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“By so many measures, our country is stronger and more prosperous than it was when we started. It’s a situation that I’m proud to leave for my successor. And it’s thanks to the American people—for the hard work that you’ve put in; the sacrifices...

“By so many measures, our country is stronger and more prosperous than it was when we started. It’s a situation that I’m proud to leave for my successor. And it’s thanks to the American people—for the hard work that you’ve put in; the sacrifices you’ve made for your families and communities; the businesses that you started or invested in; the way you looked out for one another. And I could not be prouder to be your President.” —President Obama at his end-of-year press conference on the progress we’ve made over the past eight years. 

“This family. What can I say. What an honor to have photographed them for eight years. A couple of months ago, the Social Office came to me and said they were thinking of using a family photo for this year’s White House holiday card. So I thought of...

“This family. What can I say. What an honor to have photographed them for eight years. A couple of months ago, the Social Office came to me and said they were thinking of using a family photo for this year’s White House holiday card. So I thought of Justin Trudeau. I know you’re wondering what the heck I’m talking about. Earlier this year we hosted the Canadian Prime Minister for a formal State Dinner. Malia and Sasha attended as guests. Before the dinner, I did a family photo in the White House residence. But later, when the Trudeaus arrived, the two families spent some time on the Truman Balcony with their respective delegations. At one point, the Prime Minister asked if we could do a photo of he and his wife with the Obama family. Click, click, click. Then, he said I should do a photo of just the Obamas. I could have said, ‘Sir, we already did one before you arrived.’ But instead, I clicked off a few quick frames. And lo and behold, it was this picture that Justin Trudeau asked me to take which everyone loved as the choice for the 2016 White House holiday card.” —Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza

“Over the last eight years, one of my highest priorities as President has been to unleash the full force of American innovation to some of the biggest challenges that we face. That meant restoring science to its rightful place. It meant funding the research and development that’s always kept America on the cutting edge. It’s meant investing in clean energy that’s created a steady stream of good jobs and helped America become the world’s leader in combatting climate change. It meant investing in the medical breakthroughs that have the power to cure disease and help all of us live healthier, longer lives. And today…we are bringing to reality the possibility of new breakthroughs to some of the greatest health challenges of our time.” —President Obama signing the 21st Century Cures Act

“I’ve put forth a number of ideas for how to improve the Affordable Care Act. Now Republicans in Congress want to repeal the whole thing and start from scratch—but trying to undo some of it could undo all of it. All those consumer protections—whether you get your health insurance from Obamacare, or Medicare, or Medicaid, or on the job—could go right out the window. So any partisan talk you hear about repealing or replacing it should be judged by whether they keep all those improvements that benefit you and your family right now.

One new study shows that if Congress repeals Obamacare as they’ve proposed, nearly 30 million Americans would lose their coverage. Four in five of them would come from working families. More than nine million Americans who would receive tax credits to keep insurance affordable would no longer receive that help. That is unacceptable.

We can work together to make the system even better—and one of the best ways to do that is make sure that you’re in it.” —President Obama. Sign up on HealthCare.gov by this Thursday, for health insurance starting January 1st.