Barack Obama

I'm grateful he's agreed to take on this important role, and I look forward to working with him.

The success of our efforts to achieve enhanced energy security and to protect the environment also depends upon the development of infrastructure and promotion of fuels.

We know that our dependence on foreign oil endangers our security and our economy.

These strategies should consider whether particular segments of the diverse heavy-duty vehicle sector present special opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase fuel economy.

There is established the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling.

As a result, everybody wins.

We proved that these were false choices.

That's what we're going to continue to do in the days, weeks, and months ahead.

The American people will be well served by his integrity and commitment to the law.

This will bring down costs for transporting goods, serving businesses and consumers alike.

We already have made significant strides toward reducing greenhouse gas pollution and enhancing fuel efficiency from motor vehicles.

Instead of fighting higher standards, auto manufacturers are engaged in a race to meet them.

America has the opportunity to lead the world in the development of a new generation of clean cars and trucks through innovative technologies and manufacturing that will spur economic growth and create high-quality domestic jobs.

The national program should seek to produce joint Federal standards that are harmonized with applicable State standards.

I believe that it's possible, in the next 20 years, for vehicles to use half the fuel and produce half the pollution that they do today.

We want America to be home to the auto industry of the future, and this sends a clear message to our innovators, entrepreneurs and auto manufacturers that this country is committed to leading the way through 2016 and beyond.

I want America to be that nation.

You've got to crack down.

David J. Hickton, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania for the term of four years.

I urge individuals, families, communities, and businesses to take time to plan for the storm season before it begins.

A healthy small business sector will give us vibrant communities, cutting-edge technology, and an American economy that can compete and win in the 21st century.

Our goal is not to punish the banks, but to protect the larger economy and the American people from the kind of upheavals that we've seen in the past few years.

I urge those in hurricane-threatened areas to visit www.Hurricanes.gov/Prepare to learn more about what they can do to protect themselves and their property from hurricanes.

I encourage the full Congress to give this strong, bipartisan legislation the swift consideration it deserves.

Because of Wall Street reform, we'll soon have in place the strongest consumer protections in history.