So while an incredible amount of progress has been made, on this fifth anniversary, I wanted to come here and tell the people of this city directly: My administration is going to stand with you - and fight alongside you…

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My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington.

My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington.

I've said very clearly, including in a State of the Union address, that I'm against...

I've said very clearly, including in a State of the Union address, that I'm against...

Ive got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years old. I am going to...

Ive got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years old. I am going to...

When youre in the thick of the fight, you rise or fall as one unit,...

When youre in the thick of the fight, you rise or fall as one unit,...

I dont take a dime of their [lobbyist] money, and when I am president, they...

I dont take a dime of their [lobbyist] money, and when I am president, they...

Im a Christian by choice.

Im a Christian by choice.

With the changing economy, no one has lifetime employment. But community colleges provide lifetime employability.

With the changing economy, no one has lifetime employment. But community colleges provide lifetime employability.

Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It...

Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It...

After a century of striving, after a year of debate, after a historic vote, health...

After a century of striving, after a year of debate, after a historic vote, health...

Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed...

Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed...

Contrary to the claims of some of my critics and some of the editorial pages,...

Contrary to the claims of some of my critics and some of the editorial pages,...

Community colleges play an important role in helping people transition between careers by providing the...

Community colleges play an important role in helping people transition between careers by providing the...

We are the change we have been waiting for.

We are the change we have been waiting for.

Money is not the only answer, but it makes a difference.

Money is not the only answer, but it makes a difference.

And I will do everything that I can as long as I am President of...

And I will do everything that I can as long as I am President of...

On this solemn anniversary we join with their families and nations in honoring their memory.

On this solemn anniversary we join with their families and nations in honoring their memory.

Today we are engaged in a deadly global struggle for those who would intimidate, torture,...

Today we are engaged in a deadly global struggle for those who would intimidate, torture,...

If we aren't willing to pay a price for our values, then we should ask...

If we aren't willing to pay a price for our values, then we should ask...

Just to make certain that I wasn't missing anything, as we see a lot of...

Just to make certain that I wasn't missing anything, as we see a lot of...

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain; and there...

The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain; and there...