families. it includes some wins like strengthening america's leadership at the imf and because it eliminates the possibility of a shutdown for the first nine months of next year congress and i have a long way to get important things done on be. half of the american people. there's still a lot of work to do. for example, there's still a lot more that congress can do to promote job growth and increase wages in this country. i still want to work with congress, both democrats and republicans, to reform our criminal justice system. and earlier today i commuted the sentences of 95 men and women who had served their debt to society and another step forward in upholding our ideals of justice and fairness. and of course, our most important job is to keep americans safe. i have had a lot to say about that this week, but let me reiterate. the united states continues to