Oh, my goodness! (Applause.) This is so sweet.

We love you guys, too. (Applause.) Let me start by --

Four more! (Applause.) But I want to start by thanking Jennifer for -- (applause.) We are so proud of her. And we are so grateful for her sacrifice...

Five days.

Five days.

I missed you.

Just take care of him. (Laughter.)

And on the day of the big Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, I remember how we danced down the street with the Isiserettes. (Applause.)

It was the Isiserettes -- and a few thousand folks across the state, as well, were there, too. So that was fun.

And our girls, Malia and Sasha, they still talk about our visit to the State Fair. (Applause.) We had a ball. We rode the bumper cars; we slid down...

It wasn’t pretty. Wasn’t happy about that. (Laughter.) And, yes, we experienced the magic of our first fried Twinkie. (Applause.) Yes, we did....

Pork chop and beer. (Laughter and applause.)

It was good. It was tasty.

But more importantly, because of you, Barack and I will always remember what this process can be at its very best. Every election, you all remind us...

But the folks in that backyard welcomed me like an old friend, and within minutes, I was so comfortable that I remember kicking off my heels and I was...

Whitney Young!

And while pretty much all of our college tuition came from student loans and grants, my dad still had to pay a small portion of that tuition himself....

And whether it's equal pay for women or health care for our families, whether it's supporting our veterans or saving our auto industry, that's what...

And as President, I’ve seen how you’re going to get all kinds of advice and opinions from all kinds of people. But the truth is that at the end...

And even though Barack’s grandmother worked hard to help support his family and she was good at her job, like so many women, she hit that glass ceiling...

But I think about the world that I want to leave for them, for all of our sons and daughters. I think about how I want to give our kids that foundation...

Hello, Dubuque! (Applause.) Thank you, Dubuque. How is everybody doing today? (Applause.)

I also want to acknowledge, sitting next to Jennifer is Congressman Bruce Braley -- (applause) -- who helped to get the bill that Jennifer had worked...

And finally, my wife. (Applause.) Now, it is true, I have not seen her in five days and -- except I caught the end of Leno. (Laughter.) And the...

But I have to tell you, when I stand here and listen to her, I am just reminded how lucky I am, because she is a woman of strength and integrity and...

Now, this is our third day in Iowa. (Applause.) And she’s right, we have been traveling all across the state. We did stop at the State Fair. We...

Smart man. (Laughter.)

We met farmers who've been badly hurt by drought and who now need us to pass a farm bill. (Applause.) We met folks who've helped Iowa become a leader...

It was because of you. It was because of your stories and your strength and your spirit that I had the strength and the spirit to go through that campaign....

And I’ve got to tell you, Iowa, we’re not done yet. This journey is not done yet. We’ve got some unfinished business to do. (Applause.) And...

When we came together in 2008 -- and it wasn’t just Democrats, we had independents and some Republicans, too -- it was to restore the basic bargain...

And this was before we saw the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. And so many more of our friends and neighbors and family members...

We are still a young nation and we've got the greatest diversity of talent and ingenuity -- people want to come here from every corner of the globe....

That's the idea that we were trying to rebuild in 2008. That’s the idea that we continue to pursue in 2012. That is what this campaign is all about....

Now, Dubuque, here's the thing -- I told you all the things we've got going for us. We do have one problem -- politics in Washington.

You've got the other side, which has decided that "compromise" is a dirty word, and thinks the only way to move forward is to go backwards to the same...

You know, Governor Romney chose his running mate this week -- Congressman Ryan.

No, no, no, Congressman Ryan -- I know him. He's a good man, beautiful family. He is the ideological leader of the Republicans in Congress. He is...

The centerpiece of Governor Romney's economic plan is a new $5 trillion tax cut -- a lot of it going to the wealthiest Americans.

Now, keep in mind, $5 trillion is a lot of money, even in Washington. Our entire defense budget is a little over half a trillion dollars a year, so...

Booo --

I don't have $2,000 --

And, by the way, don’t take my word for it. This is based on independent studies that have been done by folks who analyze this stuff for a living....

Now, have you heard this before?

They have been trying to sell this trickle-down snake oil before. (Laughter.) And guess what, it didn’t work then. It won't work now. It’s not...

I have strengthened Medicare. I have made reforms that have saved millions of seniors with Medicare hundreds of dollars on their prescription drugs....

Booo --

Booo --

That’s the difference between our plans on Medicare. That’s an example of the choice in this election. And that is why I’m running for a second...

And right now, what I want to do is to keep taxes right where they are for the first $250,000 of everybody’s income. If your family makes under $250,000...

If you’re fortunate enough to be in the other 2 percent, you still get a tax cut on your first $250,000. But all we’re asking is for the next little...

So I think it makes sense to ask folks like me who've been incredibly blessed to go back to the rates that we paid under Bill Clinton -- a time, by...

Spend it!

That's how you grow an economy -- not from the top down, from the middle out, from the bottom up, giving everybody a fair shot. (Applause.) That's...

So now I want American manufacturing back in America. (Applause.) I want to stop giving tax breaks to companies that are shipping jobs overseas. ...

On energy, Governor Romney has said that he wants to get rid of the tax credit for wind energy -- doesn't believe in -- he says these sources of energy...

I want to make sure that our kids are getting the best education in the world. (Applause.) I was just visiting some teachers before -- Cascade Middle...

Back in 2008, I said I would end the war in Iraq -- we ended it. (Applause.) I said we would go after al Qaeda and bin Laden -- we did. (Applause.)...

Governor Romney says his big economic plan -- in addition to these tax cuts for the wealthy -- he wants to kill Obamacare. Get rid of it.

Now, first of all, I want you to know I kind of like the term “Obamacare.” (Laughter.) Because I do care. That’s why I passed the bill. I...

On all these issues -- health care, manufacturing, education -- all these things that go into creating a solid, secure middle-class life, all these...

And that’s what's at stake in this election. Do we affirm those values and pass them on to our kids and our grandkids just like we got them from...

And they're just going to say it over and over again. Over and over again. You're going to get sick of it -- you already are. And you know, I've...

God bless you, and God bless the United States of America. (Applause.)