In every instance when my administration sees a responsibility to help people, we will look first to faith-based institutions, to charities and to community groups that have shown their ability to save and change lives.

I couldn't imagine somebody like Osama bin Laden understanding the joy of Chanukah.

For every fatal shooting, there are about 3 non-fatal shootings. Folks, this is unacceptable in America.

A lot of the reason why the debate is acrimonious is because of the 24/7 news cycles, blogs, and people being able to just throw something out there in order to get attention. And I'm not going be out there doing the same thing, trying to trash my successor or call attention to myself. I hope that's a positive contribution to the dialogue.

I was always at about 70/30. About 70 percent of the people of my district appreciated me, and about 30 percent had quite another view of me.

We have enough coal to last for 250 years, yet coal also prevents an environmental challenge.

The main thrust of the Social Security reform was to get the benefit structure in line with the realities of the Trust Funds.