Obama State of the Union (Full Text)

 Obama State of the Union full
Dear Madam Speaker, Vice President Biden, members of Congress, distinguished guests and fellow Americans, Hello everybody.
Our Constitution requires the President to the Congress needs to provide relevant information on country conditions. In the past two hundred and twenty decades, our leaders have fulfilled this responsibility. They not only of economic prosperity and national stability in the period of speech, but also during the war and the State of the Union, when economic recession.
recall these always very interesting, can assume that the development of our country is inevitable, the United States destined to be successful. But the Allied landing at Omaha Beach during World War II, when, whether we can win is full of doubt. When the Wall Street stock market crash of Black Tuesday and the pursuit of civil rights marchers in the they will win, because we as a country to move forward one pace.
Once again, we are challenged, must once again answer the questions of history.
year ago, I was among the two wars the United States President. The United States was the impact of the economic downturn, the financial system has to collapse, the government debt. all political experts warn that if we do not act, America will be the second largest in history by the recession. So We respond quickly and positively. A year later, the most serious economic crisis is over.
but the losses caused by the financial turmoil persists. One in ten Americans can not find work, a large number of corporate bankruptcies, falling house prices , small towns and rural communities, especially heavy losses. for poor people, life will become more difficult.
recession has increased the burden on American families. People can not save enough for retirement and their children to school funding needed .
so I know it is full of anxiety. This phenomenon is not new. these efforts and struggle is the reason I'm running for President. Over the years, I have worked in Indiana, Illinois and other state and local eyes see over people's suffering. a letter from you, I heard the voice of the people. I am most distressed letter from the children asked why they send their parents to move back to work when we can.
for these people, the changes in the United States is not fast enough. Some people feel depressed, some people are angry. They do not understand why Wall Street has rewarded to make the wrong move, and hard work does not have the praise; the same time the U.S. government is unable or unwilling to solve the problem to solve puzzled. They are tired of the partisanship and the yelling. The Americans know we can not afford it all.
so We face a huge and difficult challenge. the American people want Democrats and Republicans to eliminate partisanship, to overcome the cumbersome political system. For those voters, although their background, stories and beliefs vary, but they face is the same dilemma. They have the same desire: to get a job to pay bills; get the chance to succeed; so that their children's lives more comfortable.
you know what they have the same place? that is in the the face of disaster has a strong ability to adapt. in through the most difficult period in history, the U.S. people are still busy with the production car, education, children, business and return to school. A woman had written: pressure, but we hope to work hard.
This is because we have a great spiritual mm ethical standards and great strength. I have never been the same this evening, the future of the United States so full of hope. Although facing difficulties But we are still strong. We will not give up, do not run, do not allow fear and division to break our spirit. a new decade of the U.S. government the power to show the American people when.
tonight, I hope to discuss that we achieve this A commitment approach. start talking about the economic level.
Our most urgent task is to provide financial support to banks. These banks also contributed to the financial crisis to blame. to provide assistance to banks is not easy to complete. If there is one thing is the Democratic Party, the Republican party consensus and the middle of things, that we hate bailouts. I hate it. you also hate him. he as popular as a root canal.
but when I ran for President, I had vowed not do ordinary things, but do need to do. If we tolerate the collapse of the financial system, the unemployment rate is now twice, there will be more bankruptcies, more people losing their homes.
so I support the previous government created a financial assistance scheme. When we took over after the scheme become more transparent, more full of responsibility. So now become stable financial markets, we have recovered most of the aid funds by banks.
For the remaining funds withdrawn from circulation, I've proposed the largest bank charges. I know that Wall Street is very interested in this proposal. If they have money paid bonuses, they must pay to the taxpayers the cost of the most moderate. as is when in times of crisis they helped these companies.
gradually as the financial system stability, we also take measures to restore economic growth, increase jobs as much as possible, to provide assistance to unemployed Americans.
This is Why do we add unemployment benefits to 18 million Americans enjoy the benefits of the reason. In addition, we also provide to some U.S. residents affordable health insurance, and tax cuts through 25.
Let us now Repeat this sentence: We cut taxes. we have not only reduced the tax 95% of U.S. households have reduced the small business and first-time buyers in tax. In addition, trying to take care of the children's parents also enjoy tax relief .800 million Americans in college and enjoys tax incentives.
Thus, millions of Americans have more money, buy food, gasoline and other items. and all this has to help companies hire more employees. We have not collected a penny more than any one person.
As we take measures about two million people are no longer unemployed, access to jobs. We hope that the end of this year 1.5 million additional jobs.
and make this plan a reality is the Recovery Act (Recovery Act). The bill is called the stimulus bill. left and the right economists agree that the regulations retain the work position, to avoid disaster. But you can not believe they words, but Phoenix should talk to business owners. They will tell you the bill to triple the total number of their employees. you can and talking to manufacturers in Philadelphia, they say the beginning of the bill also full of doubts, but then increased after work to dispel doubts that.
this story everywhere in the United States. After two years of economic recession, the U.S. economy is recovering, pension funds are beginning to appreciate, to regain economic investment , companies have begun to hire new employees again.
but I understand that the success story of each one suffering. every day people are waking up from the extreme pain, do not know where to get future income. They keep Send resume, but did not get any response. This is the year of 2010 we will employment as the reasons for such events, but also I asked to obtain a new job tonight, the reasons for the proposal.
real engine for job creation in the United States forever business . But the U.S. government will create the necessary conditions for enterprises to expand employment in the enterprise.
we need to start from a small business. because this is not only most of the new sources of jobs, it is also the birthplace of large enterprises. With courage and determination, small companies have weathered the test of the recession, ready to grow. But when you talk to small businesses will find that most of Wall Street's big banks to lend money large enterprises. and small enterprises are to have access to funds very difficult, even if they get profit.
So tonight, I propose that the Wall Street financial institutions from the funds pay out 30 billion U.S. dollars to help community banks, small business loans to provide the necessary maintenance operations. I also propose that the small provide new tax incentives. One will cover one million small businesses. they introduce new employees and higher wages will enjoy tax breaks. Next, we Americans can now build the infrastructure required in the future. From the first intercontinental railway to the highway, the U.S. has been building infrastructure to compete with other countries. There is no reason to Europe or China has the world's fastest high-speed railway and the establishment of new factories, production of clean energy products.
Tomorrow I will go to Tampa, Florida. benefit from the revitalization support of the bill, there are building a new high-speed railway. in the United States there are many similar projects, will create jobs, help the transport of goods, information transmission.
we should allow more Americans to participate in the construction of clean energy facilities, and more energy to American families to provide discounts. In order to encourage U.S. companies to stay in the United States, we will move to jobs outside the U.S. business tax breaks should be abolished, and these benefits available to create jobs for American companies.
U.S. House of Representatives has passed a jobs bill, including some provisions of the above. As a top priority this year's business world, I that the United States Senate will pass the bill. I know they will do so. people lose their jobs, are suffering, we need help. I want to submit the Employment Act as soon as possible to my desk.
but in fact These measures are not all the unemployed back to work. In the past two years, a total of 700 million people lose their jobs. to all Americans, the only way to achieve the employment of long-term economic development for the U.S. to lay a new foundation for the final settlement of U.S. households In the few years since the problems encountered.
we can not afford another so-called . the economic prosperity is built on the real estate bubble and on the basis of financial speculation.
as U.S. president from the first day of the beginning, people told me to solve the larger challenges seem too ambitious, this effort will subject of great controversy. I also heard that our political system has reached a stalemate. We question this administration should be held in abeyance.
for these claims, I have a simple question: how long we should wait? the United States but also How long will their future hold?
You see, the U.S. government in the past few decades has been waiting for, even if the worsening problems in the United States. At the same time, China is not waiting for the implementation of economic reform. Germany, India did not wait. These countries do not stand still, do not want to become a secondary country. They pay more attention to math and science, reform of infrastructure, investment in clean energy a lot of money, because they want these jobs. I can not accept the U.S. as the second and other countries.
now we seriously address the problems hindering economic development of the time. We can start with financial reform started. I'm not interested in punishing banks. a strong, healthy financial markets can help enterprises to obtain loans, create employment opportunities.'s financial market will absorb household savings, and investment companies, to increase personal income. but only when we take steps to avoid a second round of financial crisis, all the above can be achieved.
we need to ensure that consumers and middle-class families make financial decisions required financial information. We can not allow financial institutions to take risky actions that threaten the overall economic development.
in the partial revision of the financial reform program, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed this bill. Some lobby groups trying to block the reform package was approved, but we do not let them succeed.
Next, we need to encourage innovation. Last year, we invested a huge amount of basic research funding, making history. This investment will bring the whole most low world prices of solar cells to kill cancer cells without harming or find the treatment of healthy cells. there is no one area is more suitable than the energy industry innovation. Last year, the United States in North Carolina to invest in clean energy. This will create 1,200 jobs, more advanced battery production.
However, the field of clean energy in order to create more jobs, we need to increase production, improve efficiency and more incentives. This means not only need to establish a new generation of safe and clean nuclear power plants; also means making difficult choices, open coastal areas, development of oil and natural gas; also means biofuels and continued investment in clean coal technology. the United States Congress needs to pass a comprehensive energy and climate bills that provide incentives to promote clean energy, making clean energy as an energy that people can afford.
I am very grateful to the U.S. House of Representatives passed a similar bill last year, but this year I hope that this bill can be approved by the U.S. Senate. < br> I know the American people in this tough economic environment is able to withstand such changes was questioned. I know some of the evidence for global warming is full of doubts. But even if the evidence is doubtful, encourage clean energy development For our future is also a right thing. as a leader in clean energy economy will be the leaders of the global economy countries. the United States must play such a role.
Third, I need to export more products out. < br> Because we export products to other countries, the more jobs there will be the United States more. So tonight I set up a new goal: to make the next five years we will double exports to U.S. increase of 200 million jobs. the future to achieve this goal. we launched National Export Initiative (National Export Initiative), to help farmers and small enterprises to increase exports, reform of export control measures, protection of national security.
we must Like its rivals to actively explore new markets, if other nations sign trade agreements and we are sitting in the stands, the United States will lose the opportunity to create employment opportunities. But to get these benefits, we must implement these agreements, so that our trading partners play by the rules. This is why we continue to promote the cause of the Doha trade agreement, but also the United States to strengthen relations with Asian countries, the reason. Meanwhile, the U.S. is also strengthening and South Korea, Panama and Colombia, the relationship between key partners.
fourth, We need to invest in education and skills development.
This year, we launched a nationwide competition to improve the school learning environment, thus breaking the stalemate Zuoyouliangfang. The idea is simple: only reward success, not encourage failure. no investment in order to maintain the status quo, but to reform and investment. These reforms include raising student achievement, encouraging students in math and science breakthroughs failing schools to improve education. in the United States, children should be more dependent on the success of to their potential, not their birth.
when we extend the period of primary and secondary education act, we will work with Congress to reform the field of education extended to all 50 states. However, in the current economic situation high school diploma no longer guarantees a good job. So, I urge the Senate to follow the House of Representatives approved a bill to restore community college. It will be many children of working families, an important place to get work skills.
make college more affordable The bill will stop the unwarranted taxpayer subsidy. Instead, the United States amounted to $ 10,000 family tax cuts, while increasing the scholarship. we want to tell another one million students when they graduate, students need only pay 10% of loan funds. all the debt within a certain period waived. because in the United States of America, no one should go broke because of college.
the way, it is serious about colleges and universities to reduce their own costs time. because they also have a responsibility to help solve the education problem.
higher university fees, but the burden is just one of the middle class. So, I asked Joe Biden this year command of a working group specifically for middle-class families. we have improved the rate of child-rearing tax relief to more aspects of the Americans to save for their old age retirement. Each one of the workers have access to a retirement account, while enjoying a greater range of tax relief. In addition, we also increased the real estate price. last year we introduced a number of measures to support the real estate market, allowing millions of Americans get a new loan, mortgage loan in 1500 U.S. dollars has also reduced expenditures.
This year, we will accelerate the refinancing process, so that homeowners can afford a mortgage. in order to reduce the body burden of the middle class, we also need to reform the health care system.
After a century of efforts in the future, we are approaching the goal, to bring American lives protection. Our approach will protect every American to take out the insurance industry's worst practices. health care reform bill will give small businesses and uninsured Americans the opportunity, in a choice of a competitive market can bear Health Insurance Scheme. This bill requires every insurance plans cover preventive care programs.
the way, my wife created this year, a nationwide, hoping to stop the growing number of childhood obesity, so children are more healthy . Thank you. She felt a little shy.
we have implemented the health reform program will retain the rights of American citizens, they can continue to enjoy existing in the health care plans and private physicians. medical reform plan will reduce the millions of families and businesses expenses .
However, this is a complex problem, the longer the discussion, the number of people questioned more. As the health reform program on the interpretation of the American people is not enough, the outside world made a number of criticisms. I am liable responsibility. I know this issue will not disappear. After the end of my speech tonight, I know there will be more Americans lose their health insurance plan. There are millions of people will lose their health insurance this year, our deficit will continue to grow. But I will not leave the American people, all of you can not stand idly by.
I hope we can be closer look at the proposed plan, there are many doctors, nurses and health experts to understand the plan, thought this than the current system has been greatly improved. Of course, if anyone in both parties a better way to reduce health care costs, reduce the deficit, people without insurance coverage, strengthen Medicare, do please tell me. I want to Parliament that is, do not avoid reform, and now we have from very near. Let us work together to complete the work for the American people.
However, even though health care reform to reduce the deficit, can not help us out of huge financial gap. challenges remain, there are other issues difficult to resolve.
I start talking about it on the issue of government expenditure. of this century, there had been U.S. budget surplus of over $ 200,000,000,000. to my office, the annual deficit 1 trillion dollars, and the next 10 years this figure will reach 8 trillion. which the recession caused by 3 trillion budget gap. This is the situation before I came here. If under normal circumstances, I naturally want to begin to reduce the deficit. But we caught up with the economic crisis, in order to prevent the economy into a second Great Depression, we have added 1 trillion national debt.
do I believe is right. However, since the country's family In the food and clothing, struggling to survive, then the federal government should too. So tonight, I have to pay 1 trillion last year, concrete steps to economic rescue fund. Starting in 2011, the next three years, we are ready to freeze government spending, In addition to national security, Medicare, Medicaid and social security will not be affected, all other government programs are under this restriction. and all the family as the shortage of funds, we will work within budgetary control is needed, give those who do not needed. To implement this principle, I would like to use the veto.
one by one we will continue to review the budget, eliminate programs that we can not afford and no effect on the project. save for the coming year we have 200 billion dollars. To to help working families, we will extend the middle-class tax cut, but given the record deficits, oil companies, investment fund managers and those annual income of more than 250,000 U.S. dollars of the people can not enjoy the policy. We can not afford.
even do this, we will continue to face when I took office, there's huge budget deficit. More importantly, health insurance and subsidies and social security spending will continue to skyrocket, so I propose the establishment of a bipartisan Finance Committee. This will not be not engage in a political gimmick to pretend to solve the problem, the Commission will propose a solution within a certain time limit. Yesterday, the Senate blocked a bill by the establishment of the committee. I will issue an executive order to promote the plan, because I can not be that problem to another generation. tomorrow to vote, the Senate should restore the will say, there are so many people are still suffering, we can not address the deficit or to freeze government spending. I agree, so freeze will start the year, when the economy will be restored. But it is equally important to note that, if we do not take meaningful steps to control debt, which could undermine the market, increase borrowing costs and jeopardize the economic recovery, all of which may have job growth and household income even worse effect.
I know we will hear different point of view, that if we reduce the input of citizens, including the rich, including the extension of tax cuts, abolition of more regulations, maintain the status quo health care system, the deficit will go away. The problem is not that what they had 8 years, the Government did do. It is these that led us into the crisis, it is these led to huge deficit, we can not repeat.
not to repeat the past few decades, Washington is full of those boring fight, it is time to do try something new. Let us increase the investment in the national body, do not let them face a mountain of debt. Let us vote for the discharge of the responsibility of our citizens. To do this we must first recognize that we are not only In fiscal deficit, the trust also have a deficit, people questioned for the Washington year after year growth. In order to rebuild public confidence in the government, we need to do something at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, one end of the lobbying group The large influence on the one hand to government affairs, but also the people that they should have a government.
This is what I want to come here to do, which is why we published online the first time in the history of White House visitors, this is why we want out of the decision-makers lobby, outside the federal Parliament and the Commission.
but we can not stop there. It is time to require lobbyists to disclose each and all contact with the Government or Parliament, it is time to lobby contributions to the Federal Office of strictly limited. Last week, the Supreme Court overturned a law, I believe this is tantamount to include foreign companies, including the special interest groups, opened the door, they will not be restricted in our elections Large to spend money. I do not think elections should be by the United States is the most powerful interest groups and even foreign powers to finance the election should be decided the American people, I ask the Democratic Party and Republicans to pass a bill to help correct this error.
I also urge Congress to continue , some members of Congress to some where all uses.
course, if we do not reform the way, then all of the question. I'm not naive, you can never think of themselves elected to peace and harmony, all differences will not, after entering what party time. I know, deep-rooted differences between the two parties, these differences related to the government's role in our lives, about the tendency of policy and national security, has continued for more than two hundred years, this is the essence of our democracy. But, to National depressing is now in Washington, as if every day is Election Day. We can not just want a daily mockery of opponents to become the object of the media, can not always hold a showdown a winner's mentality. no party should be because the right to object to delay or obstruct the passage of all bills. In Washington, one might think that singing a different tune and the other rules of the game, no matter what their views are false and malicious. But it is precisely this approach allows the two parties can not help of the people, even worse, it also makes people distrust the government more.
I will not give up efforts to change the political culture. I know this is an election year, election fever has started since last week , earlier than ever. However, we still need to rule the country. I want to tell the Democratic Party is to the past few years, we still the majority of people expect us to solve the problem. If the Republican leadership insists that everything in a To get 60 votes in the Senate, then the State's responsibility is now yours. of all things say ambitions. let the American people see that we can do it together. This week I will be meeting at the Republican House speaker, I will also work with the Democratic and Republican leaders of the monthly meetings. I know you can not wait. < br> Looking back at history, there is nothing more than security issues make us united. Unfortunately, the kind of concerted effort post-9/11 atmosphere has dissipated. We can argue who is responsible, but I do not want to revisit the issues. I know we all love this country, are mindful of national security. So let us stop teasing each other and refused to uphold the values in the protection of nationals and make the wrong choice between, out of fear and division, do everything possible to defend our country, to the United States and the world to create a more hopeful future.
to talk about our work last year. From the time when I took office, we re-examine the terrorist threat. we have stepped up investments in homeland security, destruction of a threat to the safety of the American people the conspiracy. We are to make up for the Christmas bombing case exposed the loopholes in aviation security and intelligence work to do. from the Pacific to South Asia and then to the Arabian Peninsula, we have strengthened our partnerships with countries in the region. Last year , including many hundreds of senior leaders, including members of al Qaeda and its branches have been arrested or killed far more than in 2008.
in Afghanistan, we have increased the number of troops while stepping up training of Afghan security forces, enable them to take over the situation in July 2011, and then our troops can begin withdrawing. we help the Afghan government in governing the country, reduce corruption, to support the rights of all Afghans. We got the support of allies and partner countries, they increase commitment, and tomorrow will be in London to reaffirm our common goals. before the road is still tough, but I firmly believe that success.
in the fight against Al Qaeda, we have a responsibility to the people of Iraq by the management. I, as candidate who had promised to end this war, and now I'm doing as president. We will combat troops before the end of August this year, all out of Iraq. We will support the Iraqi government held elections, and continue to work together with the Iraqi people to promote peace in the region and prosperity. This war is over, our troops are home.
tonight, all U.S. military personnel, both men and women, whether they are in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere in the world, deserve our respect, gratitude and full support. as we have the responsibility to provide them with all the needs on the battlefield, we also have responsibility to welcome and support them in return. That is why we increased by a substantial investment in veterans.
Today, we conduct two war, it is also facing the nuclear weapons that may be the greatest threat to the American people. I support John F. Kennedy and Ronald m m Reagan, the two presidents on the curb proliferation of nuclear weapons and nuclear-free world view. In order to maintain the premise of deterrence reducing nuclear stockpiles under the United States and Russia is completing the negotiations on arms control treaties. This year in April on nuclear safety summit, the heads of 44 countries will have to come to Washington, a clear goal: to strengthen in the next 4 years around the world protection of nuclear materials to ensure that never fall into the hands of terrorists.
these diplomatic efforts to strengthen our response to those who violate international agreements, the ability of countries to seek nuclear weapons. That is why North Korea is now facing a situation more and more isolated severe sanctions, which is why the international community more united and more isolated Iran. If Iran's leaders continue to ignore its obligations, then no doubt they will face more serious consequences. I promise.
We promote common security and human prosperity. We maintain a global economic recovery by G20; we work together with Muslim communities around the world to promote science, education and innovation; we have climate change issues from bystander to leader; we are helping developing countries to continue with the HIV virus fight; we are launching a new initiative to more quickly and effectively respond to bioterrorism or infectious disease.
As in the past 60 years, the United States will continue to take these measures. This is because our destiny is linked with other countries, is also because it is right. That is why when we meet here, more than 1 million Americans are helping the Haitian people recover and rebuild, which is why we want to go to school in Afghanistan girls stand together, which is why we support the rights of Iranian women took to the streets. America will always stand on the side of freedom and human dignity.
both at home and abroad, the ideal is the greatest source of strength for the Americans. diversity visible unity, which is a constitutional commitment to us: that all men are created equal, no matter who you are, as long as you comply with the law on protection of the law, as long as you abide by the universal values will not be treated differently.
us must continue to reaffirm this commitment. Government departments are once again the civil rights prosecution of violations of civil rights and employment discrimination, we have strengthened legislation against hate-induced violence. This year, I will work with Congress, denying homosexuals the right to service their love for the motherland law. This is the right thing. We will fight against violation of equal pay for equal legal actions, so that women get equal pay. We should continue to amend immigration system to protect the borders, the implementation of the law and ensure that everyone can abide by the rules of our country and contribute to the economy.
Finally, our ideals and values is to build a U.S. base. It is this value so that people from every corner of the composition of the country, and now these values still dominate the American people. Every day, Americans are in the discharge of their responsibilities to their families and employers, who time and again to lend a helping hand to the neighborhood again and again back to their country. they take pride in work, in spirit. to support people's lives These are not Republican or Democratic values ...