Barack Obama: “This ambiguously written bill would create high levels of regulatory uncertainty.”

There’s no doubt that we are going through a period right now of disruption, polarization.

I think when you understand the complexities of America and the contradictions of America, I don’t think it makes you love it less. I think it makes you love it more.

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

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.