Barack Obama: “I am proud to have protected more than 260 million additional acres of public lands and waters—more than any other…”

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.

Now the ball’s in your court, Iowa.

I hope this center will serve as an affirmation of just how special, how precious our democracy truly is.

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.