Barack Obama: “I am grateful for their willingness to serve and protect the American people.”

Never talks that way when they are in the same room.

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

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

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