Green Excerpts of President Obama's 2013 State of the Union Address

President Obama has reasserted his commitment to addressing climate change in his 2013 State of the Union address. Here are climate and energy related excerpts of the President's address.

The American people don't expect government to solve every problem. They don't expect those of us in this chamber to agree on every issue. But they do expect us to put the nation's interests before party. They do expect us to forge reasonable compromise where we can. For they know that America moves forward only when we do so together; and that the responsibility of improving this union remains the task of us all.

And those of us who care deeply about programs like Medicare must embrace the need for modest reforms.

President Obama's 2013 Inaugural Address: "We Will Respond to the Threat of Climate Change"

President Obama marked the start of his second term with a bold inaugural speech at the Capitol. With renewed determination the President reached beyond the partisan divide and showed true leadership. Speaking directly to the American people the President clearly stated that the United States will engage climate change.

Here are excerpts of the President's remarks:

For more than two hundred years, we have...made ourselves anew, and vowed to move forward together.

Together, we discovered that a free market only thrives when there are rules to ensure competition and fair play.