Barack Obama

Now, I can't legislate fatherhood--I can't force anybody to love a child. . . . What we can do is come together and support fathers who are willing to step up and be good partners and parents and providers. . . .

This next provision is called the 'jersey shore up.' It reads the following individuals shall be excluded from the indoor tanning tax within this bill. Snooki, Jay Wow, the situation and House Minority Leader, John Boehner.

I got to admit, I don't know who Snooki is.

Now, many are to blame for the reaction and overreaction that followed these comments, including my own administration.

But I believe we can put politics aside and finally have an immigration system that's accountable. I believe we can appeal, not to people's fears, but to their hopes.

Education is an economic issue, if not the economic issue of our time.

Slowly but surely, that is exactly what we are doing.

All workers should be able to protect their health and safety by reporting violations of the law or workplace hazards without fear of retaliation from their employers.

This status quo is morally inexcusable, it is economically indefensible.

In addition, H.R. 5893 includes revenue-raising provisions similar to those included in the President's Budget.

When one in three Native American women will be raped in their lifetimes, that is an assault on our national conscience.

We've got an obligation to lift up every child in every school in this country.

I want to challenge our States to offer better early learning options.

If we want success for our country, we can't accept failure in our schools decade after decade.

You need to look at us differently. We are the future.

Continuing arms transfers to Hizballah that include increasingly sophisticated weapons systems serve to undermine Lebanese sovereignty.

The national emergency declared with respect to the actions of certain persons to undermine the sovereignty of Lebanon or its democratic processes and institutions is to continue in effect beyond August 1, 2010.

Whistleblower protections must be meaningful so that workers feel secure enough to speak up when they see hazards going unaddressed.

Here in America, we have a chance to choose a different future.

I have no interest in just paying lip service to the problems we face.

I was elected to do what was right.

Passage of this legislation will provide much-needed relief to families.

It is unconscionable that crime rates in Indian Country are more than twice the national average.

America is a better place because of the Urban League.

It's a move that some are calling inappropriate, but that did not stop the president from fielding questions like this one from Barbara Walters and company.