Barack Obama: “So we're encouraging Americans to ask what you can do to support our troops and their families in this holiday season.”

And there’s no reason to suggest that we can’t get through this one either.

No one was more skilled at bringing people together and getting legislation passed.

the American people want to find a way to turn towards each other again, not further away

People aren't looking for perpetual anger and division. They are looking for fairness and common sense and mutual respect, that deep in our gut, we want to find a way to turn towards each other again, not further away.