If we're trying to protect the American public, we should not put in place a travel ban..

Our politics at its best involves us recognizing ourselves in each other. And our politics at its worst are when we see immigrants or women or blacks….

I'm skeptical that [the Republicans] can do [something better with healthcare] mainly because for seven years now, including when we first tried to p….

Health care got done because there were a lot of people out there who aren't professional politicians, but are citizens, who pushed for it even when ….

We Americans are not an inherently more violent people than folks in other countries. We're not inherently more prone to mental health problems. The ….

Let's say hypothetically, knowing what we know now about public policy, that we could close the education gap so that it was only a couple percentage….

We've now got a group of young people in this country who for all practical purposes are American. They grew up here. They've gone to school here. Th….

You know, there are certain things that make for good sound bites but don't always translate into good policy..

[Our troops in Iraq and Afganistan] does give us the ability to make sure that we are strengthening those folk who are interested in building up thei….

We do not consider ourselves a Christian nation..

[The] United States is proud to stand with you as your strongest ally and greatest friend. I see this visit as an opportunity to reaffirm the unbreak….

I applaud the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act. This was discrimination enshrined in law. It treated loving, commi….

The criminal-justice system is, obviously, the sole source of racial tension in this country [USA] or the key institution to resolving the opportunit….

I think that when it comes to issues of trade, I think it is important for us to be in favor of trade, but I also think it is important to make sure ….

Buy health insurance, or go to jail..

No other country in the world does what we do. On every issue, the world turns to us, not simply because of the size of our economy or our military m….

The UK is an extraordinary partner for America and a force for good in an unstable world. I hope it remains strong, robust and united..

We've evolved a lot since 9/11 also, in terms of our law enforcement capabilities, our intelligence capabilities, military, counterterrorism..

I believe that marriage is the union between a man and a woman. Now, for me as a Christian - for me - for me as a Christian, it is also a sacred unio….

America ranks 21st when it comes to math education. We rank 25th when it comes to science. We used to be number one in the proportion of college grad….

What is the empathy deficit? The inability of people to stand in other folks shoes. It's hard to empathize with people who have different values than….