Opposition parties are now legal. [SEP] Mongolia held its first multiparty elections in July -- a free and fair vote that produced the first popularly elected legislature in Mongolia's history.


They have waited years for a modern Medicare system, and they should not have to wait any longer. [SEP] Earlier this month in Chicago, I met Gene Preston and his wife, Dorothy.


We are talking about the number-one killer of kids in America, and Republicans in Congress are saying there is nothing that we can do about it. [SEP] Schools, shopping malls, churches, movie theaters, grocery stores, temples -- places that are a part of our everyday lives, that are essential to our everyday lives -- day after day are coming under attack from weapons of war that have no place -- no place on our streets.


Just as the Secretary of Agriculture had warned, this legislation has had grossly inequitable results. [SEP] Some cotton farmers were required to make little or no reduction in cotton acreage to comply with their allotments, other cotton farmers were required to reduce their acreage by as much as eighty percent.


What's going on? [SEP] He said, We are moving many companies into the United States.


And my budget will focus on this goal in a new and important way. [SEP] If federal programs cannot show results, they should be overhauled, or retired.


And what's interesting is I can say that-I got one data point that I can share with you-the vote in the January '05 election was the second-lowest vote in the-as percentage of voting population, in the country, and the last vote, 85 percent of the eligible voters voted. [SEP] In other words, people had a sense of security and hope.


What he was able to demonstrate, and I think what he was discussing, is the success that our military campaign has had in applying significant pressure to the ISIS leadership; that there are thousands of strikes that have been conducted by the United States and our coalition partners to take out ISIL targets, in some cases, even ISIL leadership targets. [SEP] Supply lines have been destroyed, fighting positions have been destroyed.


He's in the back there. [SEP] Today, here at the White House, 10 individuals from across the country will be honored as White House Champions of Change.


There's nothing political about them. [SEP] Look at all the people who took a shot at it.


And I want to remind all Americans to adhere to our guidelines. [SEP] Very important.


We would engage in a level of aggressive personal diplomacy in which a whole host of issues are on the table. [SEP] We're not looking at Iraq, just in isolation.


And hopefully, we won't have too many battles, because we're building a military so strong that nobody's going to mess with us. [SEP] Nobody.


Above all, friend and foe alike must never doubt this Nation's power and will to defend our people. [SEP] Eighteen years ago, terrorists attacked the USS Cole - and last month American forces killed one of the leaders of the attack.


I said we'd wind down the war in Afghanistan in a responsible way, and we are. [SEP] You've got a new tower across the New York skyline, Al Qaida is on the path to defeat, bin Laden is dead.


We do believe that it is important to get the message out, and we have been more aggressive certainly in recent weeks in trying to make sure that message gets out. [SEP] There is no doubt that the United States has a very good story to tell, that the coalition has a very good story to tell.


Two men this year ask for your support, and you must know us. [SEP] As for me, I've held high office and done the work of democracy day-by-day.


And in terms of Guantanamo, I think we have to step back and keep in mind who is at Guantanamo Bay. [SEP] We are a nation at war.


This threat hides within many nations, including my own. [SEP] In cells and camps, terrorists are plotting further destruction and building new bases for their war against civilization.


And with that, I'm happy to take your questions. [SEP] Darlene, why don't you kick us off?


So there's a challenge, as you knew there could be, but there's also good news. [SEP] We've spent the last six months preparing for this possibility.


Today, Cabinet discussions will also focus on crucial domestic policy issues. [SEP] I want to congratulate the House of Representatives for passing a vital and historic tax cut last week, and I'm very hopeful the Senate will do the same very soon.


Minnesotans want a governor who cares for all people, whether you're a black, brown, white, disabled, or struggling with mental illness. [SEP] Senate Republicans are now turning to the only tool left.


The actions this President took, the decisions he made -- some of them very difficult -- stopped what was already a catastrophic situation from becoming a Great Depression. [SEP] We now know that this economy contracted at 9 percent, almost, in the fourth quarter of 2008; over 7 percent in the final two quarters of the previous administration.


That is a very interesting question, and some of you have posters to that effect. [SEP] I've learned a lot about what we can or cannot do because we thought: Well the Department of Education can help us.


An amazing quality of life for all of our citizens is within our reach. [SEP] We can make our communities safer, our families stronger, our culture richer, our faith deeper, and our middle class bigger and more prosperous than ever before.


Trade is part of my long-term economic growth plan to create more opportunities for all Americans. [SEP] In a changing world, we must give our workers the education and skills they need to compete and assistance and training to find good jobs.


The first two jobs reports, as I'm sure you are aware, thanks in no small part to the leadership represented in businesses here in the room today, the first two jobs report show that under President Trump, nearly 500, 000 new jobs have been created in the first two months of this year. [SEP] Businesses and consumers haven't been this optimistic in decades.


Jobs and investment are now pouring into 120 newly-designated opportunity zones right here in Wisconsin. [SEP] And Ron Johnson helped, and Tim Scott of South Carolina helped.


And sometimes our friends, in terms of trade, were treating us worse than the enemies. [SEP] And I want to just tell you that's being taken care of very well and very beautifully.


Whoever cleans this house or this apartment, or my house, ends up having to pay more tax than that. [SEP] So all I'm saying is a lot of this is - I think the vast majority of Republicans in the Senate still, and a significant portion of the House, are still the guys and women I grew up with in the Senate.


And Lyndon Baines Johnson signed Medicare into law 50 years ago. [SEP] These programs - these programs are - do something so basic yet so important.


We've had 68, 000-some detainees in detention since September 11th. [SEP] You have some 525, 000 men and women who are serving in our military or who have served in our military in Iraq or Afghanistan or at Guantanamo Bay.


How can we hope to keep our military strong if our service members are forced to choose between their love of country and their love of family? [SEP] That's why supporting your physical, social and emotional health is a national security imperative.


The word that I want to use is reciprocal. [SEP] When they charge 25 percent for a car to go in, and we charge 2 percent for their car to come into the United States , that's not good.


This is an incredible time for our country. [SEP] I would say that our economy - and many of you know that very well - is doing better than it ever has done.


That's why I've brought together a jobs council of leaders from different industries who are developing a wide range of new ideas to help companies grow and create jobs. [SEP] Already, we've mobilized business leaders to train 10, 000 American engineers a year, by providing company internships and training.


About 70, 000 sites have a vaccine -- have vaccination now -- vaccinations now. [SEP] So, I think access from a pure kind of physical location point of view is reasonably good everywhere.


The Founders had other things in mind. [SEP] In the summer of 1776, they declared that these colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States.


We're working to encourage more vaccination, including through vaccination requirements. [SEP] Over the past several weeks, we've adopted vaccination requirements for federal workers, the armed forces, and healthcare personnel at both the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Health and Human Services.


They want to - I guess, by abolishing ICE, they don't mind crime flooding into our country, because that's exactly what would happen at a level like we've never seen before in the history of our country. [SEP] And Republicans want to save American lives and support American law enforcement.


When the President took office, the price of gasoline here in Nassau County was about a buck-eighty-six a gallon. [SEP] Now it's 4 bucks a gallon.


It was super liberal, her and it was crazy Bernie. [SEP] And I say it all the time, I think Bernie Sanders is the nicest, greatest loser I've ever seen because No, it's true, and I mean this.


For the first time in nearly 30 years, every single metro area in the United States has seen incomes rise. [SEP] Median household income is at the highest level ever recorded.


It will destroy our country. [SEP] That is why I recently banned trainings in this prejudiced ideology from the federal government and banned it in the strongest manner possible.


Palestinians are breaking the old patterns of violence, and hundreds of thousands of Lebanese are rising up to demand their sovereignty and democratic rights. [SEP] These are landmark events in the history of freedom.


Now, having said all that, what is also true is that part of being a good friend is being honest, and I think there have been times where we are not as honest as we should be about the fact that the current direction, the current trajectory in the region is profoundly negative not only for Israeli interests, but also U.S. interests. [SEP] And that's part of a new dialog that I'd like to see encouraged in the region.


Long-term unemployment dropped by the second-largest amount ever recorded. [SEP] Not only that, but the signs of further progress are already here.


I've always shown myself willing to compromise - principled compromises that would still advance the interests of the American people. [SEP] What we've seen within the Republican Party has been a refusal even to engage on a whole range of issues like climate change, for example, that are vitally important.


We and our trading partners had an enormous stake in the further removal of trade barriers. [SEP] Trade expansion would continue to benefit us all--the more so because of our growing prosperity.


You can retire with dignity and respect. [SEP] And most importantly, you can provide your kids with the education and opportunity so that they can dream bigger than you ever dreamed and they can achieve things you couldn't even imagine.


We got Choice approved for the vets. [SEP] So instead of waiting on line for four weeks to see a doctor, they can go immediately outside, get a private doctor, we pay for the bill, and the vet is in great shape.


They made a documentary about Dick Chaney. [SEP] Now, I don't know much about the job of Vice President, but I do know if they can make a documentary about your time as Vice President, you Vice Presidented incorrectly.


And so my friends, although tonight is a celebration, it's also an invitation. [SEP] We're at the start of something here in 2022.


And they came to us. [SEP] They asked for a wall.


In short, it's totally unacceptable to the President and should be declared dead on arrival. [SEP] The President has been extraordinarily consistent on immigration and what his priorities are.


Well, Kevin, we also -- there are other things that you could cite, which is that the Russians have been supportive of our efforts to try to apply additional pressure and further isolate the North Koreans. [SEP] Russia did play an important role in bringing about the international agreement to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.


So that question was asked before, but I'd be happy to answer it again. [SEP] Certainly, animals, pets can get infected.


And we've seen what came about when the federal government does all of that -- that it's increasing premiums, increasing deductibles, decreasing choices. [SEP] You've got a card that says you've got insurance, and you walk in, and you can't afford what it is that's trying to -- for the doctor that's trying to take care of you.


Let me say that again: The number one cause to children is firearms in the United States. [SEP] This is a choice.


Because we're shouldering anywhere from 70 to 90 percent of the cost of NATO. [SEP] That's not fair.


It's for - frankly, if you look at it, blue-collar workers, lower-income people are rising the fastest. [SEP] African American unemployment, Hispanic American unemployment, Asian American unemployment have reached the lowest levels in the history of our country.


On the ground. [SEP] So however we can help, I will be there.


I would tell you what takes away your freedom. [SEP] What takes away your freedom is not being able to see your kid, not being able to go to the football game or baseball ballgame, not being able to see your mom or dad sick in the hospital, not being able to do the things -- that's what costs our freedom and it's been the failure of this President to deal -- to deal with this virus and he knew about it.


Now, I think that there's more of these people coming out of the woodwork than we ever thought nowadays, which is unfortunate and there's a lot of problems with Marxism in our hemisphere and we see what's going on with authoritarian countries like China, but nevertheless, people thought that we wouldn't be able to beat the Soviet Union and we did it. [SEP] These are really important things that people need to have a great understanding of and I think what you see now with the rise of this woke ideology is an attempt to really delegitimize history and to delegitimize our institutions.


No matter our race, color, religion, or creed, we are one America, and we put America first. [SEP] We will not allow anyone to divide our citizens by race or background.


As Congress returns to Washington this week, we urge the Senate to act as quickly as possible on these highly qualified nominees. [SEP] And with that, I'll be glad to take questions.


It's a victory for the moral force of our values. [SEP] Every American can take pride in this victory, from the millions of men and women who have served our country in uniform, to millions of Americans who supported their country and a strong defense under nine Presidents.


Good journalism costs the people, but it also costs the journalists. [SEP] It could even cost you your freedom.


Again, I would like to extend my warmest welcome to President Trump to Korea. [SEP] Our friendship will continue to grow deeper and greener as the leaves of early summer.


And we have a great opportunity to do so. [SEP] The G20 countries could mitigate the vast majority of climate change, keeping warming to 1.7 degrees Celsius if we act now - and we must.


I just want to suggest that we do not have the luxury of having debates of that nature right now. [SEP] We all agree that we need to ramp up dramatically our ability to find this disease and get more tests in the field.


And I stood in the back of the room - I'll never forget - during orientation, and I would meet that day, as it turned out, people who became lifelong friends, people to whom I became a godparent to their children. [SEP] There is so much about my education here that informed everything about who I am today.


You know, we got the Veterans Choice and Accountability. [SEP] Choice is when they wait for two months to see a doctor before.


I'll get America and North America energy independent. [SEP] I'll do it by more drilling, more permits and licenses.


That's a fact. [SEP] We can argue about a lot of other issues, but one fact is certain: Social Security is in good shape and will meet its promises to those who've retired or nearly retired.


And so they're trying to fight us in Iraq. [SEP] And we have a strategy for victory in Iraq.


We have seen, since I became Governor, a 10-percent decrease in violent crime in our state, a 20-percent overall decrease in crime. [SEP] We have seen our African American percentage in our prison system drop significantly.


This is absolutely unacceptable. [SEP] We're already short the number of teachers we need nationally, before this crisis hit.


But the doctors have to say, Sorry, it's too late. [SEP] Right now, too many people are dying or watching someone they love dying, and saying, If I just got vaccinated. If I just.


Remember when we went through 9/11, how terrible 9/11 was when we were going through it, but then life brings perspective. [SEP] The question is, are we being smart now?


You know, President Biden has talked a lot about building our economy from the bottom up and the middle out. [SEP] Building a strong middle class is not a slogan to my husband.


Taking you back to Bob Gates' testimony again today, he was discussing the Cold War and applying lessons of the Cold War to what's going on right now. [SEP] During the Cold War there were plenty of disagreements about tactics, but there was consensus on the most important factor, which was we had to win.


Especially in some parts of our country, it is horrible what's going on with opioid and other drugs. [SEP] But the opioid is something that nobody has seen anything like it.


So there is plenty of reason to watch Iraq, there is plenty of reason to make very clear to the Iraqis that the United States does not intend to let the Iraqis threaten their own people, threaten their neighbors, or threaten our interests by acquiring weapons of mass destruction. [SEP] So this is something that is ongoing in the policy with Iraq.


Our first duty is to our citizens, including those who have taken the wrong path but are seeking redemption and a new beginning. [SEP] That's people that have been in prison, and they come out and they're having a hard time.


One way to fight inflation is to drive down wagesand make Americans poorer. [SEP] I have a better plan to fight inflation.


It should not be used, primarily, as a vehicle to get lawyers into courtrooms, which drives up the cost of health care. [SEP] And that's the way the President views independent review organization, and that's an important substantive part of everybody's legislation.


The CDC's guidance did not add a recommendation for testing, including in workplaces. [SEP] The CDC Director just answered this question on a COVID briefing about an hour ago, where she basically said there was a lot of questions about testing and she wanted to provide information in response to that about -- about how to apply a test should people decide to use a test.


I was asked by a group of people that were on the very liberal side of things, and we got a group of people that were on the very conservative side of things, and we got it done. [SEP] Nobody was able to get it done.


The new agreement lifts the risk of serious economic uncertainty that lingers throughout a trade renegotiation process. [SEP] Uncertainty that would have only gotten worse and more damaging had we not reached a new NAFTA.


Investors will return to the market, and American families will see their retirement secured once more. [SEP] Slowly but surely, confidence will return and our economy will recover.


We have been their champion and I'm very proud of the work that the Democrats - we planted the flag for small business a long time ago. [SEP] This is a priority for us.


That's true also. [SEP] That's why through this whole COVID situation, I've always said one state cannot protect itself.


We continue to see more and more data on the safety and effectiveness of the vaccines authorized in the United States, and now we have full FDA approval for one vaccine and extraordinary safety and effectiveness data for the others. [SEP] If you are unvaccinated and ready to revisit your decision to get vaccinated, or if you still have questions, talk to your physician or a trusted source to get the information you need to get vaccinated.


Our end goal is beating COVID-19 which brings us to the challenge that remains. [SEP] We remain in the teeth of this pandemic.


And it's been great for our steel companies because now they can really go - you look at what's happened with steel. [SEP] It's been pretty incredible.


And if universities want federal taxpayer dollars, then they must uphold your 1st Amendment right to speak your mind. [SEP] And if they don't, they pay a very big financial penalty, which they will not be willing to pay.


And yet we still allow segregation in America today on the basis of your health. [SEP] Why should we?


If you don't give it the subsidy, it would die within 24 hours. [SEP] It's been a headache for everybody.


Even low levels of lead can cause behavior and learning problems in children, impairing their growth. [SEP] There are up to 10 million homes with lead pipe service lines and pipes.


When scientists first told us that our planet was changing because of human activity, it was received as a bombshell, but in a way, we shouldn't have been surprised. [SEP] The most important changes are always the changes made by us.


That's why he is so insistent that Congress act to extend the payroll tax cut through the end of the calendar year and extend unemployment insurance through the end of the calendar year. [SEP] And the President expects that Congress will do that without drama, and there's certainly been some indication that members of Congress agree with that approach.


And of course energy costs come into that, when people are trying to move food from one place to the other. [SEP] In addition, you have weather-related events, such as the drought in Australia, in which their wheat crops have been not as fruitful as in the past, and so the prices have gone up there.


Ukrainian civilians were forced to cast ballots under the watch of armed guards. [SEP] We have seen videos and reports of armed officials going door to door, intimidating voters and stopping Ukrainians on the street and forcing them to vote.


And, they're packed in there. [SEP] And, look, that's fine.


The job numbers have been really good. [SEP] We have unemployment at a level that it hasn't been at for many, many years.


That means that in the middle of the next decade, any car you buy, you're going to end up going twice as far on a gallon of gas. [SEP] That's why we've doubled clean energy production like wind and solar and biofuels.


These are phony claims meant to divide us. [SEP] And we've all heard the charge that reform will somehow bring about a Government takeover of health care.


There's no closer ally for the United States in the world than the United Kingdom. [SEP] And we are coordinating with them and closely aligned with them on issues ranging from our efforts in Afghanistan, our counterterrorism efforts, our ongoing efforts in Libya, our G20 -- broader G20 agenda, and our nonproliferation activities, just to name a few.


The founding members resolved that the peace of the world must never again be destroyed by the will and wickedness of any man. [SEP] We created a United Nations Security Council so that, unlike the League of Nations, our deliberations would be more than talk, our resolutions would be more than wishes.


There are a lot of parents right now who are maybe away from their families. [SEP] Some of them are in our military and they're fighting overseas, and so they can't be home for Christmas or the holidays.


I know for sure that I have seen the devil, but I have also seen fighters. [SEP] Donald Trump is a fighter.


We will develop better ways to train workers for new jobs. [SEP] We will make the Nation's regulations and tax code less onerous and more reflective of the demands of a dynamic economy, and expand opportunities for open trade and stronger growth in all nations, especially for emerging and developing economies.


We must reckon with the injustices of the past and confront those that still persist. [SEP] A democracy's strength depends on its ability to protect against injustice.


We will stop sanctuary cities. [SEP] We will do all of it.


And the idea is to develop technology so that we're using more ethanol. [SEP] It's happening in the Midwest, by the way.


The President needs a lot of advice. [SEP] The country needs advice on Social Security, and that's what we're here to talk about after a while.


We owe it to humanity that, in fact, we go to the second point on making that happen, which is leadership. [SEP] Both the Chancellor and the President and, for that matter, all the EU leaders have to embrace this as global leadership.


We're going to spend a lot of money and a lot of expertise. [SEP] We're going to have great talent having to do with education, because there's nothing more important than education.


History reminds us that at every moment of economic upheaval and transformation, this Nation has responded with bold action and big ideas. [SEP] In the midst of Civil War, we laid railroad tracks from one coast to another that spurred commerce and industry.


There is no doubt at all about the fact that the Indo-Pacific region is the engine for global trade, innovation, and development. [SEP] We agree that the security and success of the Indo-Pacific is important not just for this region but for the entire world.


We understand that. [SEP] So, our focus right now is on doing everything we can to continue to fight the virus.


In my health care bill, I said insurance companies need to provide contraceptive coverage to everybody who's insured, because this is not just a health issue, it's an economic issue for women. [SEP] It makes a difference.


The economy has been growing now for two years, roughly -- I forget the number of quarters -- but after shrinking considerably during the recession. [SEP] The economy has been creating jobs -- 3.2 million private sector jobs thus far.


The enemies you confront will come to know your skill and bravery. [SEP] The people you liberate will witness the honorable and decent spirit of the American military.


We can be the generation that ends the opioid epidemic. [SEP] We can do it.


Russia wants us to be involved. [SEP] Russia wants us.


I mean, this is totally corrupt. [SEP] So they refused I gave The New York Post, my hometown paper The New York Post is great.


Nobody should be penalized in this epidemic for doing the right thing. [SEP] If you're doing the right thing, if you're being forced to stay at home, you should not be penalized.


Make sure states and districts have the funding to keep educators on the job in the midst of this crisis. [SEP] Boost federal funding to cover the cost of the PPE, extra cleaning, new technologies, redesigned classrooms, all the things schools are going to need to do to be able to open and open with normality.


They're basic needs. [SEP] They shouldn't be bonuses -- they should be the bottom line.


I thank the Prime Minister, his predecessors, and the Greek people for their efforts to return stability and prosperity to Greece. [SEP] On energy, we appreciate Greek contributions to European energy security through its support of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline, the Greece-Bulgaria Interconnector, and liquefied natural gas facilities that are capable of transporting diverse sources of energy to Europe, including potential liquefied natural gas exports from the United States, of which that particular route - and business is getting bigger and bigger and bigger, as you know.


We will do all of it. [SEP] And, folks, I'll tell you what, we have a tremendous opportunity to do something tremendous, just so great for our country.


We, the G20 Countries, are the world's largest polluters, producing, well making up to 85, 75 percent of emissions. [SEP] And we have responsibility to act.


Indeed, this is a priority for the American people, and it is a global priority. [SEP] The United States will continue to work alongside democratic governments and in support of democratic aspirations of the people of this continent.


This could really be something very special. [SEP] It could be something maybe even for the world to watch - just like they're watching our great economy, how it's soaring.


He still doesn't know what the hell is happening. [SEP] The Biden plan would destroy social security and destroy protections for pre-existing conditions.


You know, those that do take action and make bold investments in their people and clean energy future will win the good jobs of tomorrow and make their economies more resilient and more competitive. [SEP] So let's run that race; win more-win more sustainable future than we have now; overcome the existential crisis of our times.


So we have to make sure that the same process of development is taking place, but using a whole new set of technologies and arrangements so that we don't have a conflict between development and solving this climate crisis. [SEP] But the leap forward is going to take much more than pledges for development assistance from governments.


And by the way, Deborah Ross will do the same thing when you elect her to be your next Senator. [SEP] She is a worker.


They'll be defeated through military action, but they'll also be defeated as this young democracy takes hold. [SEP] They can't stand to live in a free society, that's why they try to fight free societies.


Let's encourage conservation. [SEP] Let's be smart about technology.


It means that if an HMO denies a patient treatment, because the insurance policy won't allow the doctor to do what the doctor says is right, the patient should be able to go to independent review and then the doctor should do what the independent review tells the doctor to do. [SEP] It should be used as a vehicle to get health care to patients.


And again, these are points that the President has made time and again, and these points were made again by Secretary Kerry and by Secretary Moniz and by a representative from the Department of the Treasury in Paris. [SEP] None of that is the case.


They were in a position where they didn't get a chance. [SEP] Why does it make sense?


The President also put out a statement yesterday about the tragic impact of this kind of law on an incredibly vulnerable population. [SEP] And he said that, you know, by signing this bill, the governor has chosen to target some of Florida's most vulnerable students and families, all while under the guise of parents' rights.


The issue of equal rights for American Negroes is such an issue. [SEP] And should we defeat every enemy, should we double our wealth and conquer the stars, and still be unequal to this issue, then we will have failed as a people and as a nation.


And so I'm pleased with the progress, but I fully understand there's a lot more work to be done. [SEP] Another lesson of September the 11th, and an important lesson that really does relate to the topic I want to discuss, which is Iraq, is that when you see a threat now, you got to take it seriously.


It's why we've enrolled at the VA under Secretary Shinseki's leadership 2 million veterans in high-quality VA health care, reducing veterans' homelessness by 24 percent, providing post-9/11 GI Bill educational benefits to more than 1 million students, and decreasing the disability claims backlog by 50 percent. [SEP] I know you were here the other day when the issue of the investigation in Phoenix and the lists for care were discussed within the context of the reduction in the disability claims backlog, and I wanted to make clear that these are two different issues, and it's important to note that.


Again, this means it is important for everyone, regardless of vaccination status, to wear a mask in public indoor settings in communities of substantial or high transmission. [SEP] And I would encourage people to take an at-home COVID-19 test ahead of time to help protect you and your family and friends who may be at greater risk for COVID-19 or severe outcomes.


We can't be managing education from Washington. [SEP] When I go out to Iowa, when I go out to the different states and I talk, they want to run their school programs locally, and they'll do a much better job than somebody - and look, these are some very good people in Washington, but you also have bureaucrats that make a lot of money and don't really care that much about what they're doing or about the community that they have never seen and they'll never meet, and they never will see.


The CDC has a make your own recipe. [SEP] If you're interested in cooking, you could probably do that, but it has a lot of ingredients that go in there, but still very limiting.


America's service men and women and our veterans know better than anyone that our love for country is shown in works. [SEP] That spirit of service is alive and strong in America today.


The President is going to encourage Congress to get that done. [SEP] And he's going to talk about how it's very important to him, and to all Americans, that every American be given the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of this strong, robust economy.


It's not what our values are about. [SEP] It's really a shame that they would they would even bring such a document to the floor.


But we've also developed a system to monitor for upper respiratory tract disease. [SEP] If I can get the first slide there.


Wearing a mask, practicing social distancing, and avoiding indoor gatherings where the virus easily spreads from person to person, these things work. [SEP] And now, while we must remain vigilant and cautious, we can lift some protocols that were previously in place.


People can relate to Susie; that's what they said. [SEP] It turned out, surprisingly, that people could relate to Oprah just fine.


But we're not going to telegraph our punches by being specific about the time and nature of the target. [SEP] So I would expect there to be action in Syria -- well, there will be action in Syria.


One would be we're just going to bomb more, and that, I would advise, is not a wise course. [SEP] You bomb ISIL.


One of the things that Prime Minister Modi and I discussed is, you've got 300 million people in India who still don't have electricity. [SEP] We cannot forge a climate agreement that says they are permanently resigned to not having electricity.


I called Novartis. [SEP] I called the heads of these companies, and they said, sir, sir, we will immediately drop the price back to where it was.


It is deeply troubling that a country we helped liberate would hold a person to account because they chose a particular religion over another. [SEP] And so we are-we will make-part of the messaging just happened here in Wheeling.


Clearly, economic growth is the key question facing the country today, and so the Partnership for Growth was conceived as a way to make a contribution toward the economic growth of Italy. [SEP] And we focused on three fundamental areas.


Young girls need to see role models, she said. [SEP] You can't be what you can't see.


And so, when you think about that -- when you think about what was done two weeks ago, the President wants to speak very clearly and loudly about what we saw and how this will have an effect, as we know, on women's rights and women's freedom. [SEP] And beyond that -- it's going to go beyond that when you think about privacy, when you think about contraception, when you think what else that -- what else extreme Republicans -- Republicans that he has called the Ultra -- the Ultra-MAGA of the Republican wing is planning to do.


Hizballah attacked Israel. [SEP] I believe Hizballah-I know Hizballah is connected to Iran.


But it is the biggest tax cut and reform in American history. [SEP] And at the heart of our plan is tremendous relief for working families and for small businesses.


The United Nations was informed of everything. [SEP] And NATO has been great.


It is a relationship that got new impetus to shared cooperative security issues concerning September 11th and counterterrorism. [SEP] There is a proliferation agenda that needs to be discussed.


What we're seeing here is an amazing success story of how you can work together to make our communities more climate-resilient. [SEP] It matters.


The Russian economy is expected to shrink by double digits this year, and that's just looking at headline GDP. [SEP] If you look at things like imports, those have fallen off a cliff, likely to decline this year by 40 percent or more.


Even the numbers, as good - you say we're doing better, but the numbers in New York, the numbers in Chicago are very rough. [SEP] The numbers in Los Angeles, the cities, it's a very rough situation.


Now we are due to end the oil law, which will revolutionary for all Iraqis, due to review the de-Ba'athification. [SEP] We have our new draft for this.


I would say that our economy - and many of you know that very well - is doing better than it ever has done. [SEP] Our employment numbers are the best that they've been, perhaps ever, but certainly in recorded history.


The United States strongly condemns the Taliban attacks in Kunduz, and we stand with the Afghan people in our commitment to Afghan peace and security. [SEP] Afghan forces have begun to retake Kunduz city and have successfully retaken several government buildings.


Making sure that we're investing in the continuing education and training of our workers, so that they have more skills and that means that they can get higher wages. [SEP] That makes a difference.


The longer-term problem in the Middle East is-and this relates to the economy-the whole region in some ways has gone down a blind alley where too often Islam is now equated with rejection of education, modernity, women's participation, all the things that allow you to thrive in a modern economy. [SEP] And that's not uniformly true, but too often those forces inside of Islam have been elevated, and moderate voices and voices that recognize Islam should be compatible with science, education, tolerance, openness, global commerce, productivity-too often those voices have been silenced.


That means the country is going backwards in the economy. [SEP] In other words, we're not growing.


The job they do - they go into these MS-13 nests - nests of bad, bad people - killers, in many cases. [SEP] And they go in there fearless, and they do an incredible job.


We feel good about the progress that we have made thus far, specifically if you just look at the last few hours. [SEP] We welcome the Turkish parliament's strong vote recognizing ISIL as a threat to Turkey's national security and authorizing Turkish military action against ISIL in Iraq and Syria.


We've had good-faith discussions with each individual country. [SEP] We've based our assessments, as I indicated earlier, on a wide range of data and analysis, including reports from the Department of Energy, the Energy Information Administration, the Department of Treasury, the Department of State, the intelligence agencies, from commercial sources as well.


We know women grow a majority of the food, yet they are less likely to own the land they farm. [SEP] They represent a majority of frontline healthcare workers, but face disparities in health outcomes.


First, what I would like to say is that I am really grateful to be here to express CDC's appreciation for the dedication and efforts of the public health community and the people here in Washington as you begin to confront and continue to confront this outbreak. [SEP] I would also want to underscore what's important to all the citizens of this state.


But we want to see where the investigation goes. [SEP] And, again, an attack on critical infrastructure of our European allies and NATO -- our European partners and NATO Allies is a -- is a matter of concern for us.


So that is from the nonpartisan National Bureau of Economics Research, again, determines the definition of recession. [SEP] So here are the facts.


President Trump and I will not forget the history and the spirits of a great alliance. [SEP] Our two countries will work very closely in cooperation as strong allies.


Many now suffer from rare cancers and other ailments. [SEP] When these veterans go to the VA for care, the VA says they have to show medical evidence of a disease or disability, evidence of their physical presence near a specific exposure site, and evidence of the link between illness and exposure.


We are going to overcome addiction in America. [SEP] We have fought and won many battles and many wars before, and we will win again.


We're willing to spend trillions of dollars to prevent terrorist activities but we haven't been willing, so far at least, to impose some common sense gun safety measures that could save some lives. [SEP] And right now Congress is bottlenecked in it but you're seeing state legislators and cities take action in some places and I hope that that grass roots movements to say that people can, you know, have guns for hunting and for protection but that we can also have some common sense rules like background checks.


The money is going out. [SEP] This major investment will ensure that America continues to conduct more tests than any country on Earth by far.


See, docs are getting sued too often, and they're leaving these small communities and rural communities in America, which means you don't have health care; you don't have access to a doc. [SEP] Plus, those who are hanging around are having to practice what's called defensive medicine, which is running up the cost.


And, you know, the job we've done on health care, it's not talked about, but we're also doing something. [SEP] It's been phenomenal.


And we have deployed over 235, 000 of these tests to the state public health laboratories in every state of this country to make sure that that point-of-care testing capability is there to research outbreaks, like in nursing homes or in certain industrial capacities, and well over 90, 000 to the Indian Health Service, so they could test at a point of care in remote locations. [SEP] The President also talked about a new first-in-class test; it's listed there as an antigen-based test.


They're already beginning to come back, because of our abundant energy. [SEP] I'll get America and North America energy independent.


Well, I would refer you to NATO and the Defense Department. [SEP] But we are part of NATO.


One is, the threats that they really face are frequently in areas like terrorism, cyber-attacks, maritime security, threats to critical energy infrastructure. [SEP] And these are the types of capabilities I think that are probably most germane to addressing the challenges that most concern them at the moment.


Now, my job is to communicate the fact that the United States has a stake in the well-being of the Muslim world, that the language we use has to be a language of respect. [SEP] I have Muslim members of my family.


This critical effort is going to propel the most impactful breakthroughs at home and around the world and lower the cost of what we're paying now for polluting the air so badly. [SEP] We're going to move to net zero in a transition in all countries.


They do a lot of polls, they call them suppression polls. [SEP] They make them bad, although our polls now are good.


Anyone 16 and older will be eligible to get their COVID vaccine. [SEP] All three vaccines help protect against this virus and prevent hospitalization and death.


And I've read the speculation about that that's what they may be doing, but whether they've doubled it or not, the idea of Iran having a nuclear weapon is unacceptable. [SEP] And it's unacceptable to the United States, and it's unacceptable to nations we're working with in the United Nations to send a common message.


When they're not good, I don't talk about them. [SEP] But they do a lot of--see, there's the fake news media.


And, look, that's fine. [SEP] If they need to do that, they got to do it.


Let's make sure we utilize coal in America. [SEP] Clean coal technology is important.


Even though we're continuing our dimmer switch approach of easing restrictions, we need to stay vigilant. [SEP] In addition to indoor masks, many of our strong safety requirements remain in place for public places in May, including social distancing and capacity limits, which continue to be important.


This was the first nation in the history of the world to be founded with a purpose. [SEP] The great phrases of that purpose still sound in every American heart, North and South: All men are created equal -- government by consent of the governed -- give me liberty or give me death.


And this is GDP growth that's higher than anybody ever thought possible. [SEP] First quarter was 3.2.


I think what we might be seeing now is that the President-elect cares more about his Secretary of State's position on Russia than he does about his Secretary of State nominee's position on trade and climate change. [SEP] But again, when you go back to the rhetoric of the Trump campaign, it's not particularly surprising that the President-elect appears to be prioritizing over a bunch of other important issues.


And if we're serious about excellence in education, we've got to put the politics on the back burner. [SEP] And Ed was telling me about the magnificent program you had here today with people from all elements in the educational community, and I think that's a very, very good thing.


We have confirmed 187 federal judges who apply the Constitution as written, including two phenomenal Supreme Court Justices, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. [SEP] We are protecting pro-life students' right to free speech on college campuses.


We were quite clear from the beginning that our efforts against extremists was going to continue unabated, and that if Russia wanted to cooperate with those efforts they would have to demonstrate a commitment to reducing the violence and allowing the flow of humanitarian assistance to reach those who were in need. [SEP] They haven't lived up to that bargain, which means they have not gotten the kind of military cooperation that they would like to see.


Last year, a place I like, the sanctuary County of Milwaukee, released an illegal alien criminal with multiple charges for sexual assault of child. [SEP] Think of that, of children.


You're busting your neck and what you're doing is you're saving people's lives. [SEP] You're helping them -- and you're risking your own in this moment of COVID.


We had a great conversation about a half an hour long. [SEP] We talked about border security.


And whether it's North Korea or whether it's so many different things like trade, we're taking care of a lot of problems that should have been taken care of over the years. [SEP] Well, one of the highest on the list is immigration.


As I said, their records are being broken in terms of lack of crime, lack of crime. [SEP] We had a tremendous year, tremendous 12 months, tremendous 36 months, I think you can say during the term.


Because if we don't set those standards, if we don't have strong labor standards, environmental standards, transparency, making sure that our companies are being treated fairly, if we don't set them, then China will set them, and our businesses and our workers will be disadvantaged, so we put a lot of effort into this thing. [SEP] Now our goal is to make sure that everybody here in the United States is informed about it.


Nearly every single member of the House Republican conference just voted to slash the Drug Enforcement Agency, lay off over 2,000 Border Patrol agents, slash COPS program, and slash the FBI and ATF budgets. [SEP] And they are doing all of this just as they can continue to give the richest Americans and the biggest corporations a handout.


And you'll hear him deliver a very forceful case in support of her vision, and values, and experience that she would bring to the job. [SEP] And I think the President, in terms of visibly making this argument, is only going to ramp up his activity in the four weeks that remain until Election Day.


A person took money in order to put things in appropriations bills. [SEP] That's unacceptable in our democracy.


We have enough vaccine for everyone to get vaccinated, and thanks to the American Rescue Plan and the hard work of the American people, we've administered over 325 million vaccination doses in the past six months. [SEP] We have the tools to prevent this new wave of COVID from shutting down our businesses, our schools, our society, as we saw happen last year.


But the thing I would start by saying is: There is a reason that there is a crisis in global food markets, why there is a crisis of global food security, and that is Russia's invasion of Ukraine. [SEP] This is their invasion, their blockade of Ukrainian ports, the inability of Ukrainian grain to reach global markets.


Following that meeting, we announced a breakthrough agreement to remove trade barriers and increase United States exports of agriculture, energy, and other goods and services to the European Union. [SEP] Now is also the perfect time to expand commerce between the United States and Italy.


Here's the problem: First of all, Social Security is a pay-as-you-go system. [SEP] In other words, there's not a trust.


This week, Iraq's Transitional National Assembly convened for the first time. [SEP] These elected leaders broadly represent Iraq's people and include more than 85 women.


In fact, it would not secure our border, encourage more illegal immigration, increase chain migration, and retain the visa lottery system. [SEP] In short, it's totally unacceptable to the President and should be declared dead on arrival.


Democracy trumps their ideology every time. [SEP] Freedom and democracy represent hope; their point of view represents despair.


Well, the reason for that is quite simple -- is that the President, basically, wanted to try to fulfill the essence of what it means to compromise, which is stake out the common ground. [SEP] And while we might have some long-term differences about reforming the tax system, the President believes that we should do it in a way that offers more benefits to the middle class, that asks folks at the top of the income scale to pay a little bit more.


Before my election, violent crime was on the rise, and America saw the steepest two-year consecutive increase in murders in nearly half a century. [SEP] It was in bad, bad condition.


And we're right next to Route 101, and - where cars and trucks emit a lot of carbon pollution. [SEP] What we're seeing here is an amazing success story of how you can work together to make our communities more climate-resilient.


Through fires, floods, and freezing weather, we will always stand with the American farmers. [SEP] The Farm Bill doubles the amount of farmers that they can borrow to expand and improve their farms.


Median household income is at the highest level ever recorded. [SEP] And, speaking of that, in terms of dollars: Under President Bush, it was a $450 increase over eight years; under President Obama, it was a $975 increase over eight years; and


It really rests on his right to be treated as a man equal in opportunity to all others. [SEP] It says that he shall share in freedom, he shall choose his leaders, educate his children, and provide for his family according to his ability and his merits as a human being.


They have joined the IAEA, and yet we caught them cheating. [SEP] In other words, they weren't upholding the agreements, and they started to try to enrich uranium in order to develop a weapons program.


Our trade has been a disaster. [SEP] We were being taken advantage of as a country by many, many countries - friends and enemies, and those in between.


This is a very different relationship now. [SEP] It is a relationship in which economic ties are growing.


We didn't have physical barriers in Naco, and illegal immigration and drug smuggling was absolutely out of control. [SEP] We built those walls, those physical barriers, and illegal immigration dropped exponentially.


Let each of us here tonight in this Chamber send an unmistakable signal to Ukraine and to the world. [SEP] Please rise if you are able and show that, Yes, we the United States of Americastand with the Ukrainian people.


In a time of COVID, in a time of, of climate crisis, there have to be opportunities for these women to succeed. [SEP] Because this climate crisis is a - it's a priority for us.


We have resources and tools for consumers, and it's also a place where you can file a complaint when you're having a tough time dealing with Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion, or a debt collector asking you to pay a bill you don't even owe. [SEP] So we need to all work together across the government to make sure that medical debt is not something holding you back from getting a better job, from finding housing, or to get credit.


And our meeting today was just one more joint step in the direction of that light. [SEP] I might add that we will always be grateful to Colombia for their role at the United Nations as we formulated common opposition to the forces of evil halfway around the world in the Gulf as we stood up to the aggressor, Iraq.


That's something that's enshrined in our Constitution. [SEP] That's something that's consistent with past precedent.


Probably very high on that list when you get to Washington and you're elected a member of Congress is figuring out a way to pass a budget that is responsible, that funds critical national security, that grows our economy, and that gives certainty to the agencies that carry out each of those duties. [SEP] Instead of passing another short-term extension, Republicans should actually do their job.


The hardest part about running the country is dealing with crazy Democrats. [SEP] We're working on stimulus for people, because it's not their fault.


That is just -- especially governor of Te- -- the Texas governor, Abbott, who has a track record of causing chaos and confusion at the border. [SEP] So I would refer you to DOJ on any legal matter.


Corruption corrodes public trust and drives away investment. [SEP] It compels migration.


Localities have to balance their budget. [SEP] There's a reason why the federal government couldn't be able to deal with crises like this.


Trump and the Senate Republican refused to do the job. [SEP] This isn't a math exercise.


Nearly 7 million people have been lifted off, very importantly, food stamps. [SEP] Seven million people off of food stamps.


I speak to you not just as a President, but as a father, when I say that responsibility for our children's education must begin at home. [SEP] That is not a Democratic issue or a Republican issue; that's an American issue.


And it's important to remember that as younger and healthier people return to work, and as we massively increase testing capacity, we will identify more cases and asymptomatic individuals in low-risk populations. [SEP] This should not cause undue alarm.


The severe shortages of adequate COVID-19 testing capability and personal protective equipment are exacerbating these problems. [SEP] Lack of access to tests and personal protective equipment leaves essential food supply workers at even higher risk and makes the virus more likely to spread, harming more workers and further damaging our food supply chain.


Let me reiterate those four prevention measures for you: Get vaccinated, get boosted, wear a mask in public indoor settings in areas of substantial and high-risk community transmission, and take a test before you gather. [SEP] I know many parents are wondering how they can keep their children safe for the holidays.


Commercial development is stalling, and workers are missing out on these jobs. [SEP] This year alone, the lack of terrorism insurance has killed or delayed more than $8 billion in commercial property financing.


Weeks, if not months ago, Russian officials planned to announce these pre- -- pre-determined outcomes. [SEP] The Russian government instructed security forces to occupy referendum workers as they collected votes and the Russian government falsified the results to advance the lie that the Ukrainian people want to be part of Russia.


The former Secretary of State, who's passed away, said, We're the essential nation. [SEP] She is absolutely, positively right.


Why you would do an unmasked Conga line in the middle of a COVID pandemic, whatever your political persuasion, defies logical explanation as far as I'm concerned. [SEP] The COVID Conga line, I like that.


In addition, the Department of Education on the federal level has offered $250, 000 to the Virginia superintendent for instruction and $100, 000 to the D.C. schools superintendent. [SEP] And that money would be left to these local jurisdictions to decide the best way it could be spent to meet their local needs.


A lot of this I think the foreign ministers hadn't heard; I don't think the leaders will have heard. [SEP] And so they need to better understand what our approach is towards Iran.


And when she came back to Earth, she devoted her life to helping girls excel in fields like math, science, and engineering. [SEP] Young girls need to see role models, she said.


One thing I can tell you, they are 100% and they will be for a long time. [SEP] And when they're not, they'll be taken out so fast your head will spin.


And what is absolutely true is that we need to make sure that we bring about an end to the civil war in Syria, and John Kerry, through the work he's been doing in Vienna negotiations and this week in New York, is seeing some progress in bringing Russians and Iranians together but creating a safe zone for Syrian refugees. [SEP] We've tested, we've looked at repeatedly, the problem is that, again, without a large number of troops on the ground, it's hard to create a safe zone like that.


They're going back where they came. [SEP] You're going to have a disaster.


And they say that President Trump is the only one that's saying it right, and he's doing what you have to. [SEP] That's why people were so surprised when they saw the poll that just came out, where I'm up to 50 percent with the Hispanic and up 19 points in a short period of time.


It is my firm conviction that China-U.S. relations face limited challenges, but boundless potential for growth. [SEP] With perseverance, we can surely write a new chapter in the history of China-U.S. relations.


So we need to all work together across the government to make sure that medical debt is not something holding you back from getting a better job, from finding housing, or to get credit. [SEP] More and more people are asking, what is on your credit report and people are being disqualified because of inaccurate information on them.


For example, early consultations with Pfizer referring to researchers providing screening methodology, in vitro testing, and the NIH-led Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Intervention, or ACTIV team, generated the clinical trial protocol. [SEP] So, all of this is good news in that we now have one with -- that already has an EUA and one putting in for an EUA to have an orally administered antiviral therapy.


And that is one of the things that is different about an arbitrary date for withdrawal, when you want -- when you say you're going to leave, win or lose. [SEP] We believe that the conditions are such now that we are able to celebrate the victory that we've had so far, and establish both a strategic framework agreement, which is a much broader document and talks about all sorts of cooperation that we'll have with Iraq from here on out -- from trade and health care and exchanges on science, and a real strong bilateral agreement that you would hope we would have with any of our allies.


And it's employing tremendous numbers of people. [SEP] And you have communities that were down and totally out, and they're reviving like nobody has ever seen.


They believed in a country where everyone gets a fair shake and does their fair share, where if you stepped up, did your job, and were loyal to your company, that loyalty would be rewarded with a decent salary and good benefits, maybe a raise once in a while. [SEP] If you did the right thing, you could make it.


It should have been stopped at the source. [SEP] We mourn for every life the virus has claimed, and we share the grief of all of you who have lost a loved one - and that goes worldwide, too.


The United Nations was born in the hope that survived a world war, the hope of a world moving toward justice, escaping old patterns of conflict and fear. [SEP] The founding members resolved that the peace of the world must never again be destroyed by the will and wickedness of any man.


And growing up, Sally Ride read about the space program in the newspaper almost every day, and she thought this was the coolest thing around. [SEP] When she was a Ph.D. candidate at Stanford, she saw an ad for astronauts in the student newspaper, and she seized the opportunity.


Look, the -- what we have seen this past two years is because of the work that this President has done to put forth a comprehensive plan to deal with COVID-19. [SEP] It is -- we have had the largest vaccination -- adult vaccination program in U.S. history: over 270 million people, Americans, receiving at least one shot of a COVID-19.


They walked in and they helped a lot of - a lot of people: doctors, nurses, respiratory technicians, and professionals. [SEP] It was an incredible thing.


Women unemployment is the lowest level in 21 years and will soon be, I think, in history. [SEP] I think we need another couple of months, frankly.


He fights for America first, he fights to keep our borders secure, he fights for jobs he fights to those at or approaching retirement. [SEP] He is a fighter, and we are so honored to have him here in Kansas.


That's how democracy should work. [SEP] He was simply explaining to them that this has to go through a process, because it's going through reconciliation, and that's all it was a reflection of: an explanation of the process, not a reflection of his commitment to raising the minimum wage.


There's an agricultural component. [SEP] There wasn't a lot we could do administratively on the ag sector, but those whose businesses keep track and are related to what happens in agriculture understand that we should have a more efficient system for managing fairly, justly, agricultural workers who are vital to the economy.


The Attorney General has already made a statement that we will be vigilant about protecting people's right to travel and also to look at the question about whether mifepristone should be available and how it can be available, because the FDA has already spoken, 20 years ago, that this is a safe and effective drug. [SEP] And at the same time, what we've asked for is, you know, continued vigilance and an ongoing process and ongoing work to make sure that that is really happening.


China has devalued their currency in order to pay for the tariffs. [SEP] And in addition to devaluing, they've also pumped a lot of money into their economic model.


So these are the current testing platforms available today throughout the United States for COVID-19. [SEP] And as you heard from Dr. Fauci, everything has to be working, from the swab, to the transport media, to the laboratory, to really get those tests run and the results back to the client.


In this dangerous world-in this dangerous world, if our country shows uncertainty or weakness, this world will drift toward tragedy. [SEP] This will not happen on my watch.


Today we are also addressing the crucial issue of trade and commerce. [SEP] We are working closely with our European partners, including Italy, to ensure fair and reciprocal trade.


They cherish-they can't believe what happened to them. [SEP] And they're doing a phenomenal job.


Or hire a veteran who is ready and willing to serve at home just as they did abroad. [SEP] Or just pause, take a moment, and offer a silent word of prayer or a public word of thanks.


And as every credible person who has looked into it has said, there are no so-called death panels-an offensive notion to me and to the American people. [SEP] These are phony claims meant to divide us.


Ninety-five percent of them run on diesel. [SEP] So, every day, more than 25 million kids and thousands of bus drivers breathe polluted air on the way to and from school.


We have to be guided by the science. [SEP] We have to remember the basic facts.


And then the other is sort of reaction among Republicans -- whether the White House believes that Republicans at this point have a duty to sort of disavow from him. [SEP] What your reaction to the sort of friction between Speaker Ryan and the Donald Trump campaign is, and what you're kind of assessment of that is right now.


If the other side gets the keys, they say they want to give a $700 billion tax cut to the top 2 percent, millionaires and billionaires. [SEP] They don't have the money.


In fact, Japan has about 5, 700 people involved in peace-keeping operations worldwide. [SEP] In terms of the discussions topics during their meeting, obviously topping the agenda is the security situation in East Asia, as they'll discuss our common approach to the North Korean nuclear problem, the ongoing realignment of U.S. forces in Japan, and ways to deepen our defense cooperation.


These are important aims and shared interests. [SEP] But as we look around the world, it's clear that there is much work for you to achieve.


We're in a situation where we're taking action every day to be able to address the issue with the spread of COVID-19. [SEP] Yesterday, or excuse me, Saturday, we were able to get the therapeutic remdesivir dropped in Florida hospitals across the state.


NHS test and trace has been built from scratch, is now a colossal operation that is actually doing amazing work in isolating incidences of the disease and helping us to find out exactly what is going on and where. [SEP] The UK is also I've asked Chris and Simon to comment on this, but the UK is also out in front in conducting genomic testing of the virus cases so that we know exactly what type of virus.


No parent should fear for their child's life when they go to school, and no student or teacher should ever have to worry about their safety at school. [SEP] Sadly, incidents of school violence are too common, and too many families and communities have faced these horrible challenges.


And so he set policy to say we'll help Japan become a democracy. [SEP] Now, there were a lot of skeptics in America about that, and you can understand why, about that decision.


It's not going to happen if we just pay lip service to conservation, but then refuse to do what's needed. [SEP] When scientists first told us that our planet was changing because of human activity, it was received as a bombshell, but in a way, we shouldn't have been surprised.


I said, Oh, well, that ends the impeachment. [SEP] And you people don't even report it.


Millions of people would have been killed. [SEP] I mean, you have Seoul, 30 million people, right off the border, 30 miles away.


The problem is that the medical community is learning about long COVID, but long COVID is not a single disease. [SEP] It's not a single condition.


And the pollsters got it knowingly wrong. [SEP] They got it knowingly wrong.


We're dealing with people who are funding terrorism, and we're dealing with a crime that is fueled by corruption. [SEP] So we have two requests.


You know, the first time I came to Cramton was during freshman orientation. [SEP] And I stood in the back of the room - I'll never forget - during orientation, and I would meet that day, as it turned out, people who became lifelong friends, people to whom I became a godparent to their children.


We haven't. [SEP] We've been retracting.


And I'll keep working with people in both parties to get criminal justice reform bills to my desk, including a bipartisan bill that would reduce mandatory minimums for nonviolent drug offenders and reward prisoners with shorter sentences if they complete programs that make them less likely to commit a repeat offense. [SEP] There's a reason that good people across the country are coming together to reform our criminal justice system.


We have seen the ways this pandemic has threatened the social and emotional wellbeing of our children. [SEP] For many children, school has been a safe and enriching environment.


It is important for the American people to know that. [SEP] We are in a different phase of COVID, as I just mentioned, and that's why we're able to do the announcements that we're -- we're going to see once May 11th were -- they're going to lift, essentially, once May 11th arrive.


Again, a lot of the focus now is on small businesses. [SEP] And they are the lifeblood of our economy, a creator of jobs, a creator of wealth in our country.


Child care, not only a big cost driver for families, but a big impediment for more parents and women to get back into the work force, this bill will cut the cost of child care by more than half for most working families. [SEP] And housing too, a big cost driver for families, this bill will build affordable homes all around the country to make it easier for families to afford housing and also to move to places where the job opportunities are.


Seven million people off of food stamps. [SEP] And we're getting Americans off of welfare and back into the workforce.


I know that sounds scary to many folks; it sounds scary to me too. [SEP] But here's the thing: It's not true.


We're on track to rapidly produce 100 million doses, as soon as the vaccine is approved, and up to 500 million shortly thereafter. [SEP] So we'll have 600 million doses.


To this end, the partnership between the public and private sectors is essential. [SEP] Partnerships that combine the experience and expertise of the private sector with the reach and capacity that only governments can provide.


That's a serious border. [SEP] That's a wall like you never saw before.


And it is a beautiful thing, the idea of a community college. [SEP] When we did our higher education bill, this was really important for us to have significant resources put there.


You can talk about positivity rate. [SEP] You can talk about hospital capacity, but that RT rate, that is the bottom line.


The Senate Republican hearing on lawlessness is an embarrassing attempt to distract us from the fact that they have failed to act. [SEP] Minnesotans, we are greater than fear.


That's very common with viruses, but we have not seen that anywhere, whether here in the United States or anywhere globally, for that matter. [SEP] If the virus were to significantly mutate, then you would have to address that regarding the vaccine.


The United States and the United Kingdom, of course, enjoy a special relationship. [SEP] There's no closer ally for the United States in the world than the United Kingdom.


If that region is abandoned to dictators and terrorists, it will be a constant source of violence and alarm, exporting killers of increasing sophistication and destructive power. [SEP] If that region grows in democracy, prosperity, and hope, the terrorist movement will lose its sponsors, lose its recruits, and lose the festering grievances that keep terrorists in business.


So, what Dr. Redfield was saying, first of all, is that we will have coronavirus in the fall. [SEP] I am convinced of that because of the degree of - of transmissibility that it has, the global nature.


We were not immune from what was happening in China and what was happening in Europe, when the virus went from China to Europe. [SEP] And then, it came here from Italy, and from France, and from Spain.


There are a lot of people, their success. [SEP] We've got a lot of them right here.


Putin has unleashed violence and chaos. [SEP] But while he may make gains on the battlefield - he will pay a continuing high price over the long run.


Send a message for reason. [SEP] Send a message for hope.


I think peaceful protesting is fantastic. [SEP] I think it's great.


The tremendous money that we've paid since the founding of the World Trade Organization - which has actually been a disaster for us. [SEP] It's been very unfair to us.


The unemployment data released this morning show us reaching the lowest level of new claims since the beginning of the pandemic, and the moving average has been cut by more than a third since President Biden took office just four months ago. [SEP] We know the policies the President has enacted are making a difference.


It's a three-pronged strategy, starting with-it's politics; it is a-it's security; and it's economy. [SEP] On politics, was to get the people to the polls to see if they even cared about democracy; just give them a chance to vote; see what the people thought.


We know what fight looks like, and it's not over. [SEP] At the end of the day, it remains the same.


Greater promises to more people who are living longer, with fewer payers. [SEP] That's a problem, particularly when you start doing the math.


For too long, North Korea has evaded sanctions and used the international financial system to facilitate funding for its weapons and mass destruction and ballistic missile programs. [SEP] No bank, in any country, should be used to facilitate Kim Jong-un's destructive behavior.


But as we've said so many times at this podium and the American people get it: A healthy American could inadvertently convey the coronavirus to a senior with an underlying health condition and have the kind of heartbreaking results that we've seen in nursing homes around the country. [SEP] It's the reason why, from early on, the President took decisive action to raise the infectious disease standards at every nursing home in America.


I had the privilege of going to Cincinnati last week with the Vice President to a small-business roundtable. [SEP] And one of the business owners, one of the small-business owners there, said he had 18 employees last year at this time.


We think that what has happened is that the principles have been laid out, and also the signals that we've gotten from Iran -- keep in mind, Carl, that in recent days there have been public and private statements by key players in Iran that they want some way to reopen an avenue of conversation. [SEP] We've always made it clear that it's not going to be a one-on-one conversation because this is not Iran versus the U.S., or Iran dealing with the U.S. It is the global community talking with Iran about a matter of concern.


So, the world is united. [SEP] And I must tell you that I am more determined than ever to see that this invading dictator gets out of Kuwait with no compromise of any kind whatsoever.


This bill would save most families thousands of dollars per year in childcare, helping moms and dads rejoin the workforce. [SEP] But also, this bill, when it passes, will allow every three- and four-year-old in the nation to attend high-quality preschool, increasing considerably their chances of getting all the way through the first 12 years of primary school and on to college.


And so our goal is absolutely to make certain that individuals have the opportunity to select their physician. [SEP] In terms of premiums, we believe strongly that through this whole process and as it takes effect, that we'll see a decrease in not only the premiums that individuals will see, but a decrease in the cost of healthcare for folks.


And so it makes no sense to do what the President is doing. [SEP] People can't make that up.


We have a problem in Social Security, and that is, when baby boomers like me retire, younger workers are going to have trouble paying for us and, therefore, have money available when they retire. [SEP] That's just the facts.


And it's very unfair that he goes to jail, and that Comey's allowed to do it all over. [SEP] It's very unfair.


Over the course of several years the President has advocated a range of policies, both legislative and regulatory, to address the global challenges of climate change. [SEP] Last year in the State of the Union address, the President called for reducing traditional gasoline use by 20 percent in 10 years; it is called 20-in-10 program.


I don't think many baby boomers were sitting around saying to their moms and dads or elected officials, Was Social Security going to be around? [SEP] We never asked that.


Nobody knows if there's going to be a second wave of a literally mutated virus. [SEP] Nobody knows how bad the fall is going to be.


At the very end you always have a few things that you've just got to get over the hump. [SEP] And so yes, I made calls to prime ministers, I made calls to presidents, I made calls to U.S. businesses, I made calls to a lot of stakeholders, environmental groups, to explain to them why it is so important for us to make sure that we've got a high-standard set of rules governing trade and commerce in this region.


Other businesses are covering tuition for workers who learn new skills at community colleges. [SEP] And we're going to make sure the next generation of manufacturing takes root not in China or Europe, but right here in the United States of America.


And as of today, 74 percent of individuals 65 and over have received at least one shot, and 52 percent of American seniors are now fully vaccinated. [SEP] Overall, nearly 100 million Americans have received at least one dose, and more than 56 million adult Americans are now fully vaccinated.


This is a different problem from, say, marijuana or cocaine or heroin. [SEP] The barrier is very low -- they're free, they're in the medicine cabinet of your own parents or your near relatives or your friends' parents and relatives.


CDC currently recommends vaccinating children against Hepatitis A, meningococcus, and varicella -- the virus that causes chickenpox. [SEP] These decisions were made because of the risk of these infections to our children.


Beyond the risk of infection, the lack of personal protective equipment is also harmful to farmworkers who apply pesticides and lack basic protections. [SEP] It is vital that we do everything we can to protect food supply workers and federal employees from COVID-19 infection.


The United States has provided more aid than any other country to Afghanistan. [SEP] This goes back for decades.


When people walk in here, they don't come in here in bathing suits and flip-flops. [SEP] They come in here dressed like they'd come to a shrine.


You're helping them -- and you're risking your own in this moment of COVID. [SEP] You know better than I do.


During my campaign, I promised to fight this battle because, as President of the United States, my greatest responsibility is to protect the American people and to ensure their safety. [SEP] Especially in some parts of our country, it is horrible what's going on with opioid and other drugs.


And I'm wondering, as more Americans are taking off their masks, if there's still concern about the virus and there's a lot of questions about who's vaccinated who's not. [SEP] I'm wondering what you feel the Asian American community in particular, are the dangers, or is there an opportunity now to try and get past this time and hate crime, or do you think the danger is as present as ever?


We look forward to working closely with the government of Turkey to incorporate Turkey's unique capabilities into the growing international coalition to counter ISIL. [SEP] By the same token, the United States welcomes today's decision by the Danish parliament to authorize airstrikes on ISIL positions in Iraq and to provide trainers to assist Iraqi forces.


You see, we want to have trade, but trade that is fair. [SEP] Level-we want a level playing field.


And, again, an attack on critical infrastructure of our European allies and NATO -- our European partners and NATO Allies is a -- is a matter of concern for us. [SEP] But we will -- we will be there and we will be ready to -- be ready to react once we have -- the investigation is completed.


And they get them out. [SEP] They either go to jail or they get out of the country.


They're in Puerto Rico, and we're going to continue to give as much assistance as possible. [SEP] And I would refer you to them on some of those specifics.


We've been in touch with the WHO on a regular basis. [SEP] They are tracking whether virus is mutating anywhere in the world.


I think that the collective efforts the G7 has taken with sanctions, export controls, and other measures against Russia is having a dramatic effect on the Russian economy. [SEP] The Russian economy is expected to shrink by double digits this year, and that's just looking at headline GDP.


But rarely in any time does an issue lay bare the secret heart of America itself. [SEP] Rarely are we met with a challenge, not to our growth or abundance, our welfare or our security, but rather to the values and the purposes and the meaning of our beloved Nation.


To give you an idea of the magnitude of this, the Detroit-Windsor crossing accounts for about one-fourth of all trade between the United States and Canada. [SEP] And if you compare that with, for instance, our global trade, there is more commerce along that one corridor than there are in terms of what we import from Japan -- so to give you again the magnitude of this, so things like ports of entry, the infrastructure.


A lot of places have walk-in appointments. [SEP] And again, we're just encouraging everyone to share the message about the importance of vaccination.


Iraq's regime agreed. [SEP] It broke this promise.


There is still much more that needs to be done. [SEP] And that's why the President is focused on passing the American Jobs Act, for example, the need to work with Congress to do more to help the economy create jobs and grow faster.


And we are looking at long-term jail sentences for these vandals and these hoodlums and these anarchists and agitators, and call them whatever you want. [SEP] Some people don't like that language, but that's what they are.


And we've got strong support in the United Nations with resolutions that people wouldn't even believe possible 2 or 3 years ago all because of the naked aggression of Saddam Hussein. [SEP] So, the world is united.


You've got the floods that have caused so much instability. [SEP] You've got reports that the military may try to install a new President.


This will not happen on my watch. [SEP] I want to share with you some of the lessons of September the 11th.


Could you imagine, as President, when they say, We're very low on ammunition? [SEP] By the way, stronger than that, but I'm not going to go there.


I said, why is Germany paying billions of dollars a month for energy in a pipeline that goes to Russia? [SEP] Why is Germany giving billions of dollars to Russia and then we're supposed to protect Germany and Europe from Russia?


And we have worked to ensure that nation -- that the nation is well prepared to manage the risk of a virus going around. [SEP] Look, the -- what we have seen this past two years is because of the work that this President has done to put forth a comprehensive plan to deal with COVID-19.


But just to know what you're going to be doing for the state of Wisconsin here. [SEP] You know, we know that exposure to lead in drinking water can trigger a number of serious problems.


They learned a lot. [SEP] They knew what they were doing.


I don't have anything else to share about what Congress is doing on that particular issue. [SEP] But, again, that is why this food insecurity issue that we dealt with today, this conference that we haven't seen in 50 years, and what the work of the agencies have been doing just for the past several months to deal with food insecurity -- the fact that we are trying to end hunger by 2030 -- and not just us, in a bipartisan way with Congress, with this President.


And what this has done is it has prevented ISIL from being able to operate comfortably in Iraq and in Syria. [SEP] We have been concerned from the very beginning that ISIL would attempt to use all of the instability and chaos in Syria to try to establish a safe haven that they could then use to launch targets in other locations in the world, and because of the pressure that we have applied, because of the strategy that we have pursued to have fighters on the ground to take the fight to ISIL, and to back them up with military and coalition airstrikes, that pressure has been applied and that has reduced the ability of ISIL to expand their reign of terror.


You've got to pay for your military. [SEP] We'll take care of it.


These decisions were made because of the risk of these infections to our children. [SEP] In fact, as you can see here, in the years prior to the recommendation for Hepatitis A, meningococcus, and varicella vaccination, the average annual reported deaths from these infections were 3, 8, and 16, respectively.


And that's a testament to our healthcare workers, it's a testament to every American putting mitigation principles into practice, and it's a testament to all these great companies. [SEP] Speaking of great companies, American businesses are stepping up.


We sit before you today on behalf of the president of the United States. [SEP] But as he said today in a speech from the White House, it's his sworn duty and obligation to sure that election integrity and free and fair elections are preserved in this country.


But America's long silence is over and you see what's happening. [SEP] Car companies are coming back into the United States.


We have to take care of our people. [SEP] You take a look at the death and destruction that's been caused by people coming into this country, without going through a process.


We carry out precision strikes based on intelligence of where ISIL is, where their infrastructure is, where their oil tankers are. [SEP] And if the suggestion is is that we kill tens or hundreds of thousands of innocent Syrians and Iraqis, that is not who we are and that would be a strategy that would have enormous backlash against the United States.


We have a whole host of countries that are covered. [SEP] Any deployment for the War on Terror is covered.


In addition to educator vaccination, which we spoke about on Wednesday, testing remains an important tool in our overall efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19, including in our schools. [SEP] This week, CDC is awarding $10 billion through the American Rescue Plan to support COVID-19 testing in schools across the country.


These shootings, they continue to happen. [SEP] It seems like they get attention but not as much -- maybe there might be a little uptick in interest if it seems like it's connected to international terrorism, but other than that, they seem to happen and fade quickly.


And they get better and they recover, and the first thing they say is, I want to give my blood. [SEP] That's happened.


This pandemic has underscored the vital importance of reshoring our supply chains and bringing them back into the United States where they belong, where they should have never left. [SEP] What happens if you're in a war and you have a supply chain where half of your supplies are given to you by other countries?


By moving forward with the NAFTA, with the North American free trade agreement, we will replenish that investment, opening up new horizons of opportunity and enterprise in the New World. [SEP] So this is a good day for America, a good day for North America.


For folks who can't get to a pharmacy, we're deploying mobile units and sending vaccines to community health centers, federally run community health centers, to take care of the poorest of the poor, that reach the hardest hit, the most underserved areas in the country, black, Latino, Native American and rural communities. [SEP] This is an importance piece to ensure racial equity remains at the center of our COVID-19 response which is something I know Dr. Collins and Dr. Fauci are focused on as well.


They were told, Don't even make a facial movement. [SEP] And I'm talking about, you have the lowest Hispanic unemployment in the history of our country.


And so, we've been very clear about Congress needing to act. [SEP] And I think we're all frustrated.


Backed by an army of financial industry lobbyists, they've been waging an all-out battle to delay, defund, and dismantle these new rules. [SEP] I refuse to let that happen.


To the greatest extent possible, the administration will continue transferring detainees who have been cleared to go to other countries. [SEP] And we, as I mentioned, will call again on Congress to lift the restrictions on detainee transfers, which have significantly limited our ability to responsibly reduce the detainee population and ultimately to close the facility.


It turned out, surprisingly, that people could relate to Oprah just fine. [SEP] In more than 4, 500 episodes of her show, her message was always: You can.


We don't want the special interests to be back in the shotgun seat. [SEP] They've already promised to roll back Wall Street reform.


That's a hard time for a lot of people. [SEP] That means the country is going backwards in the economy.


The United States was treated very, very unfairly. [SEP] Because we're shouldering anywhere from 70 to 90 percent of the cost of NATO.


We won't just throw money at the problem. [SEP] We'll measure progress by the reforms we make and the results we achieve -- by the jobs we create, by the energy we save, by whether America is more competitive in the world.


They're not having such a hard time anymore. [SEP] We've passed the First Step Act through the House, and we're working very hard in the Senate to refine it and pass it into law.


We want people owning more things in America. [SEP] This is your account.


Wherever they are stationed, this Nation is depending on them, and you can be proud of them. [SEP] America's service men and women and our veterans know better than anyone that our love for country is shown in works.


I've met and hugged some of the doctors and nurses who've treated Ebola patients. [SEP] I've met with an Ebola patient who recovered, right in the Oval Office.


Not only that we have the pandemic, COVID-19, but also we have the pandemic of racism that has been elevated, promoted and endorsed by this administration. [SEP] The anti-Muslim racism is spiking under this administration.


Every step of the way they have shown that they are committed to a democratic future. [SEP] From just about a year ago when sovereignty was transferred, they established an interim government, they drafted a transitional law, they held free elections, where eight and a half million voters showed up.


Frankly, you did better without even working, if you want to know the truth. [SEP] Came from China and we did a hell of a job and those farmers are all happy today, but they were targeted by China.


We have got influence in Afghanistan, and we are going to use it to remind them that there are universal values. [SEP] It is deeply troubling that a country we helped liberate would hold a person to account because they chose a particular religion over another.


And that is something the administration has promised. [SEP] There is now a gap.


This would have the effect of taking the fight to ISIL in Syria. [SEP] Because of the leadership, or lack thereof, of the Assad regime, and because of the atrocities that they have perpetrated there against the Syrian people, ISIL is essentially operating in a virtual safe haven in Syria.


No, I think what you've had is a period of time where, for one thing, you had an Iraqi government that really first started forming up last May, and they've had a series of challenges. [SEP] They have already had an Iraq Compact meeting in September at the United Nations.


And I think there are surveys that show Americans in support of being able to have the opportunity of owning more of their retirement savings. [SEP] This is about giving people -- giving all Americans the opportunity to own their retirement savings by giving them a voluntary option of investing in personal accounts.


I mean, it's not even close. [SEP] And, they're packed in there.


And I say it all the time, I think Bernie Sanders is the nicest, greatest loser I've ever seen because No, it's true, and I mean this. [SEP] We're going to get a lot of their votes because they love us on trade because the one thing Bernie is right on is, every country in his world, including our so-called allies Excuse me.


But I want to thank the governors and all of the representatives from all of our states. [SEP] The rooms they've made available, the speed with which they've worked, has really been incredible.


Approximately 7 out of 10 deaths in the United States are linked to chronic disease. [SEP] Exposure to air pollution and harmful chemicals has been linked to many of these illnesses, including asthma, cancer and neurological disorders, said Speaker Pelosi.


We're dealing not with a wildlife crisis alone. [SEP] We're dealing with international wildlife crime.


I'm looking forward to working with Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle to encourage conservation, to encourage renewable sources of energy whether it be ethanol, biodiesel, or clean nuclear power. [SEP] We're going to spend money on new technologies that will help us leapfrog the old command-and-control debate, so we can burn coal in clean ways that people couldn't imagine 20 years ago.


To you second question around food security, around speeding the facilitation of grain exports from Ukraine: Obviously, this is something that G7 leaders are focused on. [SEP] But the thing I would start by saying is: There is a reason that there is a crisis in global food markets, why there is a crisis of global food security, and that is Russia's invasion of Ukraine.


The people of Iraq can shake off their captivity. [SEP] They can one day join a democratic Afghanistan and a democratic Palestine, inspiring reforms throughout the Muslim world.


On politics, was to get the people to the polls to see if they even cared about democracy; just give them a chance to vote; see what the people thought. [SEP] And you might remember the elections; it probably seems like an eternity.


The President has also made clear that he believes that the acquisition of an effective missile defense system for the United States and its allies is one of his highest priorities, that he believes the only way to get there is a robust testing and evaluation system, and that he is not prepared to permit the treaty to get in the way of doing that robust testing. [SEP] So we will see about the timing here.


For almost four decades now, the global health community, led by the United States, has been dealing with Ebola outbreaks in Africa, and as we are dealing with a public health situation in this country, we continue to be guided by the advice of medical experts and scientists who have knowledge in this field and can use that knowledge to protect the American people. [SEP] As it relates to a so-called Ebola czar, I'll reiterate what we've said in the past on this, which is that we have designated very clear lines of responsibility in terms of which agencies are responsible for which aspects of this response.


That by itself would be a massive bill. [SEP] It will be one of our biggest - one of our biggest oil reserves.


Your children. [SEP] Last year, a place I like, the sanctuary County of Milwaukee, released an illegal alien criminal with multiple charges for sexual assault of child.


Well, we have $368 billion in environmental - the single largest investment to deal with climate change anywhere - and not just the United States, but the world, and all of human history. [SEP] And guess what?


One of the wealthiest countries, it had oil, it had everything, very, very magnificent. [SEP] Now they don't have water.


There's supply here in North Carolina, it's easy for everyone to access, and they're completely free. [SEP] So go sign up and make sure you're getting your vaccine today.


So you have to ask yourself, Why is that? [SEP] Because 164 million Americans are fully vaccinated, including 80% of the most vulnerable, our seniors.


We have seen increases in coal production and coal employment. [SEP] But what I've also said is, we can't just produce traditional sources of energy.


And good governance is a key attribute of a good democracy. [SEP] Recent polling tells us the vast majority of Africans support democracy over other forms of government, which reflects our shared desire for freedom and opportunity, transparency, and accountability for free and fair elections, the orderly transition of power, and the protection of fundamental human rights.


That was his first priority. [SEP] He said, number two, enforce our borders and stop infiltration into Iraq.


This is a practical way, Governor, to get people into the classrooms, to make sure that kids have got the skills necessary to be employable in the 21st century. [SEP] Perhaps you've heard of the Carl D. Perkins Act, which is a vocational training program.


Then you can dramatically change things. [SEP] So that is the fundamental way to get it done.


We will pass Kate's law. [SEP] We will stop sanctuary cities.


He knows that they're not getting a Rolls-Royce, I'm sorry. [SEP] I'm sorry, I'm sorry.


The police, you can see, are still here surrounding this grocery store and the parking lot where they say that gunman came here. [SEP] Drove from out of town about three hours, came here, parked, was heavily armed, stepped out and opened fire.


And we're working to put an end - for everybody - to horrible injustice and the horrible practices that we've seen. [SEP] It's just - not only here, it's - it's in other places.


Americans know that our country did not come about by chance. [SEP] Our Nation was first designed as a colony, serving an empire and answering to a king.


You will have a depression the likes of which this country has never seen before if these crazy rules get in with a Green New Deal. [SEP] The Green New Deal, the real number is $100 trillion, 100 trillion.


This may take a little longer than you hope. [SEP] The most solemn duty of the American President is to protect you, is to protect the American people.


Look, I've been pushing along with my colleagues in a black caucus in the United States Congress, we should change the entire and have been doing this for awhile. [SEP] Change the entire prison system for one, that is punishment to rehabilitation.


My mother keeps telling me what to say when it comes to Mayo Clinic. [SEP] So there is a fundamental difference of philosophy in this campaign about health care.