For Obama, the mass shooting that left 20 six- and seven-year olds and seven adults dead, this was an incident that struck close to his heart, both as a father and as the leader of a country that has seen four mass shootings since he took office four years ago.
And this housing crisis struck right at the heart of what it means to be middle class in America: our homes -- the place where we invest our nest egg, place where we raise our family, the place where we plant roots in a community, the place where we build memories.