tough year. as you hear us say, the struggle continues. but to survive the struggle, we have to take a little time to celebrate the victories. the hards fought gains. the steps toward progress, and the good moments along the way. so 2014 expanded marriage equality to more than 2/3 of the country. same-sex couples gain the right to get married in west virginia, pennsylvania, north carolina, kansas, and a dozen more states. the u.s. sentencing commission voted to retroactively reduce sentencing guidelines for federal drug trafficking offenses. a change impacting more than 46,000 people. millions of americans who otherwise would not have had it signed up for health insurance thanks to the affordable care act. president obama took executive action that could allow up to 5 million people living here in this country to remain with their families. without the fear of deportation. states reformed the drug laws to