Barack Obama: “These outstanding men and women represent an incredible diversity of backgrounds.”

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

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.

Your task is not to impose litmus tests.

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