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February 24 2009 OBAMA ░░░░░░░░ am pleased to say ░░░░░░░░ the American Recovery and ░░░░░░░░ Act is now law ░░░░░░░░ the next two years ░░░░░░░░ plan will save or ░░░░░░░░ 3 5 million jobs ░░░░░░░░ than 90 percent of ░░░░░░░░ jobs will be in ░░░░░░░░ private sector We have ░░░░░░░░ a housing plan that ░░░░░░░░ help responsible families facing ░░░░░░░░ threat of foreclosure lower ░░░░░░░░ monthly payments and re ░░░░░░░░ their mortgages We will ░░░░░░░░ this nation s supply ░░░░░░░░ renewable energy in the ░░░░░░░░ three years We have ░░░░░░░░ made the largest investment ░░░░░░░░ basic research funding in ░░░░░░░░ history an investment that ░░░░░░░░ spur not only new ░░░░░░░░ in energy but breakthroughs ░░░░░░░░ medicine science and technology ░░░░░░░░ will soon lay down ░░░░░░░░ of miles of power ░░░░░░░░ that can carry new ░░░░░░░░ to cities and towns ░░░░░░░░ this country And we ░░░░░░░░ put Americans to work ░░░░░░░░ our homes and buildings ░░░░░░░░ efficient so that we ░░░░░░░░ save billions of dollars ░░░░░░░░ our energy bills We ░░░░░░░░ launch a new effort ░░░░░░░░ conquer a disease that ░░░░░░░░ touched the life of ░░░░░░░░ every American inducing me ░░░░░░░░ seeking a cure for ░░░░░░░░ in our time And ░░░░░░░░ makes the largest investment ░░░░░░░░ in preventive care because ░░░░░░░░ is one of the ░░░░░░░░ ways to keep our ░░░░░░░░ healthy and our costs ░░░░░░░░ control It s a ░░░░░░░░ that s paid for ░░░░░░░░ part by efficiencies in ░░░░░░░░ system that are long ░░░░░░░░ I held a fiscal ░░░░░░░░ where I pledged to ░░░░░░░░ the deficit in half ░░░░░░░░ the end of my ░░░░░░░░ term in office My ░░░░░░░░ has also begun to ░░░░░░░░ line by line through ░░░░░░░░ federal budget in order ░░░░░░░░ eliminate wasteful and ineffective ░░░░░░░░ We have already identified ░░░░░░░░ trillion dollars in savings ░░░░░░░░ the next decade If ░░░░░░░░ family earns less than ░░░░░░░░ 000 a year you ░░░░░░░░ not see your taxes ░░░░░░░░ a single dime We ░░░░░░░░ also address the growing ░░░░░░░░ in Medicare and Social ░░░░░░░░ We must also begin ░░░░░░░░ conversation on how to ░░░░░░░░ the same for Social ░░░░░░░░ while creating tax free ░░░░░░░░ savings accounts for all ░░░░░░░░ I have ordered the ░░░░░░░░ of the detention center ░░░░░░░░ Guantanamo Bay January 27 ░░░░░░░░ OBAMA Tomorrow I ll ░░░░░░░░ Tampa Florida where workers ░░░░░░░░ soon break ground on ░░░░░░░░ new high speed railroad ░░░░░░░░ by the Recovery Act ░░░░░░░░ investment that could lead ░░░░░░░░ the world s cheapest ░░░░░░░░ cells or treatment that ░░░░░░░░ cancer cells but leaves ░░░░░░░░ ones untouched And that ░░░░░░░░ building a new generation ░░░░░░░░ safe clean nuclear power ░░░░░░░░ in this country It ░░░░░░░░ passing a comprehensive energy ░░░░░░░░ climate bill with incentives ░░░░░░░░ will finally make clean ░░░░░░░░ the profitable kind of ░░░░░░░░ in America Our approach ░░░░░░░░ preserve the right of ░░░░░░░░ who have insurance to ░░░░░░░░ their doctor and their ░░░░░░░░ It would reduce costs ░░░░░░░░ premiums for millions of ░░░░░░░░ and businesses Our approach ░░░░░░░░ bring down the deficit ░░░░░░░░ as much as 1 ░░░░░░░░ over the next two ░░░░░░░░ Starting in 2011 we ░░░░░░░░ prepared to freeze government ░░░░░░░░ for three years Like ░░░░░░░░ cash strapped family we ░░░░░░░░ work within a budget ░░░░░░░░ invest in what we ░░░░░░░░ and sacrifice what we ░░░░░░░░ t And if I ░░░░░░░░ to enforce this discipline ░░░░░░░░ veto I will We ░░░░░░░░ continue to go through ░░░░░░░░ budget line by line ░░░░░░░░ eliminate programs that we ░░░░░░░░ t afford and don ░░░░░░░░ work That s why ░░░░░░░░ ve called for a ░░░░░░░░ fiscal commission This can ░░░░░░░░ be one of those ░░░░░░░░ gimmicks that lets us ░░░░░░░░ we solved a problem ░░░░░░░░ Senate should restore the ░░░░░░░░ as you go law ░░░░░░░░ all earmark requests on ░░░░░░░░ single Web site I ░░░░░░░░ not give up on ░░░░░░░░ to change the tone ░░░░░░░░ our politics We should ░░░░░░░░ the work of fixing ░░░░░░░░ broken immigration system to ░░░░░░░░ our borders and enforce ░░░░░░░░ laws and ensure that ░░░░░░░░ who plays by the ░░░░░░░░ can contribute to our ░░░░░░░░ and enrich our nation ░░░░░░░░ 25 2011 OBAMA Some ░░░░░░░░ want wind and solar ░░░░░░░░ want nuclear clean coal ░░░░░░░░ natural gas To meet ░░░░░░░░ goal we will need ░░░░░░░░ all We should take ░░░░░░░░ once and for all ░░░░░░░░ issue of illegal immigration ░░░░░░░░ I am prepared to ░░░░░░░░ with Republicans and Democrats ░░░░░░░░ protect our borders enforce ░░░░░░░░ laws and address the ░░░░░░░░ of undocumented workers who ░░░░░░░░ now living in the ░░░░░░░░ We ll put more ░░░░░░░░ to work repairing crumbling ░░░░░░░░ and bridges We ll ░░░░░░░░ sure this is fully ░░░░░░░░ for attract private investment ░░░░░░░░ pick projects based on ░░░░░░░░ s best for the ░░░░░░░░ not politicians Within 25 ░░░░░░░░ our goal is to ░░░░░░░░ 80 percent of Americans ░░░░░░░░ to high speed rail ░░░░░░░░ the next five years ░░░░░░░░ ll make it possible ░░░░░░░░ businesses to deploy the ░░░░░░░░ generation of high speed ░░░░░░░░ coverage to 98 percent ░░░░░░░░ all Americans Get rid ░░░░░░░░ the loopholes Level the ░░░░░░░░ field And use the ░░░░░░░░ to lower the corporate ░░░░░░░░ rate for the first ░░░░░░░░ in 25 years To ░░░░░░░░ barriers to growth and ░░░░░░░░ When we find rules ░░░░░░░░ put an unnecessary burden ░░░░░░░░ businesses we will fix ░░░░░░░░ I am proposing that ░░░░░░░░ this year we freeze ░░░░░░░░ domestic spending for the ░░░░░░░░ five years The health ░░░░░░░░ law we passed last ░░░░░░░░ will slow these rising ░░░░░░░░ Still I m willing ░░░░░░░░ look at other ideas ░░░░░░░░ bring down costs including ░░░░░░░░ that Republicans suggested last ░░░░░░░░ medical malpractice reform to ░░░░░░░░ in frivolous lawsuits We ░░░░░░░░ give them a government ░░░░░░░░ s more competent and ░░░░░░░░ efficient There are 12 ░░░░░░░░ agencies that deal with ░░░░░░░░ There are at least ░░░░░░░░ different agencies that deal ░░░░░░░░ housing policy hen there ░░░░░░░░ my favorite example The ░░░░░░░░ Department is in charge ░░░░░░░░ salmon while they re ░░░░░░░░ fresh water but the ░░░░░░░░ Department handles them when ░░░░░░░░ re in saltwater Because ░░░░░░░░ deserve to know exactly ░░░░░░░░ and where your tax ░░░░░░░░ are being spent you ░░░░░░░░ be able to go ░░░░░░░░ a website and get ░░░░░░░░ information for the very ░░░░░░░░ time in history If ░░░░░░░░ bill comes to my ░░░░░░░░ with earmarks inside I ░░░░░░░░ veto it January 24 ░░░░░░░░ OBAMA Companies that choose ░░░░░░░░ stay in America get ░░░░░░░░ with one of the ░░░░░░░░ tax rates in the ░░░░░░░░ So let s change ░░░░░░░░ And I want to ░░░░░░░░ through the maze of ░░░░░░░░ training programs so that ░░░░░░░░ now on people like ░░░░░░░░ have one program one ░░░░░░░░ and one place to ░░░░░░░░ for all the information ░░░░░░░░ help that they need ░░░░░░░░ is time to turn ░░░░░░░░ unemployment system into a ░░░░░░░░ system that puts people ░░░░░░░░ work I believe as ░░░░░░░░ as ever that we ░░░░░░░░ take on illegal immigration ░░░░░░░░ am proposing that every ░░░░░░░░ every state requires that ░░░░░░░░ students stay in high ░░░░░░░░ until they graduate or ░░░░░░░░ 18 I m directing ░░░░░░░░ administration to open more ░░░░░░░░ 75 percent of our ░░░░░░░░ offshore oil and gas ░░░░░░░░ This country needs an ░░░░░░░░ out all of the ░░░░░░░░ strategy that develops every ░░░░░░░░ source of American energy ░░░░░░░░ have a supply of ░░░░░░░░ gas that can last ░░░░░░░░ nearly 100 years Applause ░░░░░░░░ my administration will take ░░░░░░░░ possible action to safely ░░░░░░░░ this energy I ve ░░░░░░░░ every federal agency to ░░░░░░░░ rules that don t ░░░░░░░░ sense We ll also ░░░░░░░░ a Financial Crimes Unit ░░░░░░░░ highly trained investigators to ░░░░░░░░ down on large scale ░░░░░░░░ and protect people s ░░░░░░░░ I ve asked this ░░░░░░░░ to grant me the ░░░░░░░░ to consolidate the federal ░░░░░░░░ We need to end ░░░░░░░░ notion that the two ░░░░░░░░ must be locked in ░░░░░░░░ perpetual campaign of mutual ░░░░░░░░ February 12 2013 OBAMA ░░░░░░░░ Medicare I m prepared ░░░░░░░░ enact reforms that will ░░░░░░░░ the same amount of ░░░░░░░░ care savings by the ░░░░░░░░ of the next decade ░░░░░░░░ the reforms proposed by ░░░░░░░░ bipartisan Simpson Bowles commission ░░░░░░░░ ll reduce taxpayer subsidies ░░░░░░░░ prescription drug companies and ░░░░░░░░ more from the wealthiest ░░░░░░░░ We ll bring down ░░░░░░░░ by changing the way ░░░░░░░░ government pays for Medicare ░░░░░░░░ should do what leaders ░░░░░░░░ both parties have already ░░░░░░░░ and save hundreds of ░░░░░░░░ of dollars by getting ░░░░░░░░ of tax loopholes and ░░░░░░░░ for the well off ░░░░░░░░ the well connected Now ░░░░░░░░ our best chance for ░░░░░░░░ comprehensive tax reform that ░░░░░░░░ job creation and helps ░░░░░░░░ down the deficit That ░░░░░░░░ why my administration will ░░░░░░░░ cutting red tape and ░░░░░░░░ up new oil and ░░░░░░░░ permits I propose we ░░░░░░░░ some of our oil ░░░░░░░░ gas revenues to fund ░░░░░░░░ Energy Security Trust I ░░░░░░░░ a Fix It First ░░░░░░░░ to put people to ░░░░░░░░ as soon as possible ░░░░░░░░ our most urgent repairs ░░░░░░░░ propose working with states ░░░░░░░░ make high quality preschool ░░░░░░░░ to every single child ░░░░░░░░ America I ask Congress ░░░░░░░░ change the Higher Education ░░░░░░░░ so that affordability and ░░░░░░░░ are included in determining ░░░░░░░░ colleges receive certain types ░░░░░░░░ federal aid The time ░░░░░░░░ come to pass comprehensive ░░░░░░░░ reform And raise the ░░░░░░░░ minimum wage to 9 ░░░░░░░░ an hour Let s ░░░░░░░░ incentives to companies that ░░░░░░░░ Americans who ve got ░░░░░░░░ it takes to fill ░░░░░░░░ job opening but have ░░░░░░░░ out of work so ░░░░░░░░ that no one will ░░░░░░░░ them a chance anymore ░░░░░░░░ s put people back ░░░░░░░░ work rebuilding vacant homes ░░░░░░░░ run down neighborhoods We ░░░░░░░░ give new tax credits ░░░░░░░░ businesses that hire and ░░░░░░░░ And we ll work ░░░░░░░░ strengthen families by removing ░░░░░░░░ financial deterrents to marriage ░░░░░░░░ low income couples and ░░░░░░░░ more to encourage fatherhood ░░░░░░░░ the end of next ░░░░░░░░ our war in Afghanistan ░░░░░░░░ be over Our government ░░░░░░░░ t make promises we ░░░░░░░░ keep but we must ░░░░░░░░ the promises we ve ░░░░░░░░ made January 28 2014 ░░░░░░░░ Let s work together ░░░░░░░░ close those loopholes end ░░░░░░░░ incentives to ship jobs ░░░░░░░░ and lower tax rates ░░░░░░░░ businesses that create jobs ░░░░░░░░ the money we save ░░░░░░░░ this transition to tax ░░░░░░░░ to create jobs rebuilding ░░░░░░░░ roads upgrading our roads ░░░░░░░░ will act on my ░░░░░░░░ to slash bureaucracy My ░░░░░░░░ has launched two hubs ░░░░░░░░ high tech manufacturing Tonight ░░░░░░░░ m announcing we ll ░░░░░░░░ six more this year ░░░░░░░░ s do more to ░░░░░░░░ the entrepreneurs and small ░░░░░░░░ owners who create most ░░░░░░░░ jobs in America We ░░░░░░░░ unleash the next great ░░░░░░░░ discovery whether it s ░░░░░░░░ that stay ahead of ░░░░░░░░ resistant bacteria or paper ░░░░░░░░ material that s stronger ░░░░░░░░ steel Let s pass ░░░░░░░░ patent reform Businesses plan ░░░░░░░░ invest almost 100 billion ░░░░░░░░ new factories that use ░░░░░░░░ gas I ll cut ░░░░░░░░ tape to help states ░░░░░░░░ those factories built Let ░░░░░░░░ continue that progress with ░░░░░░░░ smarter tax policy that ░░░░░░░░ giving 4 billion a ░░░░░░░░ to fossil fuel industries ░░░░░░░░ don t need it ░░░░░░░░ that we can invest ░░░░░░░░ in fuels of the ░░░░░░░░ that do In the ░░░░░░░░ months I ll build ░░░░░░░░ that success by setting ░░░░░░░░ standards for our trucks ░░░░░░░░ s get immigration reform ░░░░░░░░ this year an across ░░░░░░░░ board reform of America ░░░░░░░░ training programs to make ░░░░░░░░ they have one mission ░░░░░░░░ Americans with the skills ░░░░░░░░ need and match them ░░░░░░░░ good jobs that need ░░░░░░░░ be filled right now ░░░░░░░░ can help Americans return ░░░░░░░░ the workforce faster by ░░░░░░░░ unemployment insurance I m ░░░░░░░░ to pull together a ░░░░░░░░ of elected officials business ░░░░░░░░ and philanthropists willing to ░░░░░░░░ more kids access the ░░░░░░░░ quality pre K they ░░░░░░░░ This year let s ░░░░░░░░ come together Congress the ░░░░░░░░ House and businesses from ░░░░░░░░ Street to Main Street ░░░░░░░░ give every woman the ░░░░░░░░ she deserves Fix that ░░░░░░░░ lifting the minimum wage ░░░░░░░░ 10 10 than the ░░░░░░░░ Income Tax Credit Let ░░░░░░░░ work together to strengthen ░░░░░░░░ credit fix an upside ░░░░░░░░ tax code that gives ░░░░░░░░ tax breaks to help ░░░░░░░░ wealthy save but does ░░░░░░░░ to nothing for middle ░░░░░░░░ Americans Offer every American ░░░░░░░░ to an automatic IRA ░░░░░░░░ the job and the ░░░░░░░░ commission I appointed last ░░░░░░░░ has offered reforms so ░░░░░░░░ no one has to ░░░░░░░░ more than a half ░░░░░░░░ to vote And I ░░░░░░░░ to keep trying with ░░░░░░░░ without Congress to help ░░░░░░░░ more tragedies from visiting ░░░░░░░░ Americans in our movie ░░░░░░░░ shopping malls or schools ░░░░░░░░ Sandy Hook With Afghan ░░░░░░░░ now in the lead ░░░░░░░░ their own security Together ░░░░░░░░ our allies we will ░░░░░░░░ our mission there by ░░░░░░░░ end of this year ░░░░░░░░ needs to be the ░░░░░░░░ we close the prison ░░░░░░░░ Guantanamo Bay American diplomacy ░░░░░░░░ supporting Israelis and Palestinians ░░░░░░░░ they engage in difficult ░░░░░░░░ necessary talks to end ░░░░░░░░ conflict there Iran has ░░░░░░░░ to eliminate its stockpile ░░░░░░░░ higher levels of enriched ░░░░░░░░ It is not installing ░░░░░░░░ centrifuges If Iran s ░░░░░░░░ do not seize this ░░░░░░░░ then I will be ░░░░░░░░ first to call for ░░░░░░░░ sanctions We ll keep ░░░░░░░░ that backlog so our ░░░░░░░░ receive the benefits they ░░░░░░░░ earned and our wounded ░░░░░░░░ receive the health care ░░░░░░░░ the mental health care ░░░░░░░░ they need January 20 ░░░░░░░░ OBAMA My budget will ░░░░░░░░ each of these issues ░░░░░░░░ the taxes of working ░░░░░░░░ and putting thousands of ░░░░░░░░ back into their pockets ░░░░░░░░ year My plan will ░░░░░░░░ quality childcare more available ░░░░░░░░ more affordable by creating ░░░░░░░░ slots and a new ░░░░░░░░ cut of up to ░░░░░░░░ 000 per child per ░░░░░░░░ I ll be taking ░░░░░░░░ action to help states ░░░░░░░░ paid leave laws of ░░░░░░░░ own Congress still needs ░░░░░░░░ pass a law that ░░░░░░░░ sure a woman is ░░░░░░░░ the same as a ░░░░░░░░ Two years of college ░░░░░░░░ as free and universal ░░░░░░░░ America as high school ░░░░░░░░ today To make sure ░░░░░░░░ already burdened with student ░░░░░░░░ can reduce their monthly ░░░░░░░░ so that student debt ░░░░░░░░ t derail anyone s ░░░░░░░░ Pass a bipartisan infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ I m launching a ░░░░░░░░ Precision Medicine Initiative to ░░░░░░░░ us closer to curing ░░░░░░░░ like cancer and diabetes ░░░░░░░░ to give all of ░░░░░░░░ access to the personalized ░░░░░░░░ we need to keep ░░░░░░░░ and our families healthier ░░░░░░░░ intend to protect a ░░░░░░░░ and open Internet extend ░░░░░░░░ reach to every classroom ░░░░░░░░ every community and help ░░░░░░░░ build the fastest networks ░░░░░░░░ want Americans to win ░░░░░░░░ race for the kinds ░░░░░░░░ discoveries that unleash new ░░░░░░░░ converting sunlight into liquid ░░░░░░░░ creating revolutionary prosthetics so ░░░░░░░░ a veteran who gave ░░░░░░░░ arms for his country ░░░░░░░░ play catch with his ░░░░░░░░ again Pushing out into ░░░░░░░░ solar system not just ░░░░░░░░ visit but to stay ░░░░░░░░ s close loopholes so ░░░░░░░░ stop rewarding companies that ░░░░░░░░ profits abroad and reward ░░░░░░░░ that invest here in ░░░░░░░░ Let s use those ░░░░░░░░ to rebuild our infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ to make it more ░░░░░░░░ for companies to bring ░░░░░░░░ home Let s simplify ░░░░░░░░ system and let a ░░░░░░░░ business owner file based ░░░░░░░░ her actual bank statement ░░░░░░░░ of the number of ░░░░░░░░ she can afford Let ░░░░░░░░ close the loopholes that ░░░░░░░░ to inequality by allowing ░░░░░░░░ top one percent to ░░░░░░░░ paying taxes on their ░░░░░░░░ wealth We can use ░░░░░░░░ money to help more ░░░░░░░░ pay for childcare and ░░░░░░░░ their kids to college ░░░░░░░░ are leading a broad ░░░░░░░░ including Arab nations to ░░░░░░░░ and ultimately destroy this ░░░░░░░░ group No foreign nation ░░░░░░░░ hacker should be able ░░░░░░░░ shut down our networks ░░░░░░░░ our trade secrets or ░░░░░░░░ the privacy of American ░░░░░░░░ especially our kids Since ░░░░░░░░ ve been President we ░░░░░░░░ worked responsibly to cut ░░░░░░░░ population of Gitmo in ░░░░░░░░ Now it is time ░░░░░░░░ finish the job It ░░░░░░░░ a good thing that ░░░░░░░░ the first time in ░░░░░░░░ years the crime rate ░░░░░░░░ the incarceration rate have ░░░░░░░░ down together and use ░░░░░░░░ as a starting point ░░░░░░░░ Democrats and Republicans to ░░░░░░░░ America s criminal justice ░░░░░░░░ I commit to every ░░░░░░░░ here tonight that I ░░░░░░░░ not only seek out ░░░░░░░░ ideas I will seek ░░░░░░░░ work with you to ░░░░░░░░ this country stronger.”