In Obama's Words

Obama holds teleconference on Affordable Care Act

I wanted to have this call because we've got a big day coming up -- the six-month anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act.”

• Other issues:Government and Politics, Health Care

Obama holds a discussion on the economy

I guess my response then to people is to say, look, in our own individual lives each of us go through times where it just seems like we get -- it feels like we get some bad breaks or we make some mistakes, something happens in our life where we're kind of in a hole. And the deeper the hole sometimes the harder it is to muster up the energy and the go-get-'em attitude to be able to climb out of it.”

• Other issues:Economy

Obama delivers remarks at Labor Day event in Detroit, Mich.

If you want to know who helped lay these cornerstones of an American middle class you just have to look for the union label.”

• Other issues:Economy

Obama delivers remarks on the economy at the Milwaukee Laborfest

You remember they called it the ownership society, but what it really boiled down to was, if you couldn’t find a job, you couldn’t afford college, you were born poor, your insurance company dropped you even though your kid was sick, that you were on your own.”

• Other issues:Economy

Obama's Press Conference

The most critical part of our strategy is to ensure that we do not return to an economic cycle of bubble and bust in this country.”

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Obama delivers remarks at the AFL-CIO

I just want to ask you, what advice do you have for workers as the election approaches, particularly for workers who are trying to organize to have a voice on the job?”

• Other issues:Economy

Obama holds town hall meeting in Ottumwa, Iowa

So I want everybody here as parents, as community members, as church members, to know that if we're supporting our kids -- if we're supporting our kids and we are instilling the values of responsibility, and hard work, and excellence, and second place isn't good enough -- that's how America got built.”

• Other issues:Economy

Obama holds question and answer session with Senate Democrats

• Other issues:Government and Politics

Obama speaks at town hall meeting in Nashua, N.H.

So I won't walk away from these efforts. I won't walk away from these people. And I don't think Congress should either. I think we should keep working to get this done -- Democrats and Republicans together.”

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Obama Delivers Remarks on Labor Day to AFL-CIO

I've got a question for all these folks who say, you know, we're going to pull the plug on Grandma and this is all about illegal immigrants -- you've heard all the lies. I've got a question for all those folks: What are you going to do? What's your solution? ... And you know what? They don't have one.”

• Other issues:Economy

Obama delivers remarks at meeting of President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness in Pittsburgh, Pa.

The American Jobs Act that I'm putting forward, obviously, contains many ideas like infrastructure investment that should be pretty straightforward. And our hope is is that we're able to get those passed in the next couple of months.”

• Other issues:Economy

Obama, with Vice President Joe Biden, hold town hall on high speed rail in Tampa, Fla.

I seem to remember coming to Tampa two weeks before the election and you know what I said? This is a quote, people can check -- I'm sure it was reported in the newspapers. I said, "Change never comes without a fight." That was true then. It's true now.”

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Obama Holds Town Hall in Arnold, Mo.

Today, on my 100th day in office, I've come back to report to you, the American people, that we have begun to pick ourselves up and dust ourselves off, and we've begun the work of remaking America.”

• Other issues:Economy, Government and Politics

Obama delivers remarks on jobs in Manchester, N.H.

We are Americans. And our story has never been about doing things easy. It's been about rising to the moment when the moment is hard. It's about doing what's right. It's about making sure that everybody has a chance, not just a few.”

• Other issues:Economy

Obama makes remarks in Quincy, Illinois

And I want to work with anyone -- Republican or Democrat -- who wants to pursue these reforms in good faith.”

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Obama speaks at House Republican retreat in Baltimore

Now, I understand some of you had some philosophical differences, perhaps, on just the concept of government spending, but as I recall, opposition was declared before we had a chance to actually meet and exchange ideas. And I saw that as a missed opportunity.”

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Obama holds a discussion on the economy

A lot of folks think it's an easy way to score political points is by trying to act as if there's a "them" and an "us," instead of just an "us."”

• Other issues:Economy

Obama and the first lady join President Bill Clinton to address the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative

Now, Bill Clinton understands where I'm coming from here. He knows what it's like to be married to somebody who's smarter -- somebody who's better looking -- somebody who's just all around a little more impressive than you are. Right? It's -- this is not news to people.”

• Other issues:Foreign Policy

Obama delivers remarks on the economy in Columbis, Ohio

What we've tried to do whenever we are in a setting like this is to talk about the things that folks are going through day to day, because, look, I'll be honest with you, sometimes when you're in Washington you get caught up with the particular legislative battles or, you know, the media spin on certain issues, and sometimes you lose touch in terms of what folks are talking about around the kitchen table.”

• Other issues:Economy

Obama delivers remarks on education at National Urban League

An education is not something you just tip your head and they pour it in your ear. You've got to want it. You've got to reach out and claim that future for yourself.”

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