures are necessary to carry out the purposes of this order.

Too many Americans are still looking for work.

The order strengthens that implementation.

Most importantly, I've got confidence in the American people.

This order is effective at 12:01 p.m., eastern daylight time on August 30, 2010.

Small businesses accounted for more than 60 percent of the job losses in America.

Today, New Orleans is one of the fastest growing cities in America, with a big surge in new small businesses.

We are going to stand with you until the oil is cleaned up, until the environment is restored.

I'm inspired to spend time with folks who have demonstrated what it means to persevere in the face of tragedy — and rebuild in the face of ruin.

New Orleans is blossoming again.

The work ahead will not be easy.

I'm grateful to Jade for her introduction and congratulate you on being crowned Miss Xavier.

New Orleans is one of the fastest growing cities in America, with a big new surge in small businesses.

Even amid so much tragedy, we saw the stirrings of a brighter day.

That sense of hope in difficult times, that's what I came to talk about today.

Together, we are helping to make New Orleans a place that stands for what we can do in America — not just for what we can't do.