Barack Obama

We need to provide access to insurance for those who don't have it.

Some of people's concerns have grown out of bogus claims spread by those whose only agenda is to kill reform at any cost.

I will not accept the status quo as a solution. Not this time, not now.

I will not waste time with those who have made the calculation that it's better politics to kill this plan than to improve it.

The plan I'm announcing tonight would meet three basic goals. It will provide more security and stability to those who have health insurance. It will provide insurance for those who don't. And it will slow the growth of health care costs…

Now's the time to deliver on health care.

I believe it makes more sense to build on what works and fix what doesn't, rather than try to build an entirely new system from scratch.

To demonstrate for them that his plan will bring them security and stability;

Nothing in our plan requires you to change what you have.

We're hopeful that something can get done in that committee.

I express my deep appreciation for the sacrifices of the British military and people in this difficult summer period.

Healthcare reform is the single most important challenge we face.

We'll provide an affordable way for them to get accessible insurance.

Now is the time to deliver on health care.

I will not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficits, either now or in the future.

We know we must reform this system.

We will together disrupt, dismantle, and defeat Al Qaeda and their extremist allies in Afghanistan.

To speak clearly to the American people about what's in health care reform;

The time for bickering is over. The time for games has passed.

We have to get it done this year.

While the public option is important, it's not going to be a deal-breaker.

They have got to get moving, that now is the time to act.

Advisors to the president telling us that they expect the president on Wednesday night to say that while the public option is important it's not going to be a deal breaker.

You cannot drop out of school and just drop into a good job. You've got to train for it and work for it and learn for it.

The future of America depends on you.