We need earmark reform, and when I'm President, I will go line by line to make sure that we are not spending money unwisely.

I want to make sure America has got the best education system in the world. And we're retaining our workers for the jobs of tomorrow.

I think we did a really good job in saving this economy and putting us back on the track of growth.

For history tells us that while these truths may be self-evident, they've never been self-executing. That while freedom is a gift from God, it must be secured by his people here on earth.

My administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in government.

I'd like to help struggling homeowners who can't pay their mortgages, I'd like to invest in our crumbling infrastructure, I'd like to reform the tax system so multimillionaires can't pretend their earnings are capital gains and pay at the rate of 15 percent. I'd like to make public higher education free, and pay for it with a small transfer tax on all financial transactions. I'd like to do much more - a new new deal for Americans. But Republicans are blocking me at every point.

My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington.