Ladies and gentlemen, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives,

the Honorable Nancy Pelosi.

We're privileged to have a contribution from one of the great creative talents of our time,

Lynn Manuel Miranda.

May his beautiful words be an inspiration to us.

Among the words he said and in the music, we'll make it right for you.

If we lay a strong enough foundation, we'll pass it on to you and will give the world to you.

Lynn Manuel and his father and the Hamilton singers, who will hear from,

said that they were all very honored to be asked to participate today.

I call your attention to.

A new year brings hope for the future, new energy to face the tasks ahead of us,

and a renewed promise to strengthen the foundations of our democracy.

We are all stewards of the American experiment, working to pass down to our children and our grandchildren,

a more perfect union that treats all its citizens with fairness and equity.

We should never take our rights and liberties for granted, and we must remain committed to finding a way forward

together. That's what I wrote about in the song, Dear Theodosia from Hamilton. I believe no challenge

is worth abandoning our efforts to unite as Americans. We'll keep working, generation after generation,

until we reach that someday. Dear Theodojo, what to say to you?

You have my eyes, you have your mother's name.

When you came into the world, you cried.

And it broke my heart.

I'm dedicating every day to you

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