Barack Obama

It's a reform that will make prescription drugs more affordable for millions of seniors and restore a measure of fairness to Medicare Part D.

This is a significant breakthrough on the road to health care reform, one that will make the difference in the lives of many older Americans.

Our goal, our imperative, is to reduce the punishing inflation in health care costs while improving patient care.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and friends affected by this tragedy.

We're going to promote markets that work for those who play by the rules.

The most important thing we can do to put this era of irresponsibility in the past is to take responsibility now.

It's charged with just one job: looking out for the interests of ordinary Americans in the financial system.

We are at a turning point in America's journey toward health care reform.

The agreement reached today to lower prescription drug costs for seniors will be an important part of the legislation I expect to sign into law in October.

Those ridiculous contracts, pages of fine print that no one can figure out, will be a thing of the past.

This deal will provide significant relief from that burden for millions of American seniors.

One of its major causes was a breakdown in oversight that led to widespread abuses in the financial system.

I am pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached between Senator Max Baucus and the Nation's pharmaceutical companies that will bring down health care costs and reduce the price of prescription drugs for millions of America's…

I had a heroic mom and wonderful grandparents, who helped raise me and my sister. And it's because of them that I'm able to stand here today. But despite all of their extraordinary love and attention, that doesn't mean that I didn't feel…

We're seeing that now as history is unfolding. In the sounds and images broadcast from Iran over the last week, we have seen professional and citizen journalists act as a voice for those who want to be heard, bearing witness to the…

In all seriousness, despite the jokes I have told, I'm here tonight because I appreciate the work the tall of you do and the role that you play. You report the news as it happens and you cover history as it's made.

One problem we're trying to solve is the high cost of health care in America. And I'm pleased that, in our quest to reform the health care system, I have gained the support of the American Medical Association.

Mika and I have a lot in common. We both have partners named Joe who used to be in Congress and don't know when to stop talking.

It's good to see a number of hardworking correspondents here tonight, journalists like Chuck Todd.

For me, this -- there's no contest. Why bother hanging out with celebrities, when I can spend time with the people who made me one?

It's great to be here with so much talent from the world of TV and radio. Despite the flood of new media, I think your programming is more relevant than ever before.

I'm very concerned, based on some of the tenor of -- and the tone of the statements that have been made, that the government of Iran recognize that the world is watching, and how they approach and deal with people who are, through peaceful…

But despite all their extraordinary love and attention, that doesn't mean that I didn't feel my father's absence. That's something that leaves a hole in a child's heart that a government can't fill.

I'm proud of my nominee, Sonia Sotomayor. And all those who oppose her -- to all those who say that there's no place for empathy on the bench, I say this. I completely understand how you're feeling. When you're upset, I'm upset.

Whatever. The jokes may not be as good but neither is the guest list. I'm just joking. For me, there's no contest.