Barack Obama

I wanted to make sure they had everything they needed to respond to this tragedy.

I commend President Lobo for his leadership in promoting national reconciliation.

Being successful in New York doesn't come easy, and it's not for everybody.

All that hard work, all that hardship, all the time spent underground, it was all for the families.

How can we let anyone in this country put their lives at risk by simply showing up to work; by simply pursuing the American dream?

Never forget, they say, miners keep America's lights on.

The atmosphere of mutual trust and shared commitment to victory is especially called for today when Russia and the United States are building a partnership for the sake of a stable and prosperous world.

Nothing I or the Vice President or the Governor... can fill the hole they leave in your hearts or the absence that they leave in your lives.

These miners lived — as they died — in pursuit of the American dream.

We pay tribute to the courage of those who fought together to liberate Europe from fascism.

Even as we mourn 29 lives lost, we also remember 29 lives lived.

Nothing I say can fill the hole they leave in your hearts; the absence they leave in your lives.

We cannot bring back the 29 men we lost.

God bless our miners.

But we decided that while providing additional assistance was a risk, the far greater risk to families and communities across our country was to do nothing.

I did not run for President to get into the auto business or the banking business.

I won't be satisfied until folks who need work can find good jobs.

The United States wants to build and deepen a set of partnerships with Muslim communities around the world on issues that are really fundamental to our own lives related to education and economic opportunity.

We celebrate the true meaning of patriotism, the love of a country that's so strong that these men and women were willing to risk their lives to defend our country even before they could call it their own.

When women are able to live up to their full potential it can both empower women, but also unleash the potential of communities and economic opportunity in many different parts of the world.

Citizenship is not just a collection of rights, but it's also a set of responsibilities.

Today we celebrate the common spirit that lives within each of you.

It is my greatest pleasure to be among the first to greet you as a fellow American.

That is the spirit that all of you are renewing here today.

We believe that this is an important opportunity for the United States to galvanize that action.