Barack Obama: “We cannot allow a faction of the House Republicans to demand a ransom from the American people in exchange for Congress…”

They're meant to remind us of who we can be, to remind us of what's possible, so we can forge ahead.

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

It's a way to honor her trailblazing leadership, and inspire visitors to follow in her footsteps.

The essence of Prop. 50 is to say that if you are going to play that game, then we are going to try to counteract that abuse of the system.