Barack Obama: “There is no reason why we should not be able to complete a deal.”

We’ve now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, you know, put enormous strain on our military. A lot of people have died. And it feels like we’re back where we were before we started the war, except maybe a little bit worse…

It fortifies you to say that, yes, this has been part of the journey that we’re on.

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

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