Barack Obama: “I hereby determine that... the provision of assistance... is important to the national interests of the United States.”

No one was more skilled at bringing people together and getting legislation passed.

And there’s no reason to suggest that we can’t get through this one either.

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.

A belief that our military and law enforcement owe allegiance not to any president or political party, but to the people and our constitution … a belief in the peaceful transfer of power