Barack Obama

I'm honored and humbled to stand before you as Commander in Chief of the finest military the world has ever known.

After fighting for America, you should not have to fight over paperwork to receive the benefits that you've earned.

We will fulfill our responsibility to deliver the benefits and care that you earned.

This is not a war of choice, this is a war of necessity.

There but for the grace of God go I.

We can't afford what we're doing right now.

Every time we're in sight of reform, special interests start fighting back.

Health care touches us all in profound ways.

No one in America should go broke because they get sick.

We will pass health insurance reform that finally holds the insurance companies accountable.

It's wrong, and we're going to fix it when we pass health insurance reform this year.

We have the American Nurses Associations, we have the American Medical Association on board, because America's doctors and nurses know how badly we need reform.

Look, he was dying to come here and go fishing.

I think he's always tremendously enjoyed being outside with his family.

Health insurance reform is a challenge we can't ignore.

If you like your health care plan, you keep your health care plan.

I believe, as I always have, that we will rise to this moment.

If you like your doctor or health care plan, you can keep it.

Nothing is going to be perfect.

Well, you know, we've actually here in the administration tried to put more money into schools.

If you do the responsible thing, if you pay your premiums each month so that you are covered in case of a crisis, when that crisis comes, if you have a heart attack or your husband finds out he has cancer, or you son or daughter is rushed…

When I was campaigning, I made a promise that I would not raise your taxes if you made $250,000 a year or less. That's what I said. But I said that for people like myself who make more than that, there's nothing wrong with me paying a…

First of all, the man who is working tirelessly to make sure that the American people get a fair deal when it comes to health care in America. Please give Max Baucus a big round of applause.

When I was campaigning I made a promise that I would not raise your taxes if you made $250,000 a year or less.

Look, you are absolutely right that I can't cover another 46 million people for free.