We can not have a society in which some dictator some place can start imposing censorship in the United States, because if somebody is able to intimidate us out of releasing a satirical movie, imagine what they start doing once they see a documentary that they don’t like or news reports that they don’t like, that’s now who we are. That’s not what America is about.

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As we have more information, we'll let the public know, but in the meantime I'd ask all Americans to pray for the families who are grief stricken at this point, and I want everybody to understand we will be thorough and prompt in figuring out exactly what happened.

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At this time of renewal, compassion, and understanding, I reiterate my commitment to bringing our citizens home and call on the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to immediately release Saeed Abedini, Amir Hekmati and Jason Rezaian and to work cooperatively with us to find Robert Levinson so that they all can be safely reunited with their families as soon as possible.

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This is something that we continue to push hard on, irrespective... by President Obama

This is something that we continue to push hard on, irrespective of the nuclear deal.

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The 1980s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back because, you know, the Cold War’s been over for 20 years.

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As part of that effort, President Raul Castro and I directed our teams to negotiate the reestablishment of embassies, since then our State Department has worked hard with our Cuban counterparts to achieve that goal and later this summer Secretary( John) Kerry will travel to Havana formally to proudly raise the American flag over our embassy once more.

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This is something that we continue to push hard on irrespective of the nuclear deal, it’s a top priority for us to make sure that our people are treated fairly and on the face of it in the case of these individuals who’ve been held, they have not been and they are not being afforded the basic due process and legal rights that we afford visitors to our country so we're deeply concerned about it, we spend a lot of time pushing on it, and we will continue to do so . . . . There’s no lessening of the sense of urgency.

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The repudiation of the TPP would neuter the U.S. presidency for the next 19?months, it would reinforce global concerns that the vicissitudes of domestic politics are increasingly rendering the United States a less reliable ally ... it would signal a lack of U.S. commitment to Asia at a time when China is flexing its muscles.

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Simply put, America has to write the rules of the 21st century economy in a way that benefits American workers. If we don't, countries like China will write those rules in a way that benefits their workers.

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Heaven forbid we've got a problem where we could have prevented a terrorist attack or apprehended someone who is engaged in dangerous activity, but we didn't do so simply because of inaction in the Senate.

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The President's approach is, effectively, reduce economic activity to lower our carbon footprint, that's not what he says, of course, but that's the result of his policies.

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Her arguments don't stand the test of fact and scrutiny.

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I gotta pay our bills.

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Not every collection of thugs that labels themselves al Qaeda will pose a credible threat to the United States.

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We’ve now created more than 10 million. by President Obama

We’ve now created more than 10 million.

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The talent and expertise Vice Admiral Neffenger brings to his new role after more than three decades at the U.S. Coast Guard will be valuable to this Administration's efforts to strengthen transportation security, he has been a recognized leader in the face of our nation's important challenges, and I am grateful for his service. I look forward to working with him in the months ahead.

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This has been a slow-rolling crisis. by President Obama

This has been a slow-rolling crisis.

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There's a bunch [ in ] my agenda that would make a difference rig... by President Obama

There's a bunch [ in ] my agenda that would make a difference right now in that.

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We have to own up to the fact that occasionally there are going to be problems here.

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There's no excuse for the kind of violence that we saw yesterday, when individuals get crowbars and start prying open doors to loot, they're not protesting. They're not making a statement. They're stealing.

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Frankly, it didn't get that much attention, and one burning building will be looped on television over and over and over again.

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