Barack Obama actually said...

Members of Congress who obstruct efforts to close the facility have abdicated their responsibility to the American people.

Letter to Congressional Leaders on the Detention Facility at Guantanamo Bay

01/18/2017

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Communities that don't have enough jobs, don't have enough investment, don't have enough opportunity.

We can't leave entire sectors of our economy or entire communities behind.

This week, as we remember the teachers who touched our lives and shaped our futures, let us recommit to supporting those who serve in Americ...

That sense of unfairness and of powerlessness... has fueled some of the protests we've seen.