Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) issued the following statement on President Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th President of the United States:
“Today marks the start of a new Presidential Administration. I congratulate President Trump and hope that we can all work together on behalf of the American people.
“There are many challenges facing our country, and we must find a way to tackle them. I am ready to partner with my Republican colleagues on any issue where we can find common ground. To bring down costs, to build housing, and to create more jobs. To address the crime that is affecting so many and to fix an economy that seems to work best for those at the very top and big corporations. To protect our freedoms, increase opportunity for our families, and shore up our standing around the globe. And to secure necessary aid to help California recover and rebuild from this month’s tragic wildfires.
“I am clear-eyed about the challenges we may face. Our differences can feel extreme at times. And California, I will never back down when our rights are threatened, our values are under attack, or our communities are demonized.
“But what unites us as a country is far more important than what divides us. We are all in this great enterprise we call America together, and we must succeed together or surely we will fail together. So let’s deliver for the American people.”
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