Barack Obama: “Our country thrives when all our citizens play a role in driving it forward.”

In forming our union, the founders fell terribly short of the Declaration's promise, leaving slavery intact, allowing states to restrict the franchise to white men who owned property.

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For almost four decades, Nancy Pelosi served the American people and worked to make our country better.

I am very happy to see a ceasefire. And I’m hopeful that it holds.