It's no wonder that America's engagement in the region has strong, sustained, bipartisan support. So I'll be handing my successor a strong foundation - including closer ties with Singapore - on which to continue building, and I'm optimistic that will happen.

The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better. I, therefore, intend to oppose the effort to increase America's debt.

I do have an obligation to make sure that I am following some of the rules. I can't simply ignore laws that are out there.

What we have done, I think, is build a model from a lot of hard lessons in Afghanistan and Iraq but in other places around the world, where we are working with them in an advisory capacity.

Going through the legislative process is always better, in part because it's harder to undo.

Put simply, what I'd like to do is to see the first two years of community college free for everybody's who is willing to work for it.

You have the ability and gifts to do whatever you want". It is your turn now to change the world. Yes we can!