11-09-11 So, some things we can do on our own. Other steps will require congressional action. Today you passed reform that will speed up the outdated patent process, so that entrepreneurs can turn a new idea into a new business as quickly as possible. Thats...

11-09-11 There are private construction companies all across America just waiting to get to work. Theres a bridge that needs repair between Ohio and Kentucky thats on one of the busiest trucking routes in North America. A public transit project in Houston th...

11-03-13 THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Rockets! (Applause.) Thank you! (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. (Applause.) Everybody, have a seat, have a seat. Have a seat. It is good to be here today! (Applause.) I'm excited! I am thrilled to be here, Rockets. Bonswa. It...

10-09-12 I was thinking about this last week. I was thinking about this last week on the day I announced the end of our combat mission in Iraq. (Applause.) And I spent some time, as I often do, with our soldiers and our veterans. And this new generation of t...

10-09-12 THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Milwaukee! (Applause.) Hello, Milwaukee! (Applause.) Thank you. It is good to be back in Milwaukee. It is good to be -- Im almost home. (Applause.) I just hop on（责骂） the 94 and Im home. (Applause.) Take it all the way to th...

10-09-06 So for example, efforts to rebuild schools and hospitals, to repair damaged roads and bridges, to get people back to their homes -- they were tied up for years in a tangle of disagreements and byzantine（拜占庭式的） rules. So when I took office, wo...

10-09-06 THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. It is good to be back. (Applause.) It is good to be back. AUDIENCE MEMBER: Its good to have you back! THE PRESIDENT: Im glad. (Laughter.) And due to popular demand, I decided to bring the First Lady down here. (Appla...

10-08-23 So its no wonder that the amount student borrowers owe has risen almost 25 percent just over the last five years. Think about that. Just in the last five years, the debt of students has done up 25 percent. And this isnt some abstract policy for me....

10-08-08 Because of you, weve been able to get a lot done over the last 20 months. Together, were jumpstarting a new American clean energy industry -- an industry with the potential to generate perhaps millions of jobs building wind turbines and solar panels...

10-08-08 But what did the other party say? No. They want to go back to the status quo that got us into this same situation. The reforms we passed protect consumers and responsible bankers and responsible business owners. Thats what the free market is suppose...