Election night 2008 began the dawn of a new progressive era.
Ohioans -- and voters across the nation -- chose a new course for our country. We elected a President who will put the middle class before special interests. We elected a President who will work to make health care and education affordable and accessible to everyone. And we elected new Democrats who will work with President Barack Obama to rebuild our economy and create new jobs. In the new Congress, with an Obama White House, we will put partisan differences aside and work together to face the serious challenges ahead of us. There is much work to be done to reverse the economic crisis, to repair the housing market, and to restore our financial institutions and domestic industries. With President Obama in the White House -- and progressive Democrats in Congress -- the country will head in a new direction. This election, middle class families spoke out for change and this election middle class families won.