I think [ chief organizer of the Democratic Party ] it's something that I have an interest in.

I think Republicans now are recognizing that [Obamacare cancellation] may not be what the American people, including even [Donald] Trump voters, are looking for. And my hope is that the president-elect, members of Congress from both parties look at, "Where have we objectively made progress, where things are working better?" Don't undo things just because I did them. I don't have pride of authorship.

If we are truly created equal then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well

I marched with you in the streets of Chicago to meet our immigration challenge. I fought with you in the Senate for comprehensive immigration reform. And I will make it a top priority in my first year as President.

This is a matter of Congress authorizes spending. They order me to spend.

It's not a choice between our environment and our economy; it's a choice between prosperity and decline.

What I could not support was a dumb war, a rash war, a war based not on reason but on passion, not on principle but on politics.