This president goes into office with more expectations than any president I can ever remember in my lifetime.-2008

In our recovery package we put new standards of accountability and transparency, which we hope will now apply.

I have absolutely no regret about my vote against this war. The same questions remain. The cost in human lives, the cost to our budget, probably 100 billion. We could have probably brought down that statue for a lot less.

We haven't really gotten the credit for what we have done.

I'm confident in the American people.

I want women to have all the opportunities that they aspire to.

Three year sof unconditional MFN have not lead to any subtantial improvement in human rights, trade and nuclear proliferation practice of the Chinese government. In addition to the trade barriers, China has marred our trade relationship wit prison labor or export and other unfair trade practices.