Given the daunting challenges that we face, it's important that president elect Obama is prepared to really take power and begin to rule day one.

President Obama celebrates diversity, yet instinctively seeks common ground and builds on that common ground to make progress.

Instead of sitting on the sidelines, President Obama has made it clear that the US is ready to lead a global effort to combat climate change.

People are struggling. They're trying to make ends meet, and they're looking for Washington to deliver for them. And they don't feel that that's been happening as quickly as it should. We share that frustration. There's no one more frustrated than President Obama.

Part of what makes America strong is our resilience, tenacity, innovation and our willingness to be optimistic about our future. I know that President Obama is absolutely the best president to lead our country in the right direction.

Financial regulatory reform is one of the top legislative priorities of the Obama Administration.