Those who celebrated the first Thanksgiving persevered by drawing strength from each other, and today we once again come together in that spirit of unity to overcome our challenges, remaining thankful for our freedom and the blessings of family, community, and country.

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We are cautiously optimistic that this will come together, but again, we await the outcome of negotiations in Congress.

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But, you know, America's strengths are legendary, and I think we're ready to come together again and do what it takes to succeed.

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So I believe we can, and must, come together again.

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And if we remember that spirit, if we combine our creativity, our innovation, and our optimism, if we come together in common cause, as we've done so many times before, then we will thrive again.

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And I am confident that if we come together and put aside the politics that keeps holding us back, we can do that again.

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