The last thing you want to do is raise taxes in the middle of the recession because that would just suck up and take more demand out of the economy and put businesses in a further hole.

Iran has agreed to deepen our coordination as we work to locate Robert Levinson, missing from Iran for more than eight years. Even as we rejoice in the safe return of others, we will never forget about Bob. Each and every day our hearts are with the Levinson family, and we will not rest until their family is whole again.

Our government shouldn't make promises we cannot keep, but we must keep the promises we've already made.

I believe in term limits for presidents because I think that there is no doubt I'm a better president now than I was when I start.

It's important to listen to what scientists have to say, even when it's inconvenient, especially when it's inconvenient

We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity. We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations. Some may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science, but none can avoid the devastating impact of raging fires and crippling drought and more powerful storms.

Ultimately peer pressure can lead people to bully, but peer pressure can also say bullying is not acceptable.