| 00:00:01 | THANK YOU. |
| 00:00:04 | I AM REALLY PRIVILEGED TO BE HERE TODAY. |
| 00:00:07 | JUST A FEW RECOGNITIONS BEFORE I GIVE MY SPEECH. |
| 00:00:11 | I AM ONE WAY BY THIS TONIGHT. |
| 00:00:13 | I WANT TO TALK A LOT ABOUT THAT. |
| 00:00:16 | HAS INSPIRED ME. |
| 00:00:17 | A COUPLE OF PEOPLE I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE. |
| 00:00:20 | OBVIOUSLY THE KEMP FAMILY. |
| 00:00:24 | IT IS GREAT TO HAVE MY LIFE HERE, WHO IS HERE ALL THE WAY FROM MIAMI. |
| 00:00:29 | IT IS HER BIRTHDAY TOMORROW. |
| 00:00:32 | [APPLAUSE] I CANNOT THINK OF ANYTHING MORE DRAMATIC -- ROMANTIC THAN TO CELEBRATE OUR BIRTHDAY AT A KEMP DINNER. |
| 00:00:44 | [LAUGHTER] PAUL RYAN IS SOMEONE I HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW. |
| 00:00:48 | THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVITATION TO LUNCH. |
| 00:00:52 | I WILL NOT STAND BY AND WATCHED THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IGNORED. |
| 00:00:59 | [LAUGHTER] ALL KIDDING ASIDE, WHEN I WAS RUNNING FOR THE U. |
| 00:01:03 | S. SENATE, AND VERY FEW PEOPLE BELIEVED I COULD WIN, MOST OF THE PEOPLE WHO BELIEVED I COULD WIN LIVED IN MY HOME. |
| 00:01:12 | [LAUGHTER] FOUR OF THEM WERE UNDER THE AGE OF 10. |
| 00:01:15 | PAUL RYAN WAS ONE OF THE ONLY PEOPLE IN WASHINGTON WHO CAME TO MY ASSISTANCE. |
| 00:01:19 | I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT. |
| 00:01:20 | THANK YOU VERY MUCH. |
| 00:01:27 | [LAUGHTER] I[APPLAUSE] |
| 00:01:30 | I AM SO HONORED TONIGHT. |
| 00:01:33 | I THINK AS THOUGH EVERYONE'S COMMENTS HERE WHEN I SAY WE SHOULD -- WE COULD SURE USE JACK KEMP RIGHT NOW. |
| 00:01:44 | [APPLAUSE] SADLY, JACK KEMP IS NOT HERE. |
| 00:01:47 | THE IDEAS AND PRINCIPLES BEHIND HIM ARE. |
| 00:01:50 | THEY ARE USEFUL TO US AS WE BEGIN TO CONFRONT THE GREAT ECONOMIC CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OUR NATION CURRENTLY FACES. |
| 00:01:59 | THE EXISTENCE OF A LARGE AND VIBRANT AMERICAN MIDDLE CLASS GOES TO THE VERY ESSENCE OF THE AMERICAN EXCEPTIONAL IDENTITY. |
| 00:02:07 | EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD HAS RICH PEOPLE. |
| 00:02:10 | ONLY A FEW PLACES HAVE ACHIEVED A VIBRANT MIDDLE CLASS. |
| 00:02:14 | IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, NONE HAS BEEN MORE VIBRANT AND MORE STABLE THAN THE GREAT AMERICAN MIDDLE CLASS. |
| 00:02:23 | ONE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL PROMISES OF AMERICA IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE IT TO THE MIDDLE CLASS. |
| 00:02:33 | TODAY, THERE IS THIS GROWING OPPORTUNITY GAP DEVELOPING. |
| 00:02:35 | MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WORRY THEY MAY NEVER ACHIEVE MIDDLE-CLASS PROSPERITY AND STABILITY AND THEY WORRY THEIR CHILDREN WILL BE TRAPPED AS WELL. |
| 00:02:47 | FOR THOSE OF US LIKE PAUL RYAN AND I, ONE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL CHALLENGES IS TO FIND AN APPROPRIATE AND SUSTAINABLE ROLE FOR GOVERNMENT. |
| 00:03:01 | AND CLOSING THAT GAP BETWEEN THE DREAMS OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS AND THE OPPORTUNITIES TO REALIZE THEM. |
| 00:03:09 | THE KEY TO A VIBRANT MIDDLE CLASS IS AN ABUNDANCE OF JOBS THAT PAY ENOUGH SO WORKERS CAN PROVIDE THE FOR THEMSELVES AND FAMILIES AND ENJOY LEISURE TIME, SAVE FOR RETIREMENT, AND PAY FOR EDUCATION SO THEY CAN GROW UP EARNING MORE THAN THEIR PARENTS. |
| 00:03:25 | TODAY, TO MANY AMERICANS CANNOT FIND JOBS LIKE THAT. |
| 00:03:29 | IN FACT, SOME CANNOT FIND ANY JOBS AT ALL. |
| 00:03:34 | THERE ARE TWO MAIN REASONS FOR THIS. |
| 00:03:37 | THE WEEKEND THE AMERICAN ECONOMY IS NOT CREATING ANY JOBS OF ANY KIND -- ENOUGH JOBS OF ANY KIND. |
| 00:03:46 | TO MANY AMERICANS CANNOT HAVE THE SKILLS THEY NEED. |
| 00:03:54 | THE PATH TO A PROSPEROUS MIDDLE CLASS IS A COMBINATION OF A VIBRANT ECONOMY THAT CREATES THESE JOBS AND THE PEOPLE WITH THE SKILLS NEEDED. |
| 00:04:05 | THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN PLAY AN IMPORTANT AND POVERTY OF -- AND POSITIVE ROLE. |
| 00:04:17 | FEDERAL POLICIES ON THE NATIONAL DEBT, TAXES AND REGULATIONS, ALL HAVE A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH AND ON MIDDLE- CLASS JOB CREATION. |
| 00:04:27 | OUR $16 TRILLION DEBT AND THE LACK OF A PLAN TO FIX IT SCARES PEOPLE FROM INVESTING AND OPENING AND GROWING A BUSINESS. |
| 00:04:37 | THEY ARE AFRAID OF GETTING HIT WITH A MASSIVE TAX INCREASE TO PAY OFF THIS DEBT. |
| 00:04:42 | ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF OUR GROWING FUTURE DEBT IS THE WAY MEDICARE IS CURRENTLY DESIGNS FOR THE FUTURE -- DESIGNED FOR THE FUTURE. |
| 00:04:55 | THE SOONER WE ACT, THE LIKELIER WE CAN DO IT WITHOUT MAKING ANY CHANGES FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN THE SYSTEM, LIKE PAUL RYAN'S AND MY MOTHER. |
| 00:05:07 | A COMPLICATED TAX CODE IS ALSO HAMPERING THE CREATION OF JOBS. |
| 00:05:12 | YOU CANNOT OPEN A BUSINESS IF YOUR TAXES ARE TOO IHIGH OR UNCERTAIN. |
| 00:05:21 | THAT IS ALLIED I OPPOSE THE PRESENT'S PLANS TO RAISE TAXES THE -- THAT IS WHY I OPPOSE THE PRESIDENT'S PLANS TO RAISE TAXES. |
| 00:05:31 | THIS IS NOT ABOUT A PLEDGE. |
| 00:05:33 | IT IS ABOUT THE TAX INCREASES HE WANTS IT WOULD FAIL TO MAKE A DENT IN THE DEBT. |
| 00:05:43 | OVER HALF OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS AND AMERICA WORK FOR THE KIND OF COMPANIES THE PRESENT'S PLANS WILL RAISE TAXES ON. |
| 00:05:52 | WE SHOULD A FOLLOW THE EXAMPLEOF OF JACK KEMP. |
| 00:06:06 | WE SHOULD KEEP RATES LOW ON EVERYONE, SIMPLIFY OUR TAX CODE BY GETTING RID OF UNJUSTIFIED LOOPHOLES. |
| 00:06:15 | GENERATE REVENUES BY CREATING NEW TAX PAYERS, NOT NEW TAXES. |
| 00:06:25 | [APPLAUSE] RAPID ECONOMIC GROWTH IS THE ONLY WAY TO GENERATE THE KIND OF MONEY WE NEED TO BRING THIS DEBT UNDER CONTROL. |
| 00:06:37 | TAX INCREASES DO NOT CREATE NEW TAXPAYERS. |
| 00:06:41 | THEY DO NOT GREAT RAPID ECONOMIC GROWTH. |
| 00:06:46 | REGULATION IS NECESSARY TO PROTEST AT -- TO PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT AND KEEP OUR FOOD SAFE. |
| 00:06:56 | BUT REGULATIONS COST MONEY TO FOLLOW. |
| 00:07:00 | THE MORE EXPENSIVE A REGULATION, THE LESS MONEY A BUSINESS HAS TO GIVE RAISES OR HIRE NEW PEOPLE. |
| 00:07:06 | WE NEED TO HAVE A BALANCED APPROACH TO REGULATION. |
| 00:07:11 | WE NEED TO WEIGH THE BENEFIT OF ANY GIVEN REGULATION AGAINST THE IMPACT IT WILL HAVE ON JOB CREATION. |
| 00:07:16 | THAT IS WHY WE SHOULD IMPLEMENT SOMETHING LIKE SENATOR PAUL'S ACT, SO THAT CONGRESS THAT'S THE FINAL SAY ON IT. |
| 00:07:31 | -- GETS THE FINAL SAY HONESTON IT. |
| 00:07:40 | [APPLAUSE] GETTING CONTROL OF OUR DEBT. |
| 00:07:42 | IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. |
| 00:07:44 | IT IS NOT ENOUGH. |
| 00:07:45 | WE NEED TO DO MORE. |
| 00:07:47 | WE SHOULD EXPAND OUR DOMESTIC ENERGY INDUSTRY. |
| 00:07:50 | AMERICAN INNOVATION HAS GIVEN US ACCESS TO MASSIVE NEW DEPOSITS OF OIL AND NATURAL GAS, MAKING AMERICA ONE OF THE MOST ENERGY- RICH COUNTRIES ON THE PLANET. |
| 00:08:01 | THIS NEW ENERGY OPENS ALL KINDS OF NEW MIDDLE-CLASS JOBS COME FROM THE FIELDS AND PLATFORMS WOODROW, TO THE MANUFACTURING PLANTS THAT RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES WITH A LOWER COST OF ENERGY, AND THESE ARE THE TYPES OF JOBS WE NEED MOST, RIGHT NOW. |
| 00:08:21 | LOWER -- MIDDLE-CLASS WORK. |
| 00:08:24 | WE NEED TO MTAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THIS. |
| 00:08:35 | [APPLAUSE] BY TEARING DOWN UNNECESSARY REGULATORY BARRIERS TO TAPPING OUR OWN ENDED THE SOURCES -- ENERGY SOURCES. |
| 00:08:48 | A SOUND MONETARY POLICY WOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE. |
| 00:08:52 | THE WAY OUR INTEREST RATES AND CURRENCY ARE TREATED IS ANOTHER CAUSE OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SHOULD FOLLOW A CLEAR MONETARY RULE TO PROVIDE PRICES AND WHAT THE VALUE OF THE DOLLAR WOULD BE OVER TIME. |
| 00:09:11 | IT IN CONTROL OF THE DEBT, REFORMING OUR TAXES AND REGULATION, GROWING OUR ENERGY ARE FIVE CONCRETE THINGS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN DO TO HELP OUR ECONOMY CREATE NEW MIDDLE-CLASS JOBS. |
| 00:09:25 | BUT IF THE HIGHER WAGES THAT PEOPLE MAKE AT THESE JOBS ARE UPSET -- WE'RE JUST RUNNING IN PLACE. |
| 00:09:34 | THEY'RE JUST TAKING A BIG CHUNK OUT OF MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILIES IN THE CARE. |
| 00:09:40 | WE NEED TO HELP THEM GET HEALTH COVERAGE THEY NEED IN AN AFFORDABLE WAY. |
| 00:09:45 | ONE WAY TO MAKE IT MORE AFFORDABLE IS A FLEXIBLE SAVINGS ACCOUNTS THAT ALLOWS FAMILIES TAXI MONEY THAT ALLOWS THEM TO PAY FOR MEDICAL BILLS. |
| 00:10:04 | -- FLEXIBLE MONEY THAT ALLOWS THEM TO PAY FOR MEDICAL BILLS. |
| 00:10:08 | I WISH MORE AMERICANS HAD THE CHANCE TO HAVE A SAVINGS ACCOUNT JUST LIKE THE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS DO. |
| 00:10:16 | THAT IS WHY WE SHOULD ALL BE SHOCKED THAT OBAMACARE CATSUTSUTS THE AMOUNT YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE. |
| 00:10:26 | THIS IS ALSO WHAT OBAMACARE DID , AND NOT ONLY REQUIRES YOU TO GET A PRESCRIPTION TO PURCHASE OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS AND PAY FOR IT -- IF I WANT TO BUY SOME ADVIL, I NOW NEED BY DR. |
| 00:10:44 | 'S COMMISSION. IN ADDITION, WE SHOULD CREATE A HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUM THAT FOCUSES ON EMPOWERING PEOPLE AND NOT BUREAUCRACIES. |
| 00:10:51 | PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO BUY A HEALTHCARE PLAN THAT FITS THEIR NEEDS AND THEIR BUDGETS FROM ANY INSURANCE COMPANY IN AMERICA THAT IS WILLING TO SELL IT TO THEM. |
| 00:11:00 | ISSUE BE ABLE TO DO IT WITH TAX- FREE MONEY, JUST LIKE THEIR EMPLOYERS BY IT NOW. |
| 00:11:11 | [APPLAUSE] WE SHOULD ALSO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS AND THE BEST WAY TO INTEGRATE THEM WITH EMERGENCY RIMS TO TRY TO GET NON-LIFE-THREATENING WALK- INS. |
| 00:11:25 | THESE ARE A FEW OF THE THINGS WE CAN DO AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL TO CREATE THE CONDITIONS FOR MIDDLE-CLASS JOB CREATORS AND STABILIZING GROWTH AND THE COST OF LIVING. |
| 00:11:35 | NO MATTER MANY MIDDLE-CLASS JOBS ARE CREATED, WE CANNOT GROWTH THE MIDDLE CLASS IF PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE THE SKILLS TO GET HIRED FOR THESE JOBS. |
| 00:11:43 | NOT SO LONG AGO, EVEN IF YOU DO NOT GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL, IF YOU ARE WILLING TO WORK YOU ARE ABLE TO FIND A JOB THAT PAID ENOUGH FOR A HOME AND EVENTUALLY SEND YOUR KIDS OFF TO COLLEGE FOR A BETTER LIFE. |
| 00:11:56 | THAT THOSE DAYS ARE LONG GONE. |
| 00:11:58 | THEY'RE PROBABLY NOT COMING BACK. |
| 00:12:02 | TODAY EDUCATION PLAYS A CENTRAL ROLE IN THE 21ST CENTURY ECONOMY. |
| 00:12:08 | FOR EXAMPLE, FOR YOUR COLLEGE GRADUATES ARE ALMOST 70% CHANCE MORE THAN PEOPLE WITHOUT A DEGREE. |
| 00:12:15 | BUT DOES NOT MEAN YOU NEED A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE IN ORDER TO GET AHEAD. |
| 00:12:21 | WHEN OUR NATION'S PIONEERS FOR WORK PROGRAMS IS IN MIAMI-DADE, FLORIDA. |
| 00:12:29 | YEARS AGO, THEY SET UP NUMEROUS WORK TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE WORKING WITH EMPLOYERS TO DESIGN THE CURRICULUM AND PROVIDE MENTORING AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. |
| 00:12:39 | EVEN IF YOU DO NOT GO THE TRADITIONAL COLLEGE ROUTE, YOU CAN SECURE A GOOD LIVING BY EARNING AN EDUCATION THAT CUSTOMIZED TO YOUR INTERESTS AND TEAR STRENGTH. |
| 00:12:48 | WHAT ARE THINGS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN DO WITH EDUCATION? |
| 00:12:52 | OUR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS NEED STATE LEVEL CURRICULUM REFORMS AND A NEW INVESTMENT IN CONTINUING TEACHER TRAINING. |
| 00:12:59 | WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT WITH THE 2013. |
| 00:13:03 | AUTHORIZATION OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT TO MAKE SOME OF THESE CHANGES. |
| 00:13:07 | SECOND, THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AND FOR MILLIONS OF DISADVANTAGE AMERICAN CHILDREN IS DISASTERS -- DISASTROUS. |
| 00:13:19 | WE NEED TO ASK CHARTER ANOTHER INNOVATIVE SCHOOLS -- THE KEY TO THAT IS EMPOWERING PARENTS. |
| 00:13:31 | PARISH SHOULD BE THE ULTIMATE DECISION-MAKERS ON WHERE THEIR CHILDREN GO TO SCHOOL -- PARENTS SHOULD BE THE ULTIMATE DECISION-MAKERS ON WHERE THEIR CHILDREN GO TO SCHOOL. |
| 00:13:45 | [APPLAUSE] UNFORTUNATELY, MOST PARENTS DO NOT HAVE A CHOICE ON WHICH SCHOOL THEY CAN ATTEND. |
| 00:13:49 | IN AMERICA, ALL PARENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEND THEIR CHILD TO THE SCHOOL OF THEIR CHOICE. |
| 00:13:56 | FOR PARENTS OF SPECIAL-NEEDS CHILDREN, THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT. |
| 00:14:02 | BY THE WAY, OUR TAX CODE CAN REWARD REINVESTMENT IN EDUCATION. |
| 00:14:10 | IF THERE IS A TAX CREDIT FOR INVESTING IN EQUIPMENT, SHOULDN'T THERE BE A TAX CREDIT FOR INVESTING IN PEOPLE? |
| 00:14:21 | [APPLAUSE] LET'S PROVIDE TAX ENCOURAGEMENT TO HELP PARENTS PAY FOR THE SCHOOL OF THEIR CHOICE. |
| 00:14:25 | LET'S CREATE A TAX CREDIT FOR ALL FINE -- QUALIFYING SCHOLARSHIP ORGANIZATIONS OF PEOPLE -- STUDENTS FROM LOW INCOME FAMILIES TO SEE THE SCHOLARSHIP TO PAY FOR THE EDUCATION COSTS OF THEIR PARENTS'CHOOSING. |
| 00:14:45 | LET'S ENCOURAGE CAREER VOCATION. |
| 00:14:54 | LET'S FIND WAYS FOR OUR RETURNING VETERANS TO WITH THE SKILLS THEY HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE ARMED FORCES TO USE IN CIVILIAN JOB OPPORTUNITIES. |
| 00:15:03 | WHAT MORE THINK -- LET'S LOOK AT WAYS TO ADDRESS SOARING COLLEGE COSTS. |
| 00:15:13 | THE GROUNDSWELL OF CREATIVITY AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE WILL LEAD TO DRAMATIC REDUCTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION SO LONG AS GOVERNMENT POLICY DOES NOT STAND IN THE WAY. |
| 00:15:27 | WE SHOULD MAKE SURE OUR FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS DO NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ONLINE COURSE CREDIT AND HELP GIVE PARENTS AND STUDENTS MARCH OYSTERS. |
| 00:15:37 | IDEALLY, WE NEED TO REFORM OUR FEDERAL LOAN PROGRAMS. |
| 00:15:42 | COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY IS AN ISSUE THAT IS IMPORTANT. |
| 00:15:46 | IT IS THE ONLY REASON I WAS ABLE TO GO TO COLLEGE. |
| 00:15:49 | THE ONLY REASON IS BECAUSE OF FEDERAL GRANTS AND LOANS. |
| 00:15:53 | WHEN I GRADUATE FROM LAW SCHOOL , I HAD CLOSE TO $150,000 IN STUDENT DEBT. |
| 00:15:57 | THAT IS A DEBT I PAID OFF LAST YEAR. |
| 00:16:11 | I WAS ABLE TO HELP PAY IT OFF WITH MY BOOK THAT IS NOW OUT ON AMAZON. |
| 00:16:19 | [APPLAUSE] >> EXPLORE THE PAUL BROUN SYSTEM SHOULD THE FOUR STUDENTS TAKE OUT A LOAN, LET'S MAKE SURE PARENTS AND STUDENTS UNDERSTAND HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE THEM TO COMPLETE THE EDUCATION, THE LIKELIHOOD OF COMPLETION, HOW MUCH DID THEY CAN EXPECT TO MAKE AFTER GRADUATION, AND TOM ON THEIR -- AND HOW MUCH OF THEIR MONTHLY -- LET'S EXPLORE THE PILGRIM -- BELGRADE SYSTEM THAT STUDENTS CAN TAKE A ALONE, LET'S MAKE SURE THAT APPEARANCE AND STUDENTS UNDERSTAND HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE THEM TO COMPLETE EDUCATION, THE LIKELIHOOD OF COMPLETION, AND HOW MUCH THEY CAN EXPECT TO PAY AFTER GRADUATION ON THEIR MONTHLY LOAN. |
| 00:17:04 | IT NOW IS THE TIME TO BE CREATIVE AND DARING AND REFORMING THE WAY THAT WE PROVIDE STUDENTS THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO MAKE IT INTO THE MIDDLE CLASS. |
| 00:17:15 | BEYOND EDUCATION, PAUL TOUCHED ON THIS AND I WANT TO REEMPHASIZE, BUT BEYOND EDUCATION, THERE'S ANOTHER UNSTICK HAITIAN -- OBSTACLE THAT IS KEEPING TOO MANY YOUNG AMERICANS FROM MOVING AHEAD. |
| 00:17:26 | MANY OF THEM DO NOT HAVE THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO GET A MIDDLE-CLASS JOB. |
| 00:17:30 | IT IS BECAUSE THEY GREW UP IN A -- AN UNSTABLE HOME ENVIRONMENT. |
| 00:17:40 | THEY GREW UP IN DANGEROUS NEIGHBORHOODS WITH NO ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE. |
| 00:17:46 | THEY'RE OFTEN RAISED BY HEROIC SINGLE PARENTS AND SOMETIMES AN ELDERLY GRANDMOTHER. |
| 00:17:50 | THEY MAY NOT HAVE A CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN AFTERSCHOOL TO THESE -- ACTIVITIES BECAUSE THEIR PARENTS ARE WORKING AND CANNOT PICK THEM UP. |
| 00:18:01 | EVERY DAY SOME AMAZING PARENT OR CARETAKER IS OF HER, AND ALL OF IT TO GIVE THESE KIDS A CHANCE AT A BETTER LIFE. |
| 00:18:11 | THE RESEARCH ON THIS TOPIC CONSISTENTLY FOUND THAT CHILDREN RAISED IN TOUGH CIRCUMSTANCES STRUGGLE IN COMPARISON THAN CHILDREN RAISED IN MORE STABLE FAMILY SETTINGS. |
| 00:18:22 | THEY FACE A HIGHER RISK OF POVERTY AND FAILING SCHOOLS. |
| 00:18:29 | HAVE LOWER SCORES ON STANDARDIZED TESTS, LOWER GRADES, AND A MUCH HIGHER CHANCE OF DROPPING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL OR FAILING TO ATTEND COLLEGE. |
| 00:18:39 | THIS SOCIETAL BREAKDOWN IS NOT SOMETHING THE GOVERNMENT HAS SOLVED, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THEY CANNOT IGNORE. |
| 00:18:46 | YOU CANNOT SEPARATE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF OF YOUR PEOPLE FROM THEIR SOCIAL WELL-BEING. |
| 00:18:51 | BUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT -- WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN DO IS LIMITED, BUT IT IS IMPORTANT. |
| 00:18:59 | RATHER THAN PRETEND WE KNOW THE ANSWER, WE SHOULD DO AS PAUL RYAN SUGGESTS BY ENGAGING IN MENTORING YOUNG PEOPLE AND LEADING THEM ONTO THE RIGHT PATH -- THEIR TEACHERS, COACHES, PRIESTS, PASTORS. |
| 00:19:16 | THEY SHOULD TAKE PART IN THE CONVERSATION IN TRADING A SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED FOR SUCCESS. |
| 00:19:23 | WE SHOULD LOOK AT CHURCHES AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. |
| 00:19:27 | BEING PART OF THE COMMUNITY IS PART OF THE SOLUTION. |
| 00:19:32 | KIDS ARE JOINING THE BOY SCOUTS AND BEING INVOLVED IN CHURCH YOUTH GROUP ARE NOT JUST THINGS FOR THEM TO DO. |
| 00:19:37 | ONE DAY IT MIGHT HAVE A REAL IMPACT ON THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING. |
| 00:19:40 | AND ULTIMATELY ON OUR NATIONAL ECONOMY. |
| 00:19:44 | BY THE WAY, LET'S PROTECT OUR SAFETY NET ROGUE RAMPS AS A WAY TO HELP THOSE WHO HAVE FAILED TO STAND UP AND TRY AGAIN AND HELP THOSE WHO CANNOT HELP THEMSELVES. |
| 00:19:56 | THESE PROGRAMS MUST BE REFORMED. |
| 00:19:59 | THEY MUST BE REFORMED TO ENHANCE FAMILY STABILITY AND FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITY. |
| 00:20:04 | OR HAVE SOME MOST IMPORTANT THING WE CAN DO AND GOVERNMENT ABOUT THE SOCIETAL BREAKDOWN IS THAT KNOWLEDGE THAT IMPACT THAT HAS HAPPENED. |
| 00:20:15 | ASK ANY OF THEM EASING TEACHERS WE ARE BLESSED TO HAVE YOUR IN AMERICA. |
| 00:20:21 | I HAVE FOR MY OWN FAMILY. THEY ARE AT THE FRONT LINE OF THIS PROBLEM EVERY SINGLE DAY. |
| 00:20:24 | THEY WILL BE THE FIRST TO TELL YOU THAT EVERY SINGLE DAY KIDS BRING THEIR HOME EXPERIENCE INTO THE CLASSROOM. |
| 00:20:31 | EVERY DAY THESE TEACHERS SEE FIRSTHAND HOW KIDS LIVING IN DYSFUNCTIONAL HOMES ARE STRUGGLING TO MAKE IT. |
| 00:20:39 | AS A PEOPLE, WE CANNOT BUILD A VIBRANT SOCIETY IF WE DO NOT SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. |
| 00:20:46 | MY PARENTS IMMIGRATED HERE WITH FEW SKILLS AND LIMITED EDUCATION AND NO MONEY. |
| 00:20:51 | THEY WORKED IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY ALMOST THEIR ENTIRE LIFE'S -- LIVES. |
| 00:21:02 | BUT IN AMERICA, MY PARENTS MADE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY A HOME AND OWN A CAR. |
| 00:21:08 | THEY FELT SO CONFIDENT THAT IN THEIR 40'S, THEY HAD TWO CHILDREN -- ME AND MY SISTER. |
| 00:21:20 | WE DO NOT ALWAYS GET WHAT WE WANTED, BUT WE ALWAYS GOT WHAT WE NEEDED. |
| 00:21:27 | WE HAD A FAMILY THAT LIVED IN A SAFE HOME AND OUR PARENTS LOVED EACH OTHER AND LET US KNOW THAT THEY LOVED US AND ENCOURAGED US TO DREAM. |
| 00:21:35 | THEY MADE IT CLEAR THAT BECAUSE WE WERE AMERICANS, WE COULD GO AS FAR AS OUR TALENT AND HARD WORK WOULD TAKE US. |
| 00:21:42 | MY FATHER GREW UP POOR AND MY MOTHER HAD LIMITED EDUCATION. |
| 00:21:47 | MY MOTHER LIVED IN A HOME WITH DIRT FLOORS AND THE DISABLED FATHER WHO STRUGGLE TO -- THEY ARE NOW ENJOYING A STANDARD OF LIVING THAT IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN THEIR PARENTS. |
| 00:22:16 | OUR STORE IS NOT RARE IN AMERICA, BUT IT IS RARE IN THE WORLD. |
| 00:22:20 | IF WE WERE BORN ANYWHERE ELSE IN ANY OTHER TIME IN HISTORY, OUR LIVES MAY HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFERENT. |
| 00:22:25 | I WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY OPINIONATED BARTENDER, FOR EXAMPLE. |
| 00:22:33 | [LAUGHTER] BUT INSTEAD, I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN LATE 20TH CENTURY AMERICA WHERE OUR ECONOMY REDUCE JOBS -- PRODUCED JOBS FOR PEOPLE LIKE MY PARENTS TO MAKE IT INTO THE MIDDLE CLASS, WHERE THE GOVERNMENT HELPED ME AND MY SIBLING PAY FOR COLLEGE, AND ALL OF US LIVE LIVES BETTER THAN OUR PARENTS. |
| 00:22:56 | BECAUSE OF WHERE I WAS RAISED AND WHO I WAS RAISED BY, I KNOW THAT WHAT WE HAVE HERE IN THIS COUNTRY, IT IS THE EXCEPTION RATHER THAN THE RULE. |
| 00:23:08 | WE WILL LOSE IT IF THERE IS NOTHING TO REPLACE IT. |
| 00:23:12 | IF AMERICA DECLINES, SO WILL THE WORLD. |
| 00:23:16 | TODAY THE JOURNEY OF MY PARENTS MADE FROM POOR IMMIGRANTS TO THE WORKING MIDDLE CLASS IS MUCH HARDER THAN IT WAS IN THEIR ECONOMY. |
| 00:23:24 | THE WORLD HAS CHANGED. |
| 00:23:28 | THE ECONOMY HAS CHANGED. |
| 00:23:30 | OUR SOCIETY HAS CHANGED. |
| 00:23:31 | WHETHER OR NOT THE JOURNEY MY PARENTS MADE IS STILL POSSIBLE TO ALL WHO ARE WILLING TO WORK FOR IT, THAT IS GOING TO DECIDE WHETHER WE DECLINE OR REMAIN IN THAT SPECIAL PLACE FOR NOTHING REPRESENTS HOW SPECIAL AMERICA IS MORE THAN OUR MIDDLE CLASS. |
| 00:23:48 | OUR CHALLENGE AND OUR OPPORTUNITY NOW IS TO CREATE THE CONDITIONS TO ALLOW US NOT JUST TO SURVIVE, BUT TO GROW. |
| 00:23:58 | GOVERNMENT HAS A ROLE TO PLAY. |
| 00:24:01 | WE MUST MAKE SURE IT DOES ITS PART. |
| 00:24:04 | IT IS A SUPPORTING ROLE TO HELP CREATE THE CONDITIONS IN OUR ECONOMY. |
| 00:24:13 | IT IS A NECESSARY ROLE. |
| 00:24:14 | THEY CANNOT SUBSTITUTE FOR WHAT IT IS MEANT TO ENABLE -- DRIVING OUR ECONOMY. |
| 00:24:20 | IT IS NOT THE EVER-EXPANDING REACH OF GOVERNMENT, BUT RATHER HAVING ACCESS TO THE BENEFITS OF A THRIVING ECONOMY THAT ALLOW SUPPORT TO RISE INTO THE MIDDLE CLASS AND NOT BY MAKING RICH PEOPLE POORER, BUT BY MAKING POOR PEOPLE RICHER. |
| 00:24:37 | WE NEED A LIMITED AND EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT. |
| 00:24:40 | YOU CANNOT HAVE ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER. |
| 00:24:41 | BIG GOVERNMENT IS NOT EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT. |
| 00:24:45 | BIG GOVERNMENT HAS NEVER WORKED. |
| 00:24:50 | IT IS EASY TO SELL, BUT WHEN YOU PUT IT INTO PRACTICE, IT HAS FAILED EACH AND EVERY TIME. |
| 00:24:59 | THE GOVERNMENT HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO SUSTAIN A VIBRANT MIDDLE CLASS. |
| 00:25:04 | IF ANY PEOPLE UNDER SHOULD KNOW THAT, IT IS US. |
| 00:25:06 | WE NEED TO LOOK NO FURTHER THAN OUR OWN COMMUNITIES TO SEE WHERE THE ANSWERS ARE TO OUR CHALLENGES LIKE. |
| 00:25:14 | IT STARTS WITH STRONG AND STABLE FAMILIES. |
| 00:25:18 | IT CONTINUES WITH A CIVIL SOCIETY FILLED WITH PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER TO IMPROVE THEIR COUNTRY. |
| 00:25:22 | WITH A THRIVING ENTERPRISE ECONOMY THAT CREATES GOOD PAYING JOBS AND CAN DRAW UPON PEOPLE WITH SKILLS TO DO THOSE JOBS, GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IS TO SUPPORT THOSE INSTITUTIONS AND THOSE POLICIES THAT STRENGTHEN THE FAMILY AND THE COMMUNITY, TO IMPLEMENT ROW-GROWTH POLICY, THE FREE ENTERPRISE ECONOMY THAT TERMITES -- THAT PROMOTES MIDDLE-CLASS JOBS. |
| 00:25:51 | THE EMERGENCE OF A STRONG, VIBRANT AND GROWING 21ST-CENTURY AMERICAN MIDDLE CLASS IS THE ANSWER TO THE MOST PRESSING CHALLENGE WE FACE. |
| 00:26:04 | THINK ABOUT IT -- MILLIONS AMERICANS WITH JOBS THAT PAY MORE MEANS MORE BUYERS FOR OUR PRODUCTS, OR CUSTOMERS FOR OUR BUSINESSES, AND MORE TAXPAYERS FOR OUR GOVERNMENT. |
| 00:26:14 | THE MORE THEY SPEND, THE MORE JOBS THEY CREATE FOR OTHERS. |
| 00:26:16 | IF YOU HAVE THAT, EVEN WITH LOW AND STABLE TAX RATES, THE TAXES THAT THEY WILL PAY WILL MEAN NEW REVENUE FOR OUR GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE, FUND OUR SAFETY NETS, AND PAY DOWN OUR DEBT. |
| 00:26:32 | AND WE ARE DETERMINED TO REMAIN AN EXCEPTIONAL NATION, THIS IS THE ONLY WAY FORWARD. |
| 00:26:43 | IF WE EMBRACE IT, THE PROMISE OF THE 21ST CENTURY IS EXTRAORDINARY. |
| 00:26:46 | THE UNITED STATES WILL SOON BE THE WORLD'S LARGEST ENERGY PRODUCER. |
| 00:26:53 | IT WILL ALLOW MANUFACTURERS TO RETURN IN FORCE TO OUR SHORES AGAIN. |
| 00:26:59 | AMERICAN INNOVATION PROMISES TO REVOLUTIONIZE HEALTHCARE, COMMUNICATION, AND TRANSPORTATION. |
| 00:27:03 | EVERY YEAR MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ALL AROUND THE WORLD ARE ENTERING THE MIDDLE CLASS. |
| 00:27:09 | THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THE THINGS WE BUILT -- NOW OF THE -- ABLE TO AFFORD THE THINGS WE BUILT. |
| 00:27:23 | I HAVE HEARD IT SUGGESTED THAT THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE CHANGED. |
| 00:27:30 | TOO MANY PEOPLE WANT THINGS FROM GOVERNMENT. |
| 00:27:35 | I'M STILL CONVINCED THAT THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF OUR PEOPLE JUST WANT WHAT MY PARENTS HAD -- A CHANCE, A REAL CHANCE TO EARN A GOOD LIVING AND PROVIDE BETTER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR CHILDREN. |
| 00:27:48 | A FEW WEEKS AGO I WAS GIVING A SPEECH AT A FANCY HOTEL IN NEW YORK CITY. |
| 00:27:53 | WHEN I ARRIVED IN THE BANQUET HALL, I WAS APPROACHED BY A GROUP OF U EMPLOYEES LIKE THE ONES WERE WORKING HERE TONIGHT IN THE HOTEL'S CATERING DEPARTMENT. |
| 00:28:02 | THEY HAD HEARD THE STORY AND HAD A GIFT FOR ME. |
| 00:28:09 | IT PRESENTED ME WITH THIS EMPLOYEE NAME TAG -- RUBIO, BARTENDER. |
| 00:28:21 | [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS REMINDS ME OF? |
| 00:28:23 | THIS REMINDS ME THAT THERE ARE MILLIONS OF MARCO RUBIO'S OUT THERE. |
| 00:28:30 | THEY ARE NOT LOOKING FOR A HANDOUT. |
| 00:28:31 | ALL THEY WANT IS A CHANCE TO VIE FOR THEIR FAMILIES, THAT THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH JOBS OUT THERE. |
| 00:28:38 | MANY DO NOT HAVE THE SKILLS FOR JOBS THAT ARE AVAILABLE. |
| 00:28:41 | THEY WANT A CHANCE TO EARN A LIFE FOR THEMSELVES IN A BETTER FUTURE FOR THE CHILDREN. |
| 00:28:53 | WHAT BETTER CHANCE THAN NOW? |
| 00:28:55 | IT ALL STARTS WITH THE PEOPLE IN THE KITCHENS OF OUR HOTELS AND THE LANDSCAPING CREWS THAT WORK IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE LATE-NIGHT JANITORIAL SHIFTS THAT CLEAN OUR OFFICES -- THAT IS WHERE YOU WILL FIND THE GENES THAT AMERICA WAS BUILT UPON -- DREAMS THAT AMERICA WAS BUILT ON. |
| 00:29:16 | THEIR JOURNEY IS OUR NATION'S DESTINY. |
| 00:29:21 | IF THEY CAN GAVE THEIR CHILDREN WHAT OUR PARENTS GAVE US, 21ST- CENTURY AMERICA WILL BE THE SINGLE GREATEST NATION THAT MAN HAS EVER KNOWN. |
| 00:29:30 | THANK YOU SO MUCH. |
| 00:29:32 | GOD BLESS YOU. |
| 00:29:34 | THANK YOU. |
| 00:30:03 | [APPLAUSE] >> WOW. |
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