I refuse to give in to the notion that the American people can't handle complicated information.

Unlike my opponent, I will not let oil companies write this country's energy plan, or endanger our coastlines, or collect another $4 billion in corporate welfare from our taxpayers.

Let's not only provide a jumpstart to the economy and immediately or save 3 million jobs, but let's also put a down payment on some of the structural problems that we have in our economy.

The United States will do what we must to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

I can't even get a credit card without three credit bureaus saying I'm good enough.

All the strands of my life came together and I really became a man when I moved to Chicago.