Raúl Grijalva: “You know, a new President was inaugurated yesterday. We turned an unbelievable corner in this country in so many ways.…”

“You know, a new President was inaugurated yesterday. We turned an unbelievable corner in this country in so many ways. America's hunger for change, America's hopeful attitude and expectation that things will be better are historic firsts. An African American President, when perhaps his forefathers and his father could have never even voted in this country. It's a corner. It is a huge corner. And it speaks to the general goodness and the decency of the American people. And, in doing so, all of us have the tendency or the desire to clean the slate. That's over. We need to move on. And I couldn't agree more. I could not agree more. We need to clean that slate and begin anew, begin to talk about this country in a different tone. But, in cleaning the slate, we can't forget the past. The adage about history repeating itself is an important adage and a good thing to remember. So when we look at this past administration, we want to forget it. We want to say that chapter in American life is over. Let's move on.”