Obama’s Second Inaugural Address Calls for Equality of Opportunity for All Americans; Affirms Commitment to Preserving Medicare and Medicaid While Lowering Health Care Costs; Cites Role of New Technologies in Shaping the Future

In his second inaugural address today, President Barack Obama delivered an impassioned call for equality of opportunity for all Americans. He asked Americans to “recall that what binds this nation together is not the colors of our skin or the tenets of our faith or the origins of our names.” He said that what makes…