Remarks of President Barack Obama

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENTON INTERNATIONAL TAX POLICY REFORM Grand Foyer 11:39 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: All right. Good morning, everybody. Hope you all had a good weekend. Let’s begin with a simple premise: Nobody likes paying taxes, particularly in times of economic stress. But most Americans meet their responsibilities because they understand that it’s an obligat...

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Indiana

While some in Washington have obsessed about "process stories" regarding the recovery package, for most of America the economy is not a spectator sport. That’s why the President went to discuss with working people exactly how the package will affect them and their communities in a town hall today in Elkhart, Indiana. "You know, we tend to take the measur...

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奥巴马演讲 关于伊朗问题的讲话

Good afternoon, everybody. Today, the United Nations Security Council voted overwhelmingly(压倒性地) to sanction Iran for its continued failure to live up to(实践,做到) its obligations. This resolution will put in place the toughest sanctions ever faced by the Iranian government, and it sends an unmistakable message about the international community’s commitment t...

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奥巴马演讲 美国仍是世界创新商业的基地2

And as I was walking through the plant, you guys had put up some handy signs so I knew what I was looking at. (Laughter.) And I noticed on all of them they said, this is going to Kuwait; this is going to India; this is going to Saudi Arabia. That’s where the customers are, and we want to sell them products made here in America. That’s why I met with Chinese leade...

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Meeting with APOLLO 11 Crew

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AFTER MEETING WITH APOLLO 11 CREW THE PRESIDENT: Very rarely do I have such an extraordinary pleasure as I have today to welcome three iconic figures, three genuine American heroes. To have Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin here beside me is just wonderful. And I think that all of us recall the moment in which mankind finally was untet...

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President Barack Obama and President Medvedev

PRESS CONFERENCEBY PRESIDENT OBAMAAND PRESIDENT MEDVEDEV OF RUSSIA PRESIDENT MEDVEDEV: (As translated.) Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen of the press, colleagues, we have just completed our negotiations with the U.S. President. The first visit of U.S. President Barack Obama in Russia was a very busy one. The first day showed that we managed to discuss...

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In An Online Town Hall On Health Care

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT IN AN ONLINE TOWN HALL ON HEALTH CARE Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia THE PRESIDENT: Good to see you guys. Thank you, everybody. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, Northern Virginia. Thank you very much. What a wonderful welcome. And I’m so grateful to all of you for taking the time to be here. A couple of quick acknowled...

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奥巴马讲话 医疗保险制度50周年

Hi, everybody. This week, there was a big birthday you might have missed. Medicare and Medicaid turned 50 years old. And that’s something worth celebrating. If one of the best measures of a country is how it treats its more vulnerable citizens-seniors, the poor, the sick-then America has a lot to be proud of. Think about it. Before Social Security, too many seniors liv...

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奥巴马演讲 "On Behalf of My Mother"

THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. (Applause.) AUDIENCE: Fired up! Ready to go! Fired up! Ready to go! THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Mr. President, I think we got a happy room here. (Laughter.) It seems ridiculous to say thank you all for being here. (Laughter.) Ladies and gentlemen, to state the obvious, this is a historic day. (Applause.) In our business you use that p...

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Losing Insurance Can Happen to Anybody

WEEKLY ADDRESS: Losing Insurance Can Happen to Anybody The President discusses a staggering new report from the Treasury Department indicating that under the status quo, around half of all Americans under 65 will lose their health coverage at some point over the next ten years. He pledges not to allow this future to unfold: "In the United States of America, no one shoul...

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Pay As You Go

TARP Funds Returned, Spending Reined In REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON "PAY AS YOU GO" East Room 1:07 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you all for joining us here in the White House. Before I begin, I want to comment briefly on the announcement by the Treasury Department with regard to the financial stability plan. As you know, through this plan and its predec...

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中德携手合作造福中欧和世界

China-Germany Cooperation for the Benefit of China, Europe And the Whole World A Signed Article by H.E. Xi Jinping President of the People’s Republic of China On Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of Germany It is my great pleasure to visit Germany again in the early spring, a time of the revivification(恢复) of nature. I visited Germany five years ago. Back then, Europe...

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奥巴马演讲 To Military Personnel in Pensacola,FL 1

Well, hello, Pensacola! (Applause.) It is great to be here. I want everybody, first of all, to give a big round of applause to Chief Elison Talabong for leading us in the pledge and singing our National Anthem — (applause) — to Lieutenant Commander Randy Ekstrom for the wonderful invocation(祈祷,符咒) . (Applause.) I want to thank your outstanding local leader...

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奥巴马会见湖人队

THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello! How are you? Thank you, everybody. Thank you very much. (Applause.) Thank you so much, everybody. Please have a seat. Welcome to the White House. And congratulations, a little belatedly延迟地,延续地, to the Los Angeles Lakers for winning your 15th — 15th — NBA title, and fourth in the past 10 years. Before I say a few things about t...

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A Wonderful Day

It’s about justice. It’s about who we are. And on this "wonderful day," we’re getting a step closer to both of those things. That was President Obama’s message as he signed his first piece of legislation, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, which will make it easier for people to get the pay they deserve — regardless of their gen...

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REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON THE AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON THE AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Grand Foyer 11:07 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. One of the challenges we’ve confronted from the beginning of this administration is what to do with the state of the struggling auto industry. In recent months, my Auto Task Force has been reviewing requests by General Motors and Chrysler for ...

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To The Turkish Parliament

REMARKS BY PRESIDENT OBAMATO THE TURKISH PARLIAMENTTurkish Grand National Assembly ComplexAnkara, Turkey 3:30 P.M. (Local) PRESIDENT OBAMA: Mr. Speaker, Madam Deputy Speaker, distinguished members, I am honored to speak in this chamber, and I am committed to renewing the alliance between our nations and the friendship between our people. This is my first trip overseas as Pre...

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Meeting with Abbas

This afternoon the President held a one-on-one meeting, and then an expanded meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, read the President’s opening remarks when they spoke to the press together afterwards:PRESIDENT OBAMA: Hello, everybody. Well, it is a great pleasure to welcome President Abbas to the Oval Office. We had — we just completed an e...

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