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The President:
Thank you very much.

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Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice
President, Members of

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Congress, the First Lady
of the United States,

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(applause)

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and Citizens of America: Tonight, as we

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mark the conclusion of
our celebration of Black

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History Month, we are
reminded of our Nation's

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path toward civil rights
and the work

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that still remains to be done.

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(applause)

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Recent threats targeting Jewish Community Centers

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and vandalism of
Jewish cemeteries, as well

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as last week's shooting
in Kansas City, remind us

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that while we may be
a Nation divided on

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policies, we are a country
that stands united in

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condemning hate and evil
in all its very ugly forms.

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(applause)

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Each American generation passes

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the torch of truth, liberty,
and justice -- in an

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unbroken chain all the
way down to the present.

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That torch is
now in our hands.

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And we will use it to
light up the world.

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I am here tonight to
deliver a message of unity

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and strength, and it is a
message deeply

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delivered from my heart. A new chapter --

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(applause)

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-- of American Greatness is now beginning.

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A new national pride
is sweeping

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across our Nation.

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And a new surge of
optimism is placing

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impossible dreams firmly
within our grasp.

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What we are witnessing
today is the Renewal of

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the American Spirit.

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Our allies will find that
America is once

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again ready to lead.

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(applause)

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All the nations of the world -- friend or foe

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-- will find that
America is strong, America

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is proud, and
America is free.

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In 9 years, the United
States will celebrate the

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250th anniversary of our
founding -- 250 years

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since the day we declared
our Independence.

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It will be one of the
great milestones in the

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history of the world.

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But what will America look
like as we reach

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our 250th year?

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What kind of country will
we leave for our children?

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I will not allow the
mistakes of recent decades

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past to define the
course of our future.

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For too long, we've
watched our middle class

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shrink as we've exported
our jobs and wealth to

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foreign countries.

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We've financed and built
one global project after

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another, but ignored the
fates of our children in

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the inner cities of
Chicago, Baltimore, Detroit

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-- and so many
other places

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throughout our land.

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We've defended the borders
of other nations, while

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leaving our own borders
wide open, for anyone to cross

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-- and for drugs
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unprecedented rate.

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And we've spent trillions
of dollars overseas, while

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our infrastructure at home
has so badly crumbled.

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Then, in 2016, the earth
shifted beneath our feet.

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The rebellion started as a
quiet protest, spoken by

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families of all colors and
creeds -- families who

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just wanted a fair shot
for their children, and a

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fair hearing for
their concerns.

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But then the quiet voices
became a loud chorus -- as

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thousands of citizens now
spoke out together, from

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cities small and large,
all across our country.

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Finally, the chorus became
an earthquake - and the

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people turned out by the
tens of millions, and they

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were all united by one
very simple, but crucial

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demand, that America must
put its own citizens first

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because only then, can we
truly make America great again.

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Dying industries will come roaring back to life.

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Heroic veterans will
get the care they so

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desperately need.

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Our military will be given
the resources its brave

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warriors so
richly deserve.

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Crumbling infrastructure
will be replaced with new

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roads, bridges, tunnels,
airports and railways

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gleaming across our
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Our terrible drug epidemic
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ultimately, stop.

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And our neglected inner
cities will see a rebirth

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of hope, safety,
and opportunity.

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Above all else, we will
keep our promises to the

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American people.

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(applause)

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Thank you.

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It's been a little
over a month since my

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inauguration, and I want
to take this moment to

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update the Nation on the
progress I've made in

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keeping those promises.

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Since my election, Ford,
Fiat-Chrysler, General

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Motors, Sprint, Softbank,
Lockheed, Intel, Walmart,

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and many others, have
announced that they will

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invest billions of dollars
in the United States and

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will create tens of
thousands of new American jobs.

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The stock market has gained

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almost three trillion dollars in
value since the election

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on November 8th, a record.

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We've saved taxpayers
hundreds of millions of

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dollars by bringing down
the price of the fantastic

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and it is a fantastic, new
F-35 jet fighter, and will

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be saving billions more
dollars on contracts all

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across our Government.

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We have placed a hiring
freeze on non-military and

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non-essential
Federal workers.

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We have begun to drain
the swamp of government

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corruption by imposing a
5 year ban on lobbying by

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executive branch officials
-- and a lifetime ban

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(applause)

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Thank you and a lifetime ban on becoming

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lobbyists for a
foreign government.

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We have undertaken a
historic effort to

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eliminate job-crushing
regulations, creating a

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deregulation task force

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inside of every Government agency;

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And were imposing a new rule

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which mandates that for
every 1 new regulation, 2

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old regulations must be
eliminated;

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Were going to stop a
regulation that threatens

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the future and livelihoods
of our great coal miners.

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We have cleared the way for the

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construction of the
Keystone and

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Dakota Access Pipelines -

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Thereby creating tens of

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thousands of jobs --
and I've issued a new

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directive that new
American pipelines be made

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with American steel.

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We have withdrawn the

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United States from the
job-killing

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Trans-Pacific Partnership.

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With the help of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau,

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we have formed a
Council with our neighbors

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in Canada to help ensure
that women entrepreneurs

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have access to the
networks, markets and

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capital they need to start
a business and live out

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their financial dreams.

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To protect our citizens, I have directed the

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Department of Justice
to form a Task Force on

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Reducing Violent Crime.

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I have further ordered the
Departments of Homeland

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Security and Justice,
along with the Department

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of State and the Director
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to coordinate an
aggressive strategy to

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dismantle the criminal
cartels that have spread

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all across our Nation.

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We will stop the drugs from pouring into our

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country and
poisoning our youth -- and

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we will expand treatment
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so badly addicted.

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At the same time, my Administration

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has answered the pleas of
the American people for

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immigration enforcement
and border security.

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By finally enforcing our immigration

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laws, we will raise wages,
help the unemployed, save

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billions of dollars, and
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safer for everyone.

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We want all Americans to succeed

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-- but that can't happen in an environment of lawless chaos.

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We must restore integrity
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law at our borders.

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For that reason, we will soon

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begin the construction of a
great great wall along

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our southern border.

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As we speak tonight, we are removing

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gang members, drug dealers
and criminals that

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threaten our communities
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innocent citizens.

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Bad ones are going out as
I speak tonight and as I

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have promised throughout
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To any in Congress who
do not believe we should

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enforce our laws, I would
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what would you say to the
American family that loses

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their jobs, their income,
or a loved one, because

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America refused to uphold
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Our obligation is to serve, protect,

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and defend the citizens
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We are also taking strong
measures to protect our

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Nation from Radical
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According to data provided by

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the Department of Justice,
the vast majority of

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individuals convicted for
terrorism-related offenses

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since 9/11 came here from
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We have seen the attacks
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San Bernardino to the
Pentagon and yes, even the

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World Trade Center.

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We have seen the attacks
in France, in Belgium, in

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Germany and all
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It is not compassionate,
but reckless, to allow

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uncontrolled entry from
places where proper

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vetting cannot occur.

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Those given the high honor of admission to

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the United States should
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love its people
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We cannot allow a
beachhead of terrorism to

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form inside America -- we
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become a sanctuary
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That is why my Administration has been

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working on improved
vetting procedures, and we

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will shortly take new
steps to keep our Nation

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safe -- and to keep those
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As promised, I directed the Department of

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Defense to develop a plan
to demolish and destroy ISIS

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-- a network of
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slaughtered Muslims and
Christians, and men,

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women, and children of
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We will work with our
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friends and allies in
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extinguish this vile
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I have also imposed new sanctions on

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entities and individuals
who support Iran's

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ballistic missile program,
and reaffirmed our

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unbreakable alliance with
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Finally, I have kept my promise to appoint

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a Justice to the United
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from my list of 20 judges
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our Constitution.

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I am greatly honored to have Maureen Scalia

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with us in
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Thank you Maureen.

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Her late, great husband,
Antonin Scalia, will

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forever be a symbol
of American justice.

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To fill his seat, we have
chosen Judge Neil Gorsuch,

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a man of incredible skill,
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to the law.

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He was confirmed
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of Appeals, and I am
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swiftly approve
his nomination.

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(applause)

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Tonight, as I outline the next steps we

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must take as a country, we
must honestly acknowledge

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the circumstances
we inherited.

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Ninety-four million
Americans are out

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of the labor force.

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Over 43 million people are
now living in poverty, and

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over 43 million Americans
are on food stamps.

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More than 1 in 5 people in
their prime working years

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are not working.

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We have the worst
financial recovery

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in 65 years.

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In the last 8 years, the
past Administration has

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put on more new debt
than nearly all other

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Presidents combined.

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We've lost more than
one-fourth of our

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manufacturing jobs since
NAFTA was approved, and

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we've lost 60,000
factories since China

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joined the World Trade
Organization in 2001.

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Our trade deficit in goods
with the world last year

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was nearly $800
billion dollars.

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And overseas, we have
inherited a series of

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tragic foreign
policy disasters.

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Solving these, and so many
other pressing problems,

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will require us to work

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past the differences of party.

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It will require us to tap
into the American spirit

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that has overcome every
challenge throughout our

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long and storied history.

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But to accomplish our
goals at home and abroad,

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we must restart the engine
of the American economy --

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making it easier for
companies to do business

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in the United States,
and much much harder for

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companies to
leave our country.

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(applause)

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Right now, American companies

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are taxed at one of the
highest rates anywhere

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in the world.

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My economic team is
developing historic tax

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reform that will reduce
the tax rate on our

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companies so they can
compete and thrive

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anywhere and with anyone.

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(applause)

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It will be a big big cut.

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At the same time, we will
provide massive tax relief

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for the middle class.

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We must create a level
playing field for American

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companies and workers.

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(applause)

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Currently, when we ship products out of America,

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many other
countries make us pay very

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high tariffs and taxes --
but when foreign companies

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ship their products into
America, we charge them

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nothing or almost nothing.

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I just met with officials
and workers from a great

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American company,
Harley-Davidson.

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In fact, they proudly
displayed five of their

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magnificent motorcycles,
made in the USA, on the

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front lawn of
the White House.

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(applause)

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And they wanted
me to ride one and I said

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"No thank you"

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(laughter)

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At our meeting, I asked them,

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how are you
doing, how is business?

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They said that it's good.

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I asked them further how
they are doing with other

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countries, mainly
international sales.

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They told me -- without
even complaining because

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they have been mistreated
for so long that they have

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become used to it -- that
it is very hard to do

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business with other
countries because they tax

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our goods at
such a high rate.

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They said that in one case
another country they taxed

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their motorcycles
at 100 percent.

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They weren't even
asking for change.

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But I am.

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(applause)

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I believe strongly in free trade

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but it also has to
be fair trade.

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Its been a long time
since we had fair trade.

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The first Republican
President,

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Abraham Lincoln, warned that
the "abandonment of the

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protective policy by the
American Government [will]

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produce want and ruin
among our people." Lincoln

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was right -- and it is
time we heeded his

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advice and his words.

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(applause)

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I am not going to let America and its

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great companies and
workers, be taken

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advantage of any longer.

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They have taken advantage
of our country, no longer.

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(applause)

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I am going to bring

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back millions of jobs.

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Protecting our workers
also means reforming our

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system of legal
immigration.

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(applause)

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The current, outdated system depresses wages

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for our poorest
workers, and puts great

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pressure on taxpayers.

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Nations around the world,
like Canada, Australia and

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many others -- have a
merit-based immigration system.

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(applause)

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It is a basic principle that those seeking

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to enter a country
ought to be able to

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support themselves
financially.

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Yet, in America, we do
not enforce this rule,

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straining the very public
resources that our poorest

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citizens rely upon.

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According to the National
Academy of Sciences, our

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current immigration system
costs America's taxpayers

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many billions of
dollars a year.

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Switching away from
this current system of

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lower-skilled immigration,
and instead adopting a

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merit-based system, we
will have so many more

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benefits: it will save
countless dollars, raise

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workers' wages, and help
struggling families --

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including immigrant
families -- enter the

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middle class.

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And they will do it
quickly and they will be

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very very happy indeed.

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(applause)

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I believe that real positive immigration

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reform is possible, as
long as we focus on the

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following goals.

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To improve jobs, and
wages for Americans.

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To strengthen our
nations security.

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And to restore
respect for our laws.

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If we are guided by the
well being of American

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citizens then I believe
Republicans and Democrats

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can work together to
achieve an outcome that

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has alluded our
country for decades.

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(applause)

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Another Republican President, Dwight D.

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Eisenhower, initiated the
last truly great national

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infrastructure program
-- the building of the

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interstate highway system.

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The time has come for a
new program of

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national rebuilding.

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(applause)

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America has spent approximately

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six trillion dollars in the
Middle East, all this

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while our infrastructure
at home is crumbling.

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With this six trillion
dollars we could have

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rebuilt our
country -- twice.

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And maybe even three times
if we had people who had

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the ability to negotiate.

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(applause)

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To launch our national rebuilding, I

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will be asking the
Congress to approve

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legislation that produces
a $1 trillion investment

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in the infrastructure
of the United States --

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financed through both
public and private capital

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-- creating millions
of new jobs.

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(applause)

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This effort will be guided by two core principles:

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Buy American, and Hire American.

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(applause)

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Tonight, I am also calling on

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this Congress to repeal and
replace Obamacare.

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(applause)

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With reforms that expand choice,

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increase access, lower
costs, and at the same

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time, provide
better Healthcare.

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(applause)

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Mandating every American to buy

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government-approved health
insurance was never the

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right solution
for America.

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(applause)

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The way to make health insurance available

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to everyone is to lower
the cost of health

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insurance, and that is
what we are going to do.

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(applause)

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Obamacare premiums nationwide

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have increased by double
and triple digits.

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As an example, Arizona
went up 116 percent

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last year alone.

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Governor Matt Bevin
of Kentucky just said

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Obamacare is failing in
his State the State of

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Kentucky -- it is
unsustainable

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and collapsing.

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One third of counties
have only one insurer and

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they're losing them fast
they are losing

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them so fast.

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They're leaving.

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And many Americans
have no choice at all.

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There's no choice left.

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Remember when you were
told that you could keep

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your doctor, and
keep your plan?

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We now know that all of
those promises

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have been broken.

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Obamacare is collapsing --
and we must act decisively

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to protect all Americans.

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(applause)

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Action is not a choice -- it is a necessity.

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So I am calling on all
Democrats and Republicans

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in the Congress to work
with us to save Americans

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from this imploding
Obamacare disaster.

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(applause)

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Here are the principles that should guide

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the Congress as we
move to create a better

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healthcare system for
all Americans: First, we

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should ensure that
Americans with

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pre-existing conditions
have access to coverage,

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and that we have a stable
transition for Americans

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00:32:45,229 --> 00:32:59,079
currently enrolled in the
healthcare exchanges.

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(applause)

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Secondly, we should help Americans

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purchase their own
coverage, through the use

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of tax credits and
expanded Health Savings

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Accounts -- but it must be
the plan they want, not

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the plan forced on
them by the Government.

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(applause)

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Thirdly, we should give our

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great State Governors the
resources and flexibility

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they need with Medicaid to
make sure no one is left out.

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(applause)

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Fourth, we should implement

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legal reforms that protect
patients and doctors from

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unnecessary costs that
drive up the price of

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insurance - and work
to bring down the

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artificially high price of
drugs and bring

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00:34:04,008 --> 00:34:06,208
them down immediately.

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(applause)

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And finally, the time has come to give Americans

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the freedom to
purchase health insurance

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across State lines -

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(applause)

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Which will create a

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truly competitive
national marketplace that

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will bring cost way down
and provide far better care.

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So important.

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Everything that is broken
in our country

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can be fixed.

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Every problem
can be solved.

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And every hurting family
can find healing,

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00:35:00,832 --> 00:35:02,362
and hope.

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Our citizens deserve this,
and so much more -- so why

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not join forces to finally
get the job done and get

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it done right.

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(applause)

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On this and so many other things,

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Democrats and Republicans
should get together and

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unite for the good of our
country, and for the good

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of the American people.

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(applause)

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My administration wants to

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work with members in both
parties to make childcare

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accessible and affordable,
to help ensure new parents

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that they have paid family leave,

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00:36:10,001 --> 00:36:15,271
(applause)

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To invest in women's health,
and to promote clean air

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and clear water, and to
rebuild our military and

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our infrastructure.

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00:36:25,783 --> 00:36:37,063
(applause)

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True love for our people requires us to

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find common ground, to
advance the common good,

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and to cooperate on behalf
of every American child

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who deserves a much
brighter future.

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An incredible young woman
is with us this evening

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who should serve as an
inspiration to us all.

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00:36:59,417 --> 00:37:03,087
Today is Rare Disease day,
and joining us in the

521
00:37:03,087 --> 00:37:10,927
gallery is a Rare Disease
Survivor, Megan Crowley. Megan -

522
00:37:10,928 --> 00:37:35,658
(applause)

523
00:37:35,653 --> 00:37:37,993
Megan was diagnosed with Pompe

524
00:37:37,989 --> 00:37:40,659
Disease, a rare and
serious illness, when she

525
00:37:40,658 --> 00:37:42,998
was 15 months old.

526
00:37:42,994 --> 00:37:46,834
She was not expected
to live past 5.

527
00:37:46,831 --> 00:37:50,701
On receiving this news,
Megan's dad, John, fought

528
00:37:50,701 --> 00:37:53,771
with everything he had
to save the life of

529
00:37:53,771 --> 00:37:56,311
his precious child.

530
00:37:56,307 --> 00:37:59,077
He founded a company to
look for a cure, and

531
00:37:59,076 --> 00:38:03,176
helped develop the drug
that saved Megan's life.

532
00:38:03,180 --> 00:38:05,180
Today she is 20 years old --

533
00:38:05,182 --> 00:38:07,222
and a sophomore at Notre Dame.

534
00:38:07,218 --> 00:38:27,838
(applause)

535
00:38:27,838 --> 00:38:29,878
Megan's story
is about the unbounded

536
00:38:29,874 --> 00:38:34,214
power of a father's
love for a daughter.

537
00:38:34,211 --> 00:38:36,211
But our slow and
burdensome approval

538
00:38:36,213 --> 00:38:39,813
process at the Food and
Drug Administration keeps

539
00:38:39,817 --> 00:38:42,957
too many advances, like
the one that saved Megan's

540
00:38:42,953 --> 00:38:47,093
life, from reaching
those in need.

541
00:38:47,091 --> 00:38:50,861
If we slash the
restraints, not just at

542
00:38:50,861 --> 00:38:54,761
the FDA but across our
Government, then we will

543
00:38:54,765 --> 00:38:57,965
be blessed with far more
miracles just like Megan.

544
00:38:57,968 --> 00:39:13,518
(applause)

545
00:39:13,517 --> 00:39:15,987
In fact, our
children will grow up in a

546
00:39:15,986 --> 00:39:17,986
Nation of miracles.

547
00:39:17,988 --> 00:39:20,558
But to achieve this
future, we must enrich the

548
00:39:20,558 --> 00:39:25,358
mind -- and the souls --
of every American child.

549
00:39:25,362 --> 00:39:29,702
Education is the civil
rights issue of our time.

550
00:39:29,700 --> 00:39:36,410
(applause)

551
00:39:36,407 --> 00:39:38,207
I am calling upon Members of

552
00:39:38,209 --> 00:39:42,009
both parties to pass an
education bill that funds

553
00:39:42,012 --> 00:39:44,682
school choice for
disadvantaged youth,

554
00:39:44,682 --> 00:39:47,752
including millions of
African-American and

555
00:39:47,752 --> 00:39:49,052
Latino children.

556
00:39:49,053 --> 00:40:02,763
(applause)

557
00:40:02,767 --> 00:40:04,067
These families should be free to

558
00:40:04,068 --> 00:40:08,168
choose the public, private,
charter, magnet, religious

559
00:40:08,172 --> 00:40:10,742
or home school that
is right for them.

560
00:40:10,741 --> 00:40:18,051
(applause)

561
00:40:18,048 --> 00:40:20,588
Joining us tonight in the gallery is

562
00:40:20,584 --> 00:40:24,254
a remarkable woman,
Denisha Merriweather.

563
00:40:24,255 --> 00:40:27,425
As a young girl, Denisha
struggled in school and

564
00:40:27,424 --> 00:40:30,294
failed third grade twice.

565
00:40:30,294 --> 00:40:33,234
But then she was able to
enroll in a private center

566
00:40:33,230 --> 00:40:36,230
for learning, great
learning center, with the

567
00:40:36,233 --> 00:40:40,673
help of a tax credit
scholarship program.

568
00:40:40,671 --> 00:40:43,271
Today, she is the first in
her family to graduate,

569
00:40:43,274 --> 00:40:46,914
not just from high
school, but from college.

570
00:40:46,911 --> 00:40:49,411
Later this year she will
get her masters degree

571
00:40:49,413 --> 00:40:50,983
in social work.

572
00:40:50,981 --> 00:40:54,021
We want all children to be
able to break the cycle of

573
00:40:54,018 --> 00:40:57,458
poverty just like Denisha.

574
00:40:57,454 --> 00:41:20,044
(applause)

575
00:41:20,044 --> 00:41:21,984
But to break the cycle of poverty, we

576
00:41:21,979 --> 00:41:27,019
must also break the
cycle of violence.

577
00:41:27,017 --> 00:41:31,327
The murder rate in 2015
experienced its largest

578
00:41:31,322 --> 00:41:34,792
single-year increase in
nearly half a century.

579
00:41:34,792 --> 00:41:38,192
In Chicago, more than
4,000 people were shot

580
00:41:38,195 --> 00:41:41,265
last year alone -- and the
murder rate so far this

581
00:41:41,265 --> 00:41:43,335
year has been even higher.

582
00:41:43,334 --> 00:41:47,304
This is not acceptable
in our society.

583
00:41:47,304 --> 00:41:57,584
(applause)

584
00:41:57,581 --> 00:41:58,921
Every American child should be

585
00:41:58,916 --> 00:42:01,756
able to grow up in a safe
community, to attend a

586
00:42:01,752 --> 00:42:03,692
great school, and to have

587
00:42:03,687 --> 00:42:07,057
access to a high-paying job.

588
00:42:07,057 --> 00:42:12,727
(applause)

589
00:42:12,730 --> 00:42:15,230
But to create this future, we must work with --

590
00:42:15,232 --> 00:42:19,532
not against - not
against- the men and women

591
00:42:19,536 --> 00:42:21,176
of law enforcement.

592
00:42:21,171 --> 00:42:37,791
(applause)

593
00:42:37,788 --> 00:42:39,988
We must build bridges of cooperation and

594
00:42:39,990 --> 00:42:44,800
trust -- not drive the
wedge of disunity and really its

595
00:42:44,795 --> 00:42:46,435
what it is its division.

596
00:42:46,430 --> 00:42:50,300
Its pure
unadulterated divison.

597
00:42:50,301 --> 00:42:51,471
We have to unify.

598
00:42:51,468 --> 00:42:55,608
Police and sheriffs are
members of our community.

599
00:42:55,606 --> 00:42:57,376
They are friends and
neighbors, they are

600
00:42:57,374 --> 00:43:00,074
mothers and fathers, sons
and daughters - and they

601
00:43:00,077 --> 00:43:03,647
leave behind loved ones
every day who worry

602
00:43:03,647 --> 00:43:07,517
whether or not they'll
come home safe and sound.

603
00:43:07,518 --> 00:43:11,358
We must support the
incredible men and women

604
00:43:11,355 --> 00:43:14,095
of law enforcement.

605
00:43:14,091 --> 00:43:28,401
(applause)

606
00:43:28,405 --> 00:43:32,145
And we must support the victims of crime.

607
00:43:32,142 --> 00:43:33,782
I have ordered the
Department of Homeland

608
00:43:33,777 --> 00:43:36,617
Security to create an
office to serve

609
00:43:36,613 --> 00:43:38,913
American Victims.

610
00:43:38,916 --> 00:43:42,616
The office is called VOICE
-- Victims Of Immigration

611
00:43:42,619 --> 00:43:44,959
Crime Engagement.

612
00:43:44,955 --> 00:43:48,425
We are providing a voice
to those who have been ignored

613
00:43:48,425 --> 00:43:52,165
by our media, and silenced by special interests.

614
00:43:52,162 --> 00:44:02,942
(applause)

615
00:44:02,940 --> 00:44:05,210
Joining us in
the audience tonight are

616
00:44:05,209 --> 00:44:09,879
four very brave Americans
whose government failed them.

617
00:44:09,880 --> 00:44:14,620
Their names are Jamiel
Shaw, Susan Oliver,

618
00:44:14,618 --> 00:44:19,888
Jenna Oliver, and Jessica Davis.

619
00:44:19,890 --> 00:44:24,500
Jamiel's 17-year-old son
was viciously murdered by

620
00:44:24,495 --> 00:44:27,635
an illegal immigrant gang
member, who had just been

621
00:44:27,631 --> 00:44:29,871
released from prison.

622
00:44:29,867 --> 00:44:33,507
Jamiel Shaw Jr. was an
incredible young man, with

623
00:44:33,504 --> 00:44:36,274
unlimited potential who
was getting ready to go to

624
00:44:36,273 --> 00:44:40,043
college where he would
have excelled as a great

625
00:44:40,044 --> 00:44:42,314
college quarterback.

626
00:44:42,312 --> 00:44:44,752
But he never
got the chance.

627
00:44:44,748 --> 00:44:48,188
His father, who is in the
audience tonight, has

628
00:44:48,185 --> 00:44:52,025
become a good
friend of mine.

629
00:44:52,022 --> 00:44:55,092
Jamiel, thank
you, thank you.

630
00:44:55,092 --> 00:45:13,612
(applause)

631
00:45:13,610 --> 00:45:17,010
Also with us are Susan Oliver and Jessica Davis.

632
00:45:17,014 --> 00:45:20,884
Their husbands -- Deputy
Sheriff Danny Oliver and

633
00:45:20,884 --> 00:45:24,954
Detective Michael Davis --
were slain in the line of

634
00:45:24,955 --> 00:45:27,825
duty in California.

635
00:45:27,825 --> 00:45:30,465
They were pillars
of their community.

636
00:45:30,461 --> 00:45:33,831
These brave men were
viciously gunned down by

637
00:45:33,831 --> 00:45:37,671
an illegal immigrant with
a criminal record and two

638
00:45:37,668 --> 00:45:39,968
prior deportations.

639
00:45:39,970 --> 00:45:43,670
Should have never
been in our country.

640
00:45:43,674 --> 00:45:47,414
Sitting with Susan is
her daughter, Jenna.

641
00:45:47,411 --> 00:45:49,711
Jenna: I want you to know
that your father was a

642
00:45:49,713 --> 00:45:53,853
hero, and that tonight you
have the love of an entire

643
00:45:53,851 --> 00:45:58,121
country supporting you
and praying for you.

644
00:45:58,122 --> 00:46:18,742
(applause)

645
00:46:18,742 --> 00:46:22,342
To Jamiel, Jenna, Susan and Jessica:

646
00:46:22,346 --> 00:46:24,246
I want you to know -- we
will never stop

647
00:46:24,248 --> 00:46:25,848
fighting for justice.

648
00:46:25,849 --> 00:46:29,589
Your loved ones will never
ever be forgotten, we will

649
00:46:29,586 --> 00:46:33,426
always honor their memory.

650
00:46:33,423 --> 00:46:39,533
(applause)

651
00:46:39,530 --> 00:46:43,370
Finally, to keep America Safe we must provide the men and women

652
00:46:43,367 --> 00:46:44,767
of the United States

653
00:46:44,768 --> 00:46:47,938
military with the tools
they need to prevent war

654
00:46:47,938 --> 00:46:51,608
and -- if they must --
they have to fight and

655
00:46:51,608 --> 00:46:54,178
they only have to win.

656
00:46:54,178 --> 00:47:11,458
(applause)

657
00:47:11,461 --> 00:47:13,531
I am sending the Congress a budget that

658
00:47:13,530 --> 00:47:16,230
rebuilds the military,
eliminates the

659
00:47:16,233 --> 00:47:18,073
Defense sequester,

660
00:47:18,068 --> 00:47:34,318
(applause)

661
00:47:34,318 --> 00:47:35,188
and calls for one of the

662
00:47:35,185 --> 00:47:38,725
largest increases in
national defense spending

663
00:47:38,722 --> 00:47:41,022
in American history.

664
00:47:41,024 --> 00:47:43,024
My budget will also
increase funding

665
00:47:43,026 --> 00:47:44,366
for our veterans.

666
00:47:44,361 --> 00:47:47,031
Our veterans have
delivered for this Nation

667
00:47:47,030 --> 00:47:56,810
-- and now we must
deliver for them.

668
00:47:56,807 --> 00:48:04,617
(applause)

669
00:48:04,615 --> 00:48:07,285
The challenges we face as a Nation are great.

670
00:48:07,284 --> 00:48:09,724
But our people
are even greater.

671
00:48:09,720 --> 00:48:12,190
And none are greater or
braver than those who

672
00:48:12,189 --> 00:48:15,629
fight for America
in uniform.

673
00:48:15,626 --> 00:48:34,816
(applause)

674
00:48:34,811 --> 00:48:36,881
We are blessed to be joined tonight by

675
00:48:36,880 --> 00:48:39,220
Carryn Owens, the
widow of a U.S.

676
00:48:39,216 --> 00:48:41,216
Navy Special Operator,

677
00:48:41,218 --> 00:48:45,988
Senior Chief William "Ryan" Owens.

678
00:48:45,989 --> 00:48:50,429
Ryan died as he lived: a
warrior, and a hero --

679
00:48:50,427 --> 00:48:54,827
battling against terrorism
and securing our Nation.

680
00:48:54,831 --> 00:49:22,461
(applause)

681
00:49:22,459 --> 00:49:25,399
I just spoke to our General Mattis,

682
00:49:25,395 --> 00:49:30,465
just now who reconfirmed that,
and I quote, "Ryan was a

683
00:49:30,467 --> 00:49:34,067
part of a highly
successful raid that

684
00:49:34,071 --> 00:49:37,871
generated large amounts of
vital intelligence that

685
00:49:37,874 --> 00:49:40,814
will lead to many more
victories in the future

686
00:49:40,811 --> 00:49:45,611
against our enemies."
Ryan's legacy is

687
00:49:45,615 --> 00:49:49,985
etched into eternity. Thank you.

688
00:49:49,986 --> 00:51:31,326
(applause)

689
00:51:31,321 --> 00:51:36,461
And Ryan is looking down right now, you know that, and he's

690
00:51:36,460 --> 00:51:39,700
very happy because I think he just broke a record.

691
00:51:39,696 --> 00:51:48,036
(laughter & applause)

692
00:51:48,038 --> 00:51:49,368
For as the Bible teaches us,

693
00:51:49,372 --> 00:51:52,372
there is no greater act
of love than to lay down

694
00:51:52,375 --> 00:51:55,315
one's life for
one's friends.

695
00:51:55,312 --> 00:51:58,012
Ryan laid down his life
for his friends, for his

696
00:51:58,014 --> 00:52:03,584
country, and for our freedom -- we will never forget Ryan.

697
00:52:03,587 --> 00:52:27,507
(applause)

698
00:52:27,511 --> 00:52:29,981
To those allies who wonder what kind of friend

699
00:52:29,980 --> 00:52:33,150
America will be,
look no further than the

700
00:52:33,149 --> 00:52:35,389
heroes who wear
our uniform.

701
00:52:35,385 --> 00:52:38,455
Our foreign policy calls
for a direct, robust and

702
00:52:38,455 --> 00:52:42,255
meaningful engagement
with the world.

703
00:52:42,259 --> 00:52:45,599
It is American leadership
based on vital security

704
00:52:45,595 --> 00:52:48,935
interests that we share
with our allies all

705
00:52:48,932 --> 00:52:51,102
across the globe.

706
00:52:51,101 --> 00:52:54,301
We strongly support NATO,
an alliance forged through

707
00:52:54,304 --> 00:52:57,904
the bonds of two World
Wars that dethroned

708
00:52:57,908 --> 00:53:09,218
fascism, and a Cold War
and defeated communism.

709
00:53:09,219 --> 00:53:15,629
(applause)

710
00:53:15,625 --> 00:53:19,865
But our partners must meet their financial obligations.

711
00:53:19,863 --> 00:53:24,603
And now, based on our
very strong and frank

712
00:53:24,601 --> 00:53:29,371
discussions, they are
beginning to do just that.

713
00:53:29,372 --> 00:53:33,812
In fact I can tell you the money is pouring in. Very nice.

714
00:53:33,810 --> 00:53:40,880
(applause)

715
00:53:40,884 --> 00:53:45,894
We expect our partners, whether in NATO,
in the Middle East, or
the Pacific -- to take a

716
00:53:45,889 --> 00:53:49,559
direct and meaningful role
in both strategic and

717
00:53:49,559 --> 00:53:52,959
military operations, and
pay their fair

718
00:53:52,963 --> 00:53:56,433
share of the cost. Have to do that.

719
00:53:56,433 --> 00:54:00,633
We will respect historic
institutions, but we will

720
00:54:00,637 --> 00:54:05,347
respect the sovereign
rights of all nations.

721
00:54:05,342 --> 00:54:10,012
And they have to respect
our rights as a nation also.

722
00:54:10,013 --> 00:54:16,923
(applause)

723
00:54:16,920 --> 00:54:19,160
Free nations are the best vehicle for

724
00:54:19,155 --> 00:54:21,625
expressing the will of
the people -- and America

725
00:54:21,625 --> 00:54:25,265
respects the right of all
nations to chart

726
00:54:25,261 --> 00:54:26,861
their own path.

727
00:54:26,863 --> 00:54:29,833
My job is not to
represent the world.

728
00:54:29,833 --> 00:54:33,833
My job is to represent the
United States of America.

729
00:54:33,837 --> 00:54:51,057
(applause)

730
00:54:51,054 --> 00:54:53,454
But we know that America is better off,

731
00:54:53,456 --> 00:54:56,696
when there is less
conflict -- not more.

732
00:54:56,693 --> 00:55:00,463
We must learn from the
mistakes of the past -- we

733
00:55:00,463 --> 00:55:03,833
have seen the war and
destruction that have

734
00:55:03,833 --> 00:55:06,333
ravaged and raged
across our world.

735
00:55:06,336 --> 00:55:07,906
All across the world.

736
00:55:07,904 --> 00:55:10,874
The only long-term
solution for these

737
00:55:10,874 --> 00:55:15,814
humanitarian disasters is
to create the conditions

738
00:55:15,812 --> 00:55:19,682
where displaced persons
can safely return home and

739
00:55:19,683 --> 00:55:24,253
begin the long long
process of rebuilding.

740
00:55:24,254 --> 00:55:29,464
(applause)

741
00:55:29,459 --> 00:55:31,199
America is willing to find new

742
00:55:31,194 --> 00:55:34,864
friends, and to forge new
partnerships, where shared

743
00:55:34,864 --> 00:55:37,034
interests align.

744
00:55:37,033 --> 00:55:41,373
We want harmony and
stability, not war and conflict.

745
00:55:41,371 --> 00:55:45,411
We want peace, wherever
peace can be found.

746
00:55:45,408 --> 00:55:49,578
America is friends today
with former enemies.

747
00:55:49,579 --> 00:55:52,549
Some of our closest
allies, decades ago,

748
00:55:52,549 --> 00:55:54,089
fought on the opposite
side of these

749
00:55:54,084 --> 00:55:58,224
terrible terrible Wars.

750
00:55:58,221 --> 00:56:01,061
This history should give
us all faith in the

751
00:56:01,057 --> 00:56:03,457
possibilities for
a better world.

752
00:56:03,460 --> 00:56:07,530
Hopefully, the 250th year
for America will see a

753
00:56:07,530 --> 00:56:10,200
world that is more
peaceful,

754
00:56:10,200 --> 00:56:13,570
more just and more free.

755
00:56:13,570 --> 00:56:18,540
On our 100th anniversary,
in 1876, citizens from

756
00:56:18,541 --> 00:56:22,541
across our Nation came to
Philadelphia to celebrate

757
00:56:22,545 --> 00:56:24,815
America's centennial.

758
00:56:24,814 --> 00:56:27,914
At that celebration, the
country's builders and

759
00:56:27,917 --> 00:56:30,687
artists and inventors
showed off their

760
00:56:30,687 --> 00:56:32,357
wonderful creations.

761
00:56:32,355 --> 00:56:35,025
Alexander Graham Bell
displayed his telephone

762
00:56:35,024 --> 00:56:36,524
for the first time.

763
00:56:36,526 --> 00:56:40,666
Remington unveiled
the first typewriter.

764
00:56:40,663 --> 00:56:44,333
An early attempt was
made at electric light.

765
00:56:44,334 --> 00:56:47,834
Thomas Edison showed an
automatic telegraph

766
00:56:47,837 --> 00:56:49,677
and an electric pen.

767
00:56:49,672 --> 00:56:53,512
Imagine the wonders our
country could know in

768
00:56:53,510 --> 00:56:58,210
America's 250th year.

769
00:56:58,214 --> 00:57:04,484
(applause)

770
00:57:04,487 --> 00:57:06,227
Think of the marvels we can achieve if

771
00:57:06,222 --> 00:57:09,492
we simply set free the
dreams of our people.

772
00:57:09,492 --> 00:57:13,192
Cures to illnesses that
have always plagued us are

773
00:57:13,196 --> 00:57:15,836
not too much to hope.

774
00:57:15,832 --> 00:57:19,502
American footprints on
distant worlds are not

775
00:57:19,502 --> 00:57:21,002
too big a dream.

776
00:57:21,004 --> 00:57:24,904
Millions lifted from
welfare to work is not too

777
00:57:24,908 --> 00:57:26,848
much to expect.

778
00:57:26,843 --> 00:57:30,583
And streets where mothers
are safe from fear --

779
00:57:30,580 --> 00:57:33,720
schools where children
learn in peace -- and jobs

780
00:57:33,716 --> 00:57:39,686
where Americans prosper and grow -- are not too much to ask.

781
00:57:39,689 --> 00:57:55,339
(applause)

782
00:57:55,338 --> 00:57:57,508
When we have
all of this, we will have

783
00:57:57,507 --> 00:57:59,877
made America greater
than ever before.

784
00:57:59,876 --> 00:58:01,216
For all Americans.

785
00:58:01,211 --> 00:58:02,851
This is our vision.

786
00:58:02,846 --> 00:58:04,516
This is our mission.

787
00:58:04,514 --> 00:58:07,554
But we can only
get there together.

788
00:58:07,550 --> 00:58:11,350
We are one people,
with one destiny.

789
00:58:11,354 --> 00:58:14,124
We all bleed
the same blood.

790
00:58:14,123 --> 00:58:19,463
We all salute the same
great American flag.

791
00:58:19,462 --> 00:58:24,302
And we are all made
by the same God.

792
00:58:24,300 --> 00:58:42,720
(applause)

793
00:58:42,719 --> 00:58:45,959
And when we fulfill this vision; when we celebrate

794
00:58:45,955 --> 00:58:49,695
our 250 years
of glorious freedom, we

795
00:58:49,692 --> 00:58:54,062
will look back on tonight
as when this new chapter

796
00:58:54,063 --> 00:58:57,633
of American
Greatness began.

797
00:58:57,634 --> 00:59:01,204
The time for small
thinking is over.

798
00:59:01,204 --> 00:59:05,644
The time for trivial
fights is behind us.

799
00:59:05,642 --> 00:59:08,712
We just need the courage
to share the dreams that

800
00:59:08,711 --> 00:59:10,281
fill our hearts.

801
00:59:10,280 --> 00:59:14,150
The bravery to express the
hopes that stir our souls.

802
00:59:14,150 --> 00:59:17,320
And the confidence to turn
those hopes and

803
00:59:17,320 --> 00:59:19,020
dreams to action.

804
00:59:19,022 --> 00:59:24,162
From now on, America
will be empowered by our

805
00:59:24,160 --> 00:59:28,160
aspirations, not burdened
by our fears --

806
00:59:28,164 --> 00:59:32,534
inspired by the future, not bound by the failures of

807
00:59:32,535 --> 00:59:35,735
the past -- and guided by our
vision,

808
00:59:35,738 --> 00:59:39,338
not blinded by our doubts.

809
00:59:39,342 --> 00:59:43,482
I am asking all citizens
to embrace this Renewal of

810
00:59:43,479 --> 00:59:45,479
the American Spirit.

811
00:59:45,481 --> 00:59:48,351
I am asking all members
of Congress to join me in

812
00:59:48,351 --> 00:59:52,191
dreaming big, and bold
and daring things

813
00:59:52,188 --> 00:59:54,488
for our country.

814
00:59:54,490 --> 00:59:57,290
And I am asking everyone
watching tonight to seize

815
00:59:57,293 --> 01:00:00,463
this moment and --
Believe in yourselves.

816
01:00:00,463 --> 01:00:02,403
Believe in your future.

817
01:00:02,398 --> 01:00:06,198
And believe, once
more, in America.

818
01:00:06,202 --> 01:00:08,902
Thank you, God bless you, and

819
01:00:08,905 --> 01:00:11,705
God Bless the United States.

820
01:00:11,708 --> 01:00:21,188
(applause)