Barack Obama is sworn in as 44th President of United States on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, at the U.S. Capitol Building. Obama took the oath of office with his hand on the Lincoln Bible and later addressed an estimated crowd of 2 million. U.S. Congressman Bart Stupak (D-Menominee) took this photo while attending the Inauguration. (Photo courtesy U.S. Congressman Bart Stupak)WASHINGTON, D. C. -- U.S. Congressman Bart Stupak (D-Menominee) today attended the Inauguration of Barack Obama as 44th President of the United States. Stupak released the following statement:
"President Obama minced no words in acknowledging the challenges facing our country, but appealed to the best in all of us to move forward to confront these challenges together. Anyone watching today could not help but to be moved by the history being written before them. Today we turned a page in our history; and, like the chapters before it, this one will be written by the resilience of the American spirit. Under President Obama’s leadership I believe we will overcome the problems we face and emerge even stronger and more prosperous than ever before."
Editor's Note: Click here for The New York Times' "Analyzing Obama’s Inaugural Speech," an interactive video and transcript of President Barack Obama's inaugural remarks on Jan. 20, 2009.
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