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Obama, Barack - President
Hello! Good to see everybody. Please, have a seat. Have a seat. (Applause.) Good morning. I want to thank all of you for coming. |
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Obama, Barack - President
I want to thank my outstanding Vice President, Joe Biden -- (applause) -- who is here today, and members of my administration for joining us. But most... |
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Obama, Barack - President
We are here because of you. This got done because of you; because you called, you emailed, you tweeted your representatives and you demanded action.... |
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Obama, Barack - President
You'll remember I called on Congress to pass this middle-class tax cut back in September as part of my broader jobs plan. And for the typical American... |
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Obama, Barack - President
So Congress did the right thing here. They listened to the voices of the American people. Each side made a few compromises. We passed some important... |
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Obama, Barack - President
So, in the end, everyone acted in the interests of the middle class, and people who are striving to get into the middle class through hard work. And... |
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Obama, Barack - President
Now my message to Congress is, don’t stop here. Keep going. (Applause.) Keep taking the action that people are calling for to keep this economy... |
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Obama, Barack - President
For example, Congress needs to pass my plan to help responsible homeowners save about $3,000 a year by refinancing their homes, their mortgages, at... |
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Obama, Barack - President
Congress needs to step up and support America's small businesses, and especially companies that want to export. It's time we stop rewarding businesses... |
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Obama, Barack - President
Congress needs to make the Buffett Rule a reality. This is common sense. (Applause.) If you make more than a million dollars a year -- make more... |
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Obama, Barack - President
These are things we can do today. It shouldn’t be that difficult. Now, whenever Congress refuses to act, Joe and I, we're going to act. (Applause.)... |
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Obama, Barack - President
We still have some struggles out there. We're coming out of the worst economic crisis in our lifetimes. We've got a long way to go before every single... |
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Obama, Barack - President
That's why it's so important for us to stay focused and Congress to continue to do the things that the American people want to see done in order to... |
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Obama, Barack - President
We’ve put forward plans on each of these areas that can make a huge difference. But most of all, we’ve got to have a return to some homespun American... |
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Obama, Barack - President
And the reason I'm so confident in our future is because of the folks who are standing with me today, some of the folks who are in the audience, because... |
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Obama, Barack - President
And with or without Congress, every day I’m going to be continuing to fight for them. I do hope Congress joins me. Instead of spending the coming... |
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Obama, Barack - President
Thank you very much, everybody. Thanks for the great job you did. Appreciate you, proud of you. Thank you. (Applause.) |