Barack Obama

Too many of you not only can't afford to provide health insurance to your employees, too many of you are having a tough time just affording health insurance for yourselves.

It will take sustained, robust GDP growth to bring the unemployment rate down substantially.

That's what's at stake; that's what we're fighting for.

That's what I will do in bringing all parties together, not negotiating behind closed doors, but bringing all parties together, and broadcasting those negotiations on C-SPAN, so that the American people can see what the choices are.

And that's what I will do in bringing all parties together. Not negotiating behind closed doors but bringing all parties together and broadcasting those negotiations on C-Span so that the American people can see what the choices are.

The organizations represented here have made real progress in recent years.

I will be looking for the board to provide me with objective, independent, and nonpartisan counsel as we work to strengthen our intelligence community and our national security.

To look for the best in each other, to give each other the benefit of the doubt, and to remember that we're here for a purpose far greater than the sum of our own hopes, needs, and ambitions.

I'm very pleased that these two distinguished Americans have agreed to serve as co-chairmen of my Intelligence Advisory Board.

You understand that we must stand against crimes that are meant not only to break bones, but to break spirits.

This is about whether we value one another, whether we embrace our differences rather than allowing them to become a source of animus.

Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect.

It is a great privilege to be here today as we confer the Congressional Gold Medal on a man who's spent his life breaking barriers and bridging divides across this country: Senator Edward Brooke.

Small businesses are the backbone of the American economy and are responsible for nearly 65 percent of job creation.

No one in America should ever be afraid to walk down the street holding the hands of the person they love.

Passage of H.R. 3854 in the House is an important step in the legislative process.

At root, this isn't just about our laws; this is about who we are as a people.

They have my full support, will report to me, and will have the full cooperation of my National Security Council staff and the organizations represented here.

This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity.

The American people—and the men and women of our intelligence community as well—deserve nothing less.

He fought so hard for Medicare, for mass transit and the minimum wage, for civil rights and women's rights.

He invested in education so that every child in Virginia could have the tools they need to succeed in this global marketplace.

Democrats and Republicans alike will be held accountable by their constituents who want to see health care reform enacted this year.

We don't need politicians who are more interested in scoring points than solving problems.

I don't believe in 'can't.' I don't believe in giving up.