Over the last several days, we have heard from members of Congress who want their voices to be heard. I absolutely agree.

We live in a moment when the dream of equal opportunity is within reach.

We understand the concerns that people have with not only protecting our values, but our privacy interests as well. We think that the USA Freedom Act was a good resolution of that.

Every three weeks, we bring online as much solar power as we did in all of 2008.

Issues are never simple. One thing I'm proud of is that very rarely will you hear me simplify the issues.

Now, some have said I blame too many problems on my predecessor, but let's not forget that's a practice that was initiated by George W. Bush.

One of the great qualities of Chancellor Merkel is that she is steady. She analyzes a situation. She's honest. Sometimes we've had disagreements, but when we do, it's very constructive. And we are consistently open with each other about how we should approach these issues.