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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.79,0:00:06.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,JOHN BOEHNER: Members of Congress, I have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.09,0:00:08.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the President of the United States. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.57,0:00:28.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you. (Continued applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.38,0:00:31.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you so much. Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.97,0:00:40.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you very much.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.31,0:00:50.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President,\Nmembers of Congress, fellow Americans:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.49,0:00:58.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fifty-one years ago, John F. Kennedy declared\Nto this chamber that “the Constitution makes
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.05,0:01:11.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,us not rivals for power but partners for progress.”\N(Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.06,0:01:22.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“It is my task,” he said,“to report the State of the Union -- to improve it is the task of us all.”
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.01,0:01:27.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tonight, thanks to the grit and determination\Nof the American people,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.76,0:01:30.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is much progress to report.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.37,0:01:58.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After a decade of grinding war, our brave men and women in uniform are coming home. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.04,0:02:06.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After years of grueling recession, our businesses have created over six million new jobs.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.65,0:02:10.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We buy more American cars than we have in five years,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.28,0:02:20.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and less foreign oil than we have in 20. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.05,0:02:25.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our housing market is healing, our stock market is rebounding,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.14,0:02:35.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and consumers, patients, and homeowners enjoy stronger protections than ever before. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.78,0:02:41.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, together, we have cleared away the rubble\Nof crisis,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.47,0:03:01.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we can say with renewed confidence that the State of our Union is stronger. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.53,0:03:06.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we gather here knowing that there are\Nmillions of Americans
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.34,0:03:11.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whose hard work and dedication have not yet been rewarded.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.05,0:03:17.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our economy is adding jobs -- but too many people still can’t find full-time employment.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.25,0:03:21.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Corporate profits have skyrocketed to all-time highs
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.71,0:03:26.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,-- but for more than a decade, wages and incomes\Nhave barely budged.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.41,0:03:34.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is our generation’s task, then, to reignite\Nthe true engine of America’s economic growth
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.50,0:03:46.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,-- a rising, thriving middle class. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.24,0:03:51.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is -- (Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.10,0:03:56.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is our unfinished task to restore the basic bargain that built this country --
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.58,0:04:02.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the idea that if you work hard and meet your responsibilities, you can get ahead,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.01,0:04:06.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no matter where you come from, no matter what you look like, or who you love.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.43,0:04:13.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is our unfinished task to make sure that this government works on behalf of the many,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.97,0:04:20.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not just the few; that it encourages free enterprise, rewards individual initiative,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.02,0:04:33.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and opens the doors of opportunity to every child across this great nation. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.16,0:04:38.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The American people don’t expect government to solve every problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.10,0:04:42.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They don’t expect those of us in this chamber to agree on every issue.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.03,0:05:09.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But they do expect us to put the nation’s interests before party. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.28,0:05:13.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They do expect us to forge reasonable compromise where we can.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.54,0:05:18.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For they know that America moves forward only when we do so together,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.80,0:05:24.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that the responsibility of improving this union remains the task of us all.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.02,0:05:31.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our work must begin by making some basic decisions\Nabout our budget --
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.13,0:05:36.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,decisions that will have a huge impact on the strength of our recovery.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.73,0:05:42.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over the last few years, both parties have\Nworked together to reduce the deficit
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.06,0:05:47.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by more than $2.5 trillion -- mostly through spending\Ncuts,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.99,0:05:52.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also by raising tax rates on the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.35,0:05:59.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a result, we are more than halfway towards the goal of $4 trillion in deficit reduction
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.73,0:06:02.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that economists say we need to stabilize our finances.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.45,0:06:08.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now we need to finish the job. And the question is, how?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.77,0:06:15.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2011, Congress passed a law saying that if both parties couldn’t agree
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.78,0:06:17.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on a plan to reach our deficit goal,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.41,0:06:23.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about a trillion dollars’ worth of budget cuts would automatically go into effect this year.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.26,0:06:31.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These sudden, harsh, arbitrary cuts would jeopardize our military readiness.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.97,0:06:37.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They’d devastate priorities like education, and energy, and medical research.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.01,0:06:44.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They would certainly slow our recovery, and cost us hundreds of thousands of jobs.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.03,0:06:50.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That’s why Democrats, Republicans, business leaders, and economists
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.16,0:06:57.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have already said that these cuts, known here in Washington as the sequester, are a really bad idea.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.48,0:07:05.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, some in Congress have proposed preventing\Nonly the defense cuts
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.80,0:07:10.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by making even bigger cuts to things like education and job training,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.39,0:07:14.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Medicare and Social Security benefits.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.68,0:07:34.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That idea is even worse. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.54,0:07:37.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, the biggest driver of our long-term debt
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.76,0:07:41.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the rising cost of health care for an aging population.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.76,0:07:48.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And those of us who care deeply about programs like Medicare must embrace the need for modest reforms
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.92,0:07:54.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,-- otherwise, our retirement programs will crowd out the investments we need for our children,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.76,0:07:58.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and jeopardize the promise of a secure retirement for future generations.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.17,0:08:06.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we can’t ask senior citizens and working families to shoulder the entire burden of deficit reduction
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.22,0:08:15.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while asking nothing more from the wealthiest and the most powerful. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.70,0:08:20.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We won’t grow the middle class simply by shifting the cost of health care or college
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.34,0:08:22.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,onto families that are already struggling,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.80,0:08:27.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or by forcing communities to lay off more teachers and more cops and more firefighters.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.74,0:08:33.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most Americans -- Democrats, Republicans, and independents --
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.53,0:08:37.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,understand that we can’t just cut our way to prosperity.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.94,0:08:43.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They know that broad-based economic growth requires a balanced approach to deficit reduction,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.82,0:08:49.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with spending cuts and revenue, and with everybody\Ndoing their fair share.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.08,0:08:52.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that’s the approach I offer tonight.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.90,0:08:58.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On Medicare, I’m prepared to enact reforms that will achieve the same amount of health care savings
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.95,0:09:00.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the beginning of the next decade
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.96,0:09:08.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as the reforms proposed by the bipartisan Simpson-Bowles commission. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.45,0:09:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Already, the Affordable Care Act is helping to slow the growth of health care costs. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.00,0:09:19.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the reforms I’m proposing go even further.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.49,0:09:23.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We’ll reduce taxpayer subsidies to prescription drug companies
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.02,0:09:27.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and ask more from the wealthiest seniors. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.51,0:09:31.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We’ll bring down costs by changing the way our government pays for Medicare,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.96,0:09:37.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because our medical bills shouldn’t be based on the number of tests ordered or days spent in the hospital;
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.46,0:09:49.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they should be based on the quality of care that our seniors receive. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.17,0:09:52.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I am open to additional reforms from both parties,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.72,0:09:57.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so long as they don’t violate the guarantee of a secure retirement.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.20,0:10:01.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our government shouldn’t make promises we cannot keep --
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.76,0:10:21.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we must keepthe promises we’ve already made. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.36,0:10:24.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To hit the rest of our deficit reduction target,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.11,0:10:28.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we should do what leaders in both parties have already suggested,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:29.07,0:10:34.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and save hundreds of billions of dollars by getting rid of tax loopholes and deductions
Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.36,0:10:36.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the well-off and the well-connected.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.10,0:10:41.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After all, why would we choose to make deeper cuts to education and Medicare,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.74,0:10:45.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just to protect special interest tax breaks?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.96,0:10:47.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How is that fair?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.26,0:10:55.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why is it that deficit reduction is a big emergency justifying making cuts in Social Security benefits
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.92,0:10:58.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but not closing some loopholes?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.51,0:11:04.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How does that promote growth? (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.53,0:11:10.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now is our best chance for bipartisan, comprehensive tax reform
Dialogue: 0,0:11:10.74,0:11:19.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that encourages job creation and helps bring down the deficit. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.14,0:11:28.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can get this done. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:11:28.42,0:11:32.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The American people deserve a tax code that helps small businesses spend less time
Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.12,0:11:36.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,filling out complicated forms, and more time expanding and hiring --
Dialogue: 0,0:11:37.50,0:11:41.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a tax code that ensures billionaires with high-powered accountants can’t work the system
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.38,0:11:44.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and pay a lower rate than their hardworking secretaries;
Dialogue: 0,0:11:44.81,0:11:48.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a tax code that lowers incentives to move jobs overseas,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.78,0:11:51.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and lowers tax rates for businesses and manufacturers
Dialogue: 0,0:11:51.32,0:11:54.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are creating jobs right here in the United States of America.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:54.61,0:12:08.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That’s what tax reform can deliver. That’s what we can do together. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:12:08.01,0:12:13.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I realize that tax reform and entitlement reform will not be easy.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:15.31,0:12:18.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The politics will be hard for both sides.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:19.12,0:12:22.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,None of us will get 100 percent of what we want.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:23.26,0:12:28.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the alternative will cost us jobs, hurt our economy,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:28.59,0:12:32.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,visit hardship on millions of hardworking Americans.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:33.75,0:12:39.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let’s set party interests aside and work\Nto pass a budget that replaces reckless cuts
Dialogue: 0,0:12:39.64,0:12:42.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with smart savings and wise investments in\Nour future.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:42.86,0:12:48.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And let’s do it without the brinksmanship that stresses consumers and scares off investors. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:12:48.74,0:12:53.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The greatest nation on Earth (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:12:53.02,0:12:55.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The greatest nation on Earth cannot keep conducting its business
Dialogue: 0,0:12:55.92,0:13:00.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by drifting from one manufactured crisis to the next. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:13:00.20,0:13:08.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can't do it. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:13:08.44,0:13:14.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let’s agree. Let's agree right here, right now to keep the people’s government open,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:14.86,0:13:16.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and pay our bills on time,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:16.69,0:13:32.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and always uphold the full faith and credit of the United States of America. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:13:32.20,0:13:37.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The American people have worked too hard, for too long, rebuilding from one crisis
Dialogue: 0,0:13:37.44,0:13:42.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to see their elected officials cause another. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:13:42.64,0:13:50.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, most of us agree that a plan to reducethe deficit must be part of our agenda.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:51.97,0:14:03.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But let’s be clear, deficit reduction alone is not an economic plan. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:14:03.04,0:14:06.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A growing economy that creates good, middle-class jobs --
Dialogue: 0,0:14:06.33,0:14:16.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that must be the North Star that guides our efforts (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:14:16.97,0:14:21.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every day, we should ask ourselves three questions as a nation:
Dialogue: 0,0:14:21.72,0:14:24.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do we attract more jobs to our shores?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:24.82,0:14:28.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do we equip our people with the skills they need to get those jobs?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:29.73,0:14:33.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And how do we make sure that hard work leads to a decent living?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:35.08,0:14:38.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A year and a half ago, I put forward an American Jobs Act
Dialogue: 0,0:14:38.13,0:14:41.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that independent economists said would create more than 1 million new jobs.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:41.71,0:14:45.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I thank the last Congress for passing some of that agenda.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:46.14,0:14:49.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I urge this Congress to pass the rest. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:14:49.80,0:14:55.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But tonight, I’ll lay out additional proposals that are fully paid for
Dialogue: 0,0:14:55.87,0:15:02.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and fully consistent with the budget framework both parties agreed to just 18 months ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:03.20,0:15:09.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me repeat -- nothing I’m proposing tonight should increase our deficit by a single dime.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:09.92,0:15:13.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government
Dialogue: 0,0:15:13.79,0:15:20.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:15:20.23,0:15:31.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what we should be looking for. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:15:31.82,0:15:36.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our first priority is making America a magnet for new jobs and manufacturing.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:37.32,0:15:40.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After shedding jobs for more than 10 years,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:40.28,0:15:44.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our manufacturers have added about 500,000 jobs over the past three.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:44.93,0:15:50.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Caterpillar is bringing jobs back from Japan. Ford is bringing jobs back from Mexico.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:50.88,0:16:00.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this year, Apple will start making Macs in America again. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:16:00.09,0:16:04.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are things we can do, right now, to accelerate this trend.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:05.22,0:16:10.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Last year, we created our first manufacturing innovation institute in Youngstown, Ohio.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:10.41,0:16:16.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A once-shuttered warehouse is now a state-of-the art lab where new workers are mastering the 3D printing
Dialogue: 0,0:16:16.97,0:16:20.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that has the potential to revolutionize the way we make almost everything.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:20.91,0:16:24.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There’s no reason this can’t happen in other towns.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:24.54,0:16:29.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So tonight, I’m announcing the launch of three more of these manufacturing hubs,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:29.03,0:16:32.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where businesses will partner with the Department of Defense and Energy
Dialogue: 0,0:16:32.51,0:16:37.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to turn regions left behind by globalization into global centers of high-tech jobs.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:38.33,0:16:42.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I ask this Congress to help create a network of 15 of these hubs
Dialogue: 0,0:16:42.69,0:16:47.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and guarantee that the next revolution in manufacturing is made right here in America.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:47.95,0:17:02.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can get that done. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:17:02.92,0:17:09.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, if we want to make the best products, we also have to invest in the best ideas.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:10.27,0:17:18.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every dollar we invested to map the human genome returned $140 to our economy -- every dollar.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:19.23,0:17:24.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, our scientists are mapping the human brain to unlock the answers to Alzheimer’s.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:25.40,0:17:28.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They’re developing drugs to regenerate damaged organs;
Dialogue: 0,0:17:29.38,0:17:33.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,devising new material to make batteries 10 times more powerful.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:34.35,0:17:39.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now is not the time to gut these job-creating investments in science and innovation.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:39.04,0:17:42.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now is the time to reach a level of research and development
Dialogue: 0,0:17:42.76,0:17:45.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not seen since the height of the Space Race.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:45.15,0:17:57.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to make those investments. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:17:57.41,0:18:02.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, no area holds more promise than our investments in American energy.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:03.53,0:18:09.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After years of talking about it, we’re finally poised to control our own energy future.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:10.90,0:18:14.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We produce more oil at home than we have in 15 years (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:18:15.23,0:18:19.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have doubled the distance our cars will go on a gallon of gas,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:19.48,0:18:23.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the amount of renewable energy we generate from sources like wind and solar --
Dialogue: 0,0:18:23.66,0:18:26.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with tens of thousands of good American jobs to show for it.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:27.71,0:18:34.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We produce more natural gas than ever before -- and nearly everyone’s energy bill is lower because of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:35.59,0:18:39.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And over the last four years, our emissions of the dangerous carbon pollution
Dialogue: 0,0:18:39.48,0:18:42.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that threatens our planet have actually fallen.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:44.40,0:19:05.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But for the sake of our children and our future, we must do more to combat climate change. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:19:05.70,0:19:09.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, it’s true that no single event makes a trend.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:11.65,0:19:17.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the fact is the 12 hottest years on record have all come in the last 15.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:19.45,0:19:28.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Heat waves, droughts, wildfires, floods -- all are now more frequent and more intense.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:29.73,0:19:35.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can choose to believe that Superstorm Sandy, and the most severe drought in decades,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:35.48,0:19:40.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the worst wildfires some states have ever seen were all just a freak coincidence.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:41.64,0:19:45.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or we can choose to believe in the overwhelming judgment of science --
Dialogue: 0,0:19:45.64,0:19:55.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and act before it’s too late. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:19:55.85,0:19:59.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, the good news is we can make meaningful progress on this issue
Dialogue: 0,0:19:59.02,0:20:01.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while driving strong economic growth.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:02.35,0:20:07.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I urge this Congress to get together, pursue a bipartisan, market-based solution to climate change,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:07.28,0:20:10.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like the one John McCain and Joe Lieberman worked on together a few years ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:12.31,0:20:18.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if Congress won’t act soon to protect future generations, I will.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:18.32,0:20:27.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will direct my Cabinet to come up with executive actions we can take, now and in the future,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:27.16,0:20:32.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to reduce pollution, prepare our communities for the consequences of climate change,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:32.22,0:20:36.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and speed the transition to more sustainable sources of energy.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:37.81,0:20:40.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Four years ago, other countries dominated the clean energy market
Dialogue: 0,0:20:40.86,0:20:42.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the jobs that came with it.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:42.68,0:20:44.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we’ve begun to change that.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:45.45,0:20:50.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Last year, wind energy added nearly half of all new power capacity in America.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:50.25,0:20:51.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let’s generate even more.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:52.91,0:20:57.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Solar energy gets cheaper by the year -- let’s drive down costs even further.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:58.18,0:21:02.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As long as countries like China keep going all in on clean energy, so must we.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:03.73,0:21:07.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, in the meantime, the natural gas boom\Nhas led to cleaner power
Dialogue: 0,0:21:07.97,0:21:11.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and greater energy independence. We need to encourage that.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:11.54,0:21:14.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that’s why my administration will keep cutting red tape
Dialogue: 0,0:21:14.46,0:21:18.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and speeding up new oil and gas permits.\N(Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:21:18.91,0:21:21.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That’s got to be part of an all-of-the-above plan.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:21.25,0:21:25.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I also want to work with this Congress to encourage the research and technology
Dialogue: 0,0:21:25.31,0:21:31.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that helps natural gas burn even cleaner and protects our air and our water.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:32.72,0:21:36.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, much of our new-found energy is drawn\Nfrom lands and waters that we,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:37.36,0:21:39.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the public, own together.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:40.06,0:21:44.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So tonight, I propose we use some of our oil and gas revenues to fund an Energy Security Trust
Dialogue: 0,0:21:44.68,0:21:50.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that will drive new research and technology to shift our cars and trucks off oil for good.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:51.29,0:21:56.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If a nonpartisan coalition of CEOs and retired generals and admirals can get behind this idea,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:57.41,0:21:58.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then so can we.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:58.76,0:22:01.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let’s take their advice and free our families and businesses
Dialogue: 0,0:22:01.72,0:22:06.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the painful spikes in gas prices we’ve put up with for far too long.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:08.18,0:22:10.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m also issuing a new goal for America:
Dialogue: 0,0:22:10.25,0:22:23.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let’s cut in half the energy wasted by our homes and businesses over the next 20 years. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:22:23.10,0:22:24.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We'll work with the states to do it.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:24.67,0:22:28.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those states with the best ideas to create jobs and lower energy bills
Dialogue: 0,0:22:28.08,0:22:33.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by constructing more efficient buildings will receive federal support to help make that happen.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:34.82,0:22:41.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,America’s energy sector is just one part of an aging infrastructure badly in need of repair.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:42.30,0:22:44.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ask any CEO where they’d rather locate and hire --
Dialogue: 0,0:22:45.35,0:22:50.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a country with deteriorating roads and bridges, or one with high-speed rail and Internet;
Dialogue: 0,0:22:51.10,0:22:54.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,high-tech schools, self-healing power grids.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:55.20,0:23:00.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The CEO of Siemens America -- a company that brought hundreds of new jobs to North Carolina --
Dialogue: 0,0:23:00.06,0:23:04.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,said that if we upgrade our infrastructure, they’ll bring even more jobs.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:04.76,0:23:07.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that’s the attitude of a lot of companies all around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:08.13,0:23:10.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I know you want these job-creating projects in your district.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:10.79,0:23:15.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’ve seen all those ribbon-cuttings. (Laughter.)
Dialogue: 0,0:23:18.36,0:23:25.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So tonight, I propose a “Fix-It-First” program
Dialogue: 0,0:23:25.07,0:23:28.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to put people to work as soon as possible on our most urgent repairs,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:28.86,0:23:48.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like the nearly 70,000 structurally deficient bridges across the country. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:23:48.23,0:23:50.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And to make sure taxpayers don’t shoulder the whole burden,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:51.18,0:23:56.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m also proposing a Partnership to Rebuild America that attracts private capital
Dialogue: 0,0:23:56.10,0:23:58.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to upgrade what our businesses need most:
Dialogue: 0,0:23:59.60,0:24:04.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,modern ports to move our goods, modern pipelines to withstand a storm,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:04.95,0:24:08.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,modern schools worthy of our children. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:24:08.64,0:24:13.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let’s prove that there’s no better place to do business than here in the United States of America,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:13.83,0:24:16.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and let’s start right away. We can get this done.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:17.70,0:24:21.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And part of our rebuilding effort must also involve our housing sector.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:23.50,0:24:27.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The good news is our housing market is finally healing from the collapse of 2007.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:28.93,0:24:32.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Home prices are rising at the fastest pace in six years.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:32.76,0:24:38.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Home purchases are up nearly 50 percent, and construction is expanding again.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:39.88,0:24:43.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But even with mortgage rates near a 50-year low,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:43.98,0:24:48.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,too many families with solid credit who want to buy a home are being rejected.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:49.79,0:24:56.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Too many families who never missed a payment and want to refinance are being told no.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:57.39,0:25:00.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That’s holding our entire economy back. We need to fix it.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:01.79,0:25:04.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right now, there’s a bill in this Congress
Dialogue: 0,0:25:04.02,0:25:07.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that would give every responsible homeowner in America
Dialogue: 0,0:25:07.36,0:25:12.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the chance to save $3,000 a year by refinancing at today’s rates.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:14.13,0:25:18.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Democrats and Republicans have supported it before, so what are we waiting for?
Dialogue: 0,0:25:19.72,0:25:28.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take a vote, and send me that bill. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:25:28.55,0:25:36.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why would we be against that? (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:25:36.30,0:25:40.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why would that be a partisan issue, helping folks refinance?
Dialogue: 0,0:25:41.45,0:25:46.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right now, overlapping regulations keep responsible young families from buying their first home.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:47.65,0:25:51.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What’s holding us back? Let’s streamline the process, and help our economy grow.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:54.03,0:25:59.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These initiatives in manufacturing, energy, infrastructure, housing --
Dialogue: 0,0:26:00.40,0:26:05.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all these things will help entrepreneurs and small business owners expand and create new jobs.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:06.83,0:26:12.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But none of it will matter unless we also equip our citizens with the skills and training
Dialogue: 0,0:26:12.42,0:26:19.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to fill those jobs. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:26:19.98,0:26:23.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that has to start at the earliest possible age.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:25.14,0:26:30.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, study after study shows that the sooner a child begins learning,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:31.21,0:26:33.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the better he or she does down the road.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:34.48,0:26:40.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But today, fewer than 3 in 10 four year-olds are enrolled in a high-quality preschool program.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:41.85,0:26:45.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most middle-class parents can’t afford a few hundred bucks a week for a private preschool.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:46.46,0:26:49.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And for poor kids who need help the most,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:50.04,0:26:54.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this lack of access to preschool education can shadow them for the rest of their lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:56.01,0:27:01.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So tonight, I propose working with states to make high-quality preschool
Dialogue: 0,0:27:01.45,0:27:07.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,available to every single child in America. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:27:07.89,0:27:23.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's something we should be able to do. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:27:23.72,0:27:27.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every dollar we invest in high-quality early childhood education
Dialogue: 0,0:27:27.56,0:27:30.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can save more than seven dollars later on --
Dialogue: 0,0:27:30.24,0:27:37.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by boosting graduation rates, reducing teen pregnancy, even reducing violent crime.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:38.74,0:27:44.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In states that make it a priority to educate our youngest children, like Georgia or Oklahoma,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:45.80,0:27:50.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,studies show students grow up more likely to read and do math at grade level,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:51.50,0:27:57.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,graduate high school, hold a job, form more stable families of their own.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:58.16,0:27:59.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know this works.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:00.41,0:28:05.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let’s do what works and make sure none of our children start the race of life already behind.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:05.52,0:28:19.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let’s give our kids that chance. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:28:19.74,0:28:25.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let’s also make sure that a high school diploma puts our kids on a path to a good job.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:26.64,0:28:30.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right now, countries like Germany focus on graduating their high school students
Dialogue: 0,0:28:30.42,0:28:34.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the equivalent of a technical degree from one of our community colleges.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:35.28,0:28:38.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So those German kids, they're ready for a job when they graduate high school.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:39.48,0:28:41.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They've been trained for the jobs that are there.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:42.95,0:28:45.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now at schools like P-Tech in Brooklyn,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:45.71,0:28:50.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a collaboration between New York Public Schools and City University of New York and IBM,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:51.17,0:28:57.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,students will graduate with a high school diploma and an associate's degree in computers or engineering.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:58.32,0:29:02.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to give every American student opportunities\Nlike this. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:29:02.56,0:29:08.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And four years ago -- four years ago, we started Race to the Top --
Dialogue: 0,0:29:09.34,0:29:15.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a competition that convinced almost every state to develop smarter curricula and higher standards,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:15.38,0:29:18.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all for about 1 percent of what we spend on education each year.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:19.80,0:29:24.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tonight, I’m announcing a new challenge to redesign America’s high schools
Dialogue: 0,0:29:24.36,0:29:28.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so they better equip graduates for the demands of a high-tech economy.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:28.70,0:29:32.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we’ll reward schools that develop new partnerships with colleges and employers,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:33.31,0:29:39.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and create classes that focus on science, technology, engineering and math --
Dialogue: 0,0:29:39.60,0:29:44.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the skills today’s employers are looking for to fill the jobs that are there right now
Dialogue: 0,0:29:44.06,0:29:45.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and will be there in the future.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:47.55,0:29:52.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, even with better high schools, most young people will need some higher education.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:53.37,0:29:56.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s a simple fact the more education you’ve got,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:56.80,0:30:01.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the more likely you are to have a good job and work your way into the middle class.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:02.11,0:30:07.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But today, skyrocketing costs price too many young people out of a higher education,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:07.49,0:30:10.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or saddle them with unsustainable debt.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:11.85,0:30:17.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Through tax credits, grants and better loans, we’ve made college more affordable
Dialogue: 0,0:30:17.05,0:30:20.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for millions of students and families over the last few\Nyears.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:20.84,0:30:27.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But taxpayers can’t keep on subsidizing higher and higher and higher costs for higher education.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:27.94,0:30:39.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Colleges must do their part to keep costs down, and it’s our job to make sure that they do. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:30:39.96,0:30:43.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So tonight, I ask Congress to change the Higher Education Act
Dialogue: 0,0:30:43.78,0:30:47.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that affordability and value are included in determining
Dialogue: 0,0:30:47.56,0:30:52.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which colleges receive certain types of federal aid. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:30:52.60,0:30:58.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And -- and tomorrow, my administration will release a new “College Scorecard”
Dialogue: 0,0:30:58.65,0:31:03.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that parents and students can use to compare schools based on a simple criteria --
Dialogue: 0,0:31:03.26,0:31:07.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you can get the most bang for your educational buck.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:08.89,0:31:14.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, to grow our middle class, our citizens have to have access to the education and training
Dialogue: 0,0:31:14.44,0:31:16.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that today’s jobs require.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:17.21,0:31:22.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we also have to make sure that America remains a place where everyone who’s willing to work --
Dialogue: 0,0:31:22.67,0:31:26.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everybody who’s willing to work hard has the chance to get ahead.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:27.55,0:31:34.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our economy is stronger when we harness the talents and ingenuity of striving, hopeful immigrants. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:31:35.02,0:31:42.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And right now, leaders from the business, labor, law enforcement, faith communities --
Dialogue: 0,0:31:42.50,0:31:47.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they all agree that the time has come to pass comprehensive immigration reform.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:47.88,0:31:54.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now is the time to do it. Now is the time to get it done. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:31:54.61,0:32:09.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now is the time to get it done. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:32:09.00,0:32:12.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Real reform means strong border security,
Dialogue: 0,0:32:12.02,0:32:15.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we can build on the progress my administration has already made --
Dialogue: 0,0:32:15.72,0:32:19.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,putting more boots on the Southern border than at any time in our history
Dialogue: 0,0:32:19.95,0:32:24.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and reducing illegal crossings to their lowest levels in 40 years.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:26.03,0:32:31.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Real reform means establishing a responsible pathway to earned citizenship --
Dialogue: 0,0:32:31.06,0:32:36.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a path that includes passing a background check, paying taxes and a meaningful penalty
Dialogue: 0,0:32:36.12,0:32:46.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,learning English, and going to the back of the line behind the folks trying to come here legally. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:32:46.74,0:32:52.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And real reform means fixing the legal immigration system to cut waiting periods
Dialogue: 0,0:32:52.56,0:32:55.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and attract the highly-skilled entrepreneurs and engineers
Dialogue: 0,0:32:55.100,0:33:11.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that will help create jobs and grow our economy (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:33:11.18,0:33:15.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In other words, we know what needs to be done.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:16.11,0:33:21.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as we speak, bipartisan groups in both chambers are working diligently to draft a bill,
Dialogue: 0,0:33:21.87,0:33:24.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I applaud their efforts. So let’s get this done.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:25.38,0:33:30.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Send me a comprehensive immigration reform bill in the next few months, and I will sign it right away.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:30.90,0:33:45.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And America will be better for it. Let's get it done. Let's get it done. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:33:45.79,0:33:47.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we can’t stop there.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:48.67,0:33:53.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know our economy is stronger when our wives, our mothers, our daughters
Dialogue: 0,0:33:53.23,0:33:56.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can live their lives free from discrimination in the workplace,
Dialogue: 0,0:33:57.19,0:33:59.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and free from the fear of domestic violence.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:00.71,0:34:03.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, the Senate passed the Violence Against Women Act
Dialogue: 0,0:34:03.22,0:34:06.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Joe Biden originally wrote almost 20 years ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:06.36,0:34:12.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I now urge the House to do the same. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:34:12.85,0:34:22.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Good job, Joe. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:34:22.76,0:34:29.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I ask this Congress to declare that women should earn a living equal to their efforts,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:29.41,0:34:45.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and finally pass the Paycheck Fairness Act this year. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:34:45.02,0:34:50.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know our economy is stronger when we reward an honest day’s work with honest wages.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:52.10,0:34:58.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But today, a full-time worker making the minimum wage earns $14,500 a year.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:00.57,0:35:06.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even with the tax relief we put in place, a family with two\Nkids that earns the minimum wage
Dialogue: 0,0:35:06.83,0:35:09.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,still lives below the poverty line.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:10.79,0:35:16.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That’s wrong. That’s why, since the last time this Congress raised the minimum wage,
Dialogue: 0,0:35:16.18,0:35:18.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,19 states have chosen to bump theirs even higher.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:20.33,0:35:24.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tonight, let’s declare that in the wealthiest nation on Earth,
Dialogue: 0,0:35:24.09,0:35:28.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no one who works full-time should have to live in poverty,
Dialogue: 0,0:35:28.32,0:35:35.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and raise the federal minimum wage to $9.00 an hour. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:35:35.65,0:35:44.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We should be able to get that done. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:35:44.24,0:35:48.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This single step would raise the incomes of millions of working families.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:49.60,0:35:54.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It could mean the difference between groceries or the food bank; rent or eviction;
Dialogue: 0,0:35:55.17,0:35:57.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,scraping by or finally getting ahead.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:58.92,0:36:02.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For businesses across the country, it would mean customers with more money in their pockets.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:04.60,0:36:07.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And a whole lot of folks out there would probably need less help from government.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:08.98,0:36:12.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, working folks shouldn’t have to wait year after year
Dialogue: 0,0:36:12.88,0:36:16.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the minimum wage to go up while CEO pay has never been higher.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:16.46,0:36:20.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So here’s an idea that Governor Romney and I actually agreed on last year --
Dialogue: 0,0:36:21.86,0:36:24.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let’s tie the minimum wage to the cost of living,
Dialogue: 0,0:36:24.09,0:36:38.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that it finally becomes a wage you can live on. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:36:38.41,0:36:42.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tonight, let’s also recognize that there are communities in this country
Dialogue: 0,0:36:42.07,0:36:46.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where no matter how hard you work, it is virtually impossible to get ahead.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:46.82,0:36:50.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Factory towns decimated from years of plants packing up.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:51.21,0:36:58.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Inescapable pockets of poverty, urban and rural, where young adults are still fighting for their first job.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:59.93,0:37:04.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,America is not a place where the chance of birth or circumstance should decide our destiny.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:05.56,0:37:09.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that’s why we need to build new ladders of opportunity into the middle class
Dialogue: 0,0:37:09.95,0:37:10.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for all who are willing to climb them.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:12.07,0:37:14.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let’s offer incentives to companies that hire Americans
Dialogue: 0,0:37:14.79,0:37:16.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who’ve got what it takes to fill that job opening,
Dialogue: 0,0:37:16.87,0:37:20.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but have been out of work so long that no one will give them a chance anymore.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:21.25,0:37:25.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let’s put people back to work rebuilding vacant homes in run-down neighborhoods.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:26.34,0:37:31.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this year, my administration will begin to partner with 20 of the hardest-hit towns in America
Dialogue: 0,0:37:31.92,0:37:34.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get these communities back on their feet.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:34.09,0:37:40.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We’ll work with local leaders to target resources at public safety, and education, and housing.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:41.59,0:37:44.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We’ll give new tax credits to businesses that hire and invest.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:45.08,0:37:47.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we’ll work to strengthen families
Dialogue: 0,0:37:47.47,0:37:51.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by removing the financial deterrents to marriage for low-income couples,
Dialogue: 0,0:37:51.79,0:37:53.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and do more to encourage fatherhood --
Dialogue: 0,0:37:54.44,0:37:57.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because what makes you a man isn’t the ability to conceive a child;
Dialogue: 0,0:37:57.13,0:37:59.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it’s having the courage to raise one.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:59.79,0:38:16.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we want to encourage that. We want to help that. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:38:16.83,0:38:23.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Stronger families. Stronger communities. A stronger America.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:24.59,0:38:31.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is this kind of prosperity -- broad, shared, built on a thriving middle class --
Dialogue: 0,0:38:32.35,0:38:35.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that has always been the source of our progress at home.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:36.69,0:38:40.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s also the foundation of our power and influence throughout the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:41.91,0:38:48.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tonight, we stand united in saluting the troop and civilians who sacrifice every day to protect us.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:49.63,0:38:55.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because of them, we can say with confidence that America will complete its mission in Afghanistan
Dialogue: 0,0:38:55.94,0:39:17.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and achieve our objective of defeating the core of al Qaeda. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:39:17.19,0:39:22.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Already, we have brought home 33,000 of our brave servicemen and women.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:22.97,0:39:29.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This spring, our forces will move into a support role, while Afghan security forces take the lead.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:29.100,0:39:33.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tonight, I can announce that over the next year,
Dialogue: 0,0:39:33.10,0:39:37.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,another 34,000 American troops will come home from Afghanistan.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:37.50,0:40:00.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This drawdown will continue and by the end of next year, our war in Afghanistan will be over. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:40:00.59,0:40:06.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Beyond 2014, America’s commitment to a unified and sovereign Afghanistan will endure,
Dialogue: 0,0:40:07.61,0:40:09.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the nature of our commitment will change.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:11.02,0:40:15.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're negotiating an agreement with the Afghan government that focuses on two missions --
Dialogue: 0,0:40:15.75,0:40:20.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,training and equipping Afghan forces so that the country does not again slip into chaos,
Dialogue: 0,0:40:20.38,0:40:26.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and counterterrorism efforts that allow us to pursue the remnants of al Qaeda and their affiliates.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:28.73,0:40:40.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, the organization that attacked us on 9/11 is a shadow of its former self. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:40:40.95,0:40:44.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's true, different al Qaeda affiliates and extremist groups have emerged --
Dialogue: 0,0:40:44.60,0:40:47.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the Arabian Peninsula to Africa.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:48.44,0:40:51.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The threat these groups pose is evolving.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:52.40,0:40:53.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But to meet this threat,
Dialogue: 0,0:40:53.65,0:40:59.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we don’t need to send tens of thousands of our sons and daughters abroad or occupy other nations.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:00.07,0:41:05.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead, we'll need to help countries like Yemen, and Libya, and Somalia provide for their own security,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:06.38,0:41:09.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and help allies who take the fight to terrorists, as we have in Mali.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:10.78,0:41:17.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And where necessary, through a range of capabilities, we will continue to take direct action
Dialogue: 0,0:41:17.46,0:41:25.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,against those terrorists who pose the gravest threat to Americans. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:41:25.22,0:41:34.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, as we do, we must enlist our values in\Nthe fight.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:35.100,0:41:42.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why my administration has worked tirelessly to forge a durable legal and policy framework
Dialogue: 0,0:41:42.39,0:41:44.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to guide our counterterrorism efforts.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:45.79,0:41:49.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Throughout, we have kept Congress fully informed of our efforts.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:50.76,0:41:53.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I recognize that in our democracy,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:53.34,0:41:56.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no one should just take my word for it that we’re doing things the right way.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:57.71,0:42:01.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in the months ahead, I will continue to engage Congress to ensure
Dialogue: 0,0:42:01.32,0:42:06.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not only that our targeting, detention and prosecution of terrorists remains consistent
Dialogue: 0,0:42:06.68,0:42:12.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with our laws and system of checks and balances, but that our efforts are even more transparent
Dialogue: 0,0:42:12.76,0:42:16.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the American people and to the world. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:42:16.74,0:42:22.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, our challenges don’t end with al Qaeda.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:24.00,0:42:29.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,America will continue to lead the effort to prevent the spread of the world’s most dangerous weapons.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:30.55,0:42:34.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The regime in North Korea must know they will only achieve security and prosperity
Dialogue: 0,0:42:34.90,0:42:37.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by meeting their international obligations.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:38.29,0:42:41.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Provocations of the sort we saw last night will only further isolate them,
Dialogue: 0,0:42:42.42,0:42:45.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as we stand by our allies, strengthen our own missile defense
Dialogue: 0,0:42:46.18,0:42:49.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and lead the world in taking firm action in response to these threats.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:50.67,0:42:55.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Likewise, the leaders of Iran must recognize that now is the time for a diplomatic solution,
Dialogue: 0,0:42:55.57,0:43:00.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because a coalition stands united in demanding that they meet their obligations,
Dialogue: 0,0:43:00.64,0:43:20.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we will do what is necessary to prevent them from getting a nuclear weapon. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:43:20.30,0:43:26.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the same time, we’ll engage Russia to seek further reductions in our nuclear arsenals,
Dialogue: 0,0:43:26.46,0:43:30.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and continue leading the global effort to secure nuclear materials
Dialogue: 0,0:43:30.32,0:43:34.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that could fall into the wrong hands -- because our ability to influence others
Dialogue: 0,0:43:35.25,0:43:38.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,depends on our willingness to lead and meet our obligations.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:41.26,0:43:46.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,America must also face the rapidly growing threat from cyber-attacks. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:43:46.58,0:43:53.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, we know hackers steal people’s identities and infiltrate private emails.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:54.40,0:43:58.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know foreign countries and companies swipe our corporate secrets.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:59.42,0:44:03.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now our enemies are also seeking the ability to sabotage our power grid,
Dialogue: 0,0:44:03.94,0:44:08.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our financial institutions, our air traffic control systems.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:09.28,0:44:13.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We cannot look back years from now and wonder why we did nothing
Dialogue: 0,0:44:13.54,0:44:17.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the face of real threats to our security and our economy.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:17.88,0:44:20.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that’s why, earlier today, I signed a new executive order
Dialogue: 0,0:44:20.92,0:44:25.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that will strengthen our cyber defenses by increasing information sharing,
Dialogue: 0,0:44:25.07,0:44:35.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and developing standards to protect our national security, our jobs, and our privacy. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:44:35.44,0:44:42.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But now -- now Congress must act as well, by passing legislation to give our government
Dialogue: 0,0:44:42.54,0:44:46.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a greater capacity to secure our networks and deter attacks.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:47.36,0:44:58.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is something we should be able to get done on a bipartisan basis. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:44:58.30,0:45:00.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, even as we protect our people,
Dialogue: 0,0:45:00.75,0:45:04.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we should remember that today’s world presents not just dangers, not just threats,
Dialogue: 0,0:45:05.79,0:45:07.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it presents opportunities.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:07.97,0:45:11.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To boost American exports, support American jobs
Dialogue: 0,0:45:12.10,0:45:15.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and level the playing field in the growing markets of Asia,
Dialogue: 0,0:45:15.66,0:45:18.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we intend to complete negotiations on a Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:19.68,0:45:21.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And tonight, I’m announcing that we will launch talks
Dialogue: 0,0:45:21.90,0:45:26.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on a comprehensive Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the European Union --
Dialogue: 0,0:45:27.14,0:45:30.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because trade that is fair and free across the Atlantic
Dialogue: 0,0:45:30.55,0:45:40.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,supports millions of good-paying American jobs. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:45:40.60,0:45:46.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also know that progress in the most impoverished parts of our world enriches us all --
Dialogue: 0,0:45:48.48,0:45:55.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not only because it creates new markets, more stable order in certain regions of the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:45:55.40,0:45:56.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also because it’s the right thing to do.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:58.70,0:46:01.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, in many places, people live on little more than a dollar a day.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:03.62,0:46:08.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the United States will join with our allies to eradicate such extreme poverty
Dialogue: 0,0:46:08.16,0:46:12.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the next two decades by connecting more people to the global economy;
Dialogue: 0,0:46:12.18,0:46:17.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by empowering women; by giving our young and brightest minds new opportunities to serve,
Dialogue: 0,0:46:18.43,0:46:21.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and helping communities to feed, empower, and educate themselves;
Dialogue: 0,0:46:22.72,0:46:26.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by saving the world’schildren from preventable deaths;
Dialogue: 0,0:46:26.54,0:46:39.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and by realizing the promise of an AIDS-free generation, which is within our reach. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:46:39.76,0:46:51.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see, America must remain a beacon to all who seek freedom during this period of historic change.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:52.64,0:46:57.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I saw the power of hope last year in Rangoon, in Burma, when Aung San Suu Kyi
Dialogue: 0,0:46:57.92,0:47:02.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,welcomed an American President into the home where she had been imprisoned for years;
Dialogue: 0,0:47:03.59,0:47:07.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when thousands of Burmese lined the streets, waving American flags,
Dialogue: 0,0:47:07.17,0:47:09.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including a man who said:
Dialogue: 0,0:47:09.16,0:47:15.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“There is justice and law in the United States. I want our country to be like that.”
Dialogue: 0,0:47:17.64,0:47:21.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In defense of freedom, we’ll remain the anchor of strong alliances
Dialogue: 0,0:47:21.63,0:47:25.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the Americas to Africa; from Europe to Asia.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:26.59,0:47:31.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the Middle East,we will stand with citizens as they demand their universal rights,
Dialogue: 0,0:47:31.46,0:47:41.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and support stable transitions to democracy. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:47:41.90,0:47:43.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know the process will be messy,
Dialogue: 0,0:47:46.20,0:47:50.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we cannot presume to dictate the course of change in countries like Egypt,
Dialogue: 0,0:47:50.45,0:47:56.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we can -- and will -- insist on respect for the fundamental rights of all people.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:57.49,0:48:01.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We’ll keep the pressure on a Syrian regime that has murdered its own people,
Dialogue: 0,0:48:01.13,0:48:05.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and support opposition leaders that respect the rights of every Syrian.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:06.39,0:48:27.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we will stand steadfast with Israel in pursuit of security and a lasting peace. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:48:28.62,0:48:31.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are the messages I'll deliver when I travel to the Middle East next month.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:34.18,0:48:38.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And all this work depends on the courage and sacrifice
Dialogue: 0,0:48:38.79,0:48:42.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of those who serve in dangerous places at great personal risk –-
Dialogue: 0,0:48:43.73,0:48:50.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our diplomats, our intelligence officers, and the men and women of the United States Armed Forces.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:52.40,0:48:55.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As long as I’m Commander-in-Chief, we will do whatever we must
Dialogue: 0,0:48:55.49,0:48:57.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to protect those who serve their country abroad,
Dialogue: 0,0:48:57.92,0:49:16.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we will maintain the best military the world has ever known. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:49:16.38,0:49:21.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We'll invest in new capabilities, even as we reduce waste and wartime spending.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:22.16,0:49:25.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We will ensure equal treatment for all service members,
Dialogue: 0,0:49:25.59,0:49:39.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and equal benefits for their families -- gay and straight. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:49:39.63,0:49:44.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We will draw upon the courage and skills of our sisters and daughters and moms,
Dialogue: 0,0:49:44.97,0:49:48.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because women have proven under fire that they are ready for combat.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:49.99,0:49:54.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We will keep faith with our veterans, investing in world-class care,
Dialogue: 0,0:49:54.08,0:50:11.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including mental healthcare, for our wounded warriors -- (applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:50:11.54,0:50:16.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,supporting our military families; giving our veterans the benefits and education
Dialogue: 0,0:50:16.60,0:50:19.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and job opportunities that they have earned.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:19.08,0:50:23.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I want to thank my wife, Michelle, and Dr. Jill Biden for their continued dedication
Dialogue: 0,0:50:23.76,0:50:26.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to serving our military families as well as they have served us.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:27.66,0:50:43.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you, honey. Thank you, Jill. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:50:44.24,0:50:49.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Defending our freedom, though, is not just the job of our military alone.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:50.63,0:50:55.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We must all do our part to make sure our God-given rights are protected here at home.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:57.48,0:51:01.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That includes one of the most fundamental right of a democracy:
Dialogue: 0,0:51:02.59,0:51:14.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the right to vote. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:51:14.41,0:51:23.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When any American, no matter where they live or what their party,
Dialogue: 0,0:51:24.44,0:51:31.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are denied that right because they can’t afford to wait for five or six or seven hours
Dialogue: 0,0:51:31.81,0:51:39.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just to cast their ballot, we are betraying our ideals. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:51:39.27,0:51:47.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So tonight, I’m announcing a nonpartisan commission
Dialogue: 0,0:51:47.13,0:51:50.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to improve the voting experience in America.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:50.22,0:51:52.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it definitely needs improvement.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:53.99,0:51:56.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m asking two long-time experts in the field --
Dialogue: 0,0:51:56.59,0:52:01.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who, by the way, recently served as the top attorneys for my campaign
Dialogue: 0,0:52:01.14,0:52:04.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and for Governor Romney’s campaign -- to lead it.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:04.19,0:52:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can fix this, and we will.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:07.00,0:52:23.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The American people demand it, and so does our democracy. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:52:24.97,0:52:29.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, what I’ve said tonight matters little
Dialogue: 0,0:52:30.86,0:52:36.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we don’t come together to protect our most precious resource: our children.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:38.79,0:52:41.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It has been two months since Newtown.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:43.53,0:52:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know this is not the first time this country has debated how to reduce gun violence.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:49.96,0:52:51.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But this time is different.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:53.91,0:52:56.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Overwhelming majorities of Americans
Dialogue: 0,0:52:56.96,0:52:59.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,-- Americans who believe in the Second Amendment --
Dialogue: 0,0:52:59.72,0:53:03.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have come together around common-sense reform, like background checks
Dialogue: 0,0:53:03.61,0:53:07.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that will make it harder for criminals to get their hands on a gun. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:53:08.22,0:53:17.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Senators - senators of both parties are working together on tough new laws
Dialogue: 0,0:53:17.06,0:53:20.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to prevent anyone from buying guns for resale to criminals.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:21.75,0:53:25.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Police chiefs are asking our help to get weapons of war
Dialogue: 0,0:53:25.26,0:53:28.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and massive ammunition magazines off our streets,
Dialogue: 0,0:53:28.43,0:53:33.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because these police chiefs, they’re tired of seeing their guys and gals being outgunned.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:36.29,0:53:55.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each of these proposals deserves a vote in Congress. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:53:55.56,0:53:58.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, if you want to vote no, that’s your choice.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:00.52,0:54:02.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But these proposals deserve a vote.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:04.18,0:54:06.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because in the two months since Newtown,
Dialogue: 0,0:54:06.74,0:54:11.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more than a thousand birthdays, graduations, anniversaries
Dialogue: 0,0:54:11.97,0:54:19.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have been stolen from our lives by a bullet from a gun -- more than a thousand.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:20.95,0:54:26.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of those we lost was a young girl named Hadiya Pendleton.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:27.92,0:54:30.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She was 15 years old.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:30.91,0:54:36.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She loved Fig Newtons and lip gloss. She was a\Nmajorette.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:38.09,0:54:42.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She was so good to her friends they all thought they were her best friend.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:44.12,0:54:48.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just three weeks ago, she was here, in Washington, with her classmates,
Dialogue: 0,0:54:49.71,0:54:52.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,performing for her country at my inauguration.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:53.70,0:54:58.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And a week later, she was shot and killed in a Chicago park after school,
Dialogue: 0,0:54:59.85,0:55:01.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just a mile away from my house.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:04.14,0:55:08.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hadiya’s parents, Nate and Cleo, are in this chamber tonight,
Dialogue: 0,0:55:08.18,0:55:13.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,along with more than two dozen Americans whose lives have been torn apart by gun violence.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:15.74,0:55:30.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They deserve a vote. They deserve a vote. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:55:30.76,0:55:40.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They deserve a vote. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:55:40.72,0:55:45.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gabby Giffords deserves a vote. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:55:45.63,0:55:50.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The families of Newtown deserve a vote. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:55:50.30,0:55:54.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The families of Aurora deserve a vote. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:55:54.59,0:55:58.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The families of Oak Creek and Tucson and Blacksburg,
Dialogue: 0,0:55:58.36,0:56:02.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the countless other communities ripped open by gun violence –-
Dialogue: 0,0:56:02.27,0:56:12.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they deserve a simple vote. (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:56:12.25,0:56:15.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They deserve - they deserve a simple vote.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:18.56,0:56:23.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our actions will not prevent every senseless act of violence in this country.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:25.41,0:56:31.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, no laws, no initiatives, no administrativeacts will perfectly solve
Dialogue: 0,0:56:31.51,0:56:33.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all the challenges I’ve outlined tonight.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:35.43,0:56:37.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we were never sent here to be perfect.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:40.00,0:56:45.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We were sent here to make what difference we can, to secure this nation,
Dialogue: 0,0:56:46.29,0:56:52.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,expand opportunity, uphold our ideals through the hard, often frustrating,
Dialogue: 0,0:56:52.65,0:56:56.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but absolutely necessary work of self-government.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:59.62,0:57:02.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We were sent here to look out for our fellow Americans
Dialogue: 0,0:57:02.80,0:57:07.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the same way they look out for one another, every single day,
Dialogue: 0,0:57:07.96,0:57:11.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,usually without fanfare, all across this country.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:13.07,0:57:14.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We should follow their example.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:16.31,0:57:20.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We should follow the example of a New York City nurse named Menchu Sanchez.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:22.29,0:57:24.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When Hurricane Sandy plunged her hospital into darkness,
Dialogue: 0,0:57:26.06,0:57:29.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she wasn’t thinking about how her own home was faring.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:30.56,0:57:34.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Her mind was on the 20 precious newborns in her care
Dialogue: 0,0:57:34.30,0:57:37.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the rescue plan she devised that kept them all safe.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:40.16,0:57:45.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We should follow the example of a North Miami woman named Desiline Victor.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:47.16,0:57:49.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When Desiline arrived at her polling place,
Dialogue: 0,0:57:49.05,0:57:52.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she was told the wait to vote might be six hours.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:52.80,0:57:57.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as time ticked by, her concern was not with her tired body or aching feet,
Dialogue: 0,0:57:57.77,0:58:00.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but whether folks like her would get to have their say.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:02.12,0:58:06.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And hour after hour, a throng of people stayed in line to support her --
Dialogue: 0,0:58:07.29,0:58:09.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because Desiline is 102 years old.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:10.23,0:58:48.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they erupted in cheers when she finally put on a sticker that read, “I voted.” (Applause.)
Dialogue: 0,0:58:48.86,0:58:52.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We should follow the example of a police officer named Brian Murphy.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:53.94,0:58:58.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When a gunman opened fire on a Sikh temple in Wisconsin
Dialogue: 0,0:59:00.03,0:59:03.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Brian was the first to arrive, and he did not consider his own safety.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:05.01,0:59:10.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He fought back until help arrived and ordered his fellow officers to protect
Dialogue: 0,0:59:10.10,0:59:13.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the safety of the Americans worshipping inside,
Dialogue: 0,0:59:14.14,0:59:17.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even as he lay bleeding from 12 bullet wounds.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:19.23,0:59:24.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when asked how he did that, Brian said, “That’s just the way we’re made.”
Dialogue: 0,0:59:26.72,0:59:28.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That’s just the way we’re made.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:30.65,0:59:34.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We may do different jobs and wear different uniforms,
Dialogue: 0,0:59:35.08,0:59:38.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and hold different views than the person beside\Nus.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:39.97,0:59:46.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But as Americans, we all share the same proud title -- we are citizens.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:48.38,0:59:52.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s a word that doesn’t just describe our nationality or legal status.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:54.34,0:59:59.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It describes the way we’re made. It describes what we believe.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:00.86,1:00:04.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It captures the enduring idea that this country only works
Dialogue: 0,1:00:04.84,1:00:09.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we accept certain obligations to one another and to future generations,
Dialogue: 0,1:00:10.64,1:00:13.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that our rights are wrapped up in the rights of others;
Dialogue: 0,1:00:14.08,1:00:19.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that well into our third century as a nation, it remains the task of us all,
Dialogue: 0,1:00:20.48,1:00:23.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as citizens of these United States,
Dialogue: 0,1:00:23.79,1:00:27.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be the authors of the next great chapter of our American story.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:28.24,1:00:29.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you. God bless you.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:29.86,1:00:38.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And God bless these United States of America. (Applause.)