I'm calling on Congress to pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, because too many pregnant workers are forced to choose between their health and their job. [SEP] They can get fired for taking too many bathroom breaks, or forced on unpaid leave just for being pregnant.


Throughout history, we have seen that no darkness can overcome the light of the Jewish faith and that no evil can overcome the unbreakable spirit of the Jewish people. [SEP] So true.


I recently met with Chairman Grassley and other members of Congress to discuss the bill. [SEP] We also agreed that we must be tough on crime, especially on criminals and trafficking of drugs, and lots of other trafficking.


Let's stop looking at COVID-19 as a partisan dividing line and see it for what it is:AGod-awful disease. [SEP] Let's stop seeing each other as enemies, and start seeing each other for who we really are:Fellow Americans.


My Nation will work with the U.N. Security Council to meet our common challenge. [SEP] If Iraq's regime defies us again, the world must move deliberately, decisively to hold Iraq to account.


Unemployment claims are at a 45-year low, which is something. [SEP] After years of wage stagnation, we are finally seeing rising wages.


They just don't want to do it. [SEP] The Democrats just don't want to give us those people.


As I said during our March hearing in the Judiciary Committee on violence and discrimination against Asian Americans, the victims of this racist hate are not strangers who pose a threat merely because of their race or ethnicity. [SEP] Rather, they are our neighbors, our friends, our family members, our constituents, and our fellow Americans, and the increasing danger they face is not just from the pandemic, but from their fellow citizens.


In 2019 alone, you all deserve to know, that Guy and Guy Chemical, raised wages for plant employees by 10 to 15%. [SEP] And since President Trump took office and we got those tax cuts done, this company has grown by 33%, that's how America grows.


And sadly, China, who I have a very good relationship with. [SEP] President Xi, I really like him, but China has had, yesterday it was announced, the worse year in 27 years.


Make sure that you're continuing to follow our guidance, masks, social distancing, hand washing, are going to continue to be important pillars, particularly until we can get two-thirds of our adults vaccinated. [SEP] I would also encourage all businesses to join us in the Bringing Summer Back campaign and to encourage all of their employees to get vaccinated, have a vaccine day, make sure you're giving time off, both for the vaccine and for recovery, and making sure that you're encouraging folks who do work in your businesses to get vaccinated as soon as possible.


Women deserve equal pay for equal work, and at a time when more women are breadwinners for a family, that benefits men too. [SEP] And because no parent who works full time should have to raise a family in poverty, it's time for Congress to follow the lead of State after State, get on the bandwagon, and give America a raise.


We're not allowing people to come in. [SEP] If you look at what happened in Mexico two days ago, with the roughness of these people in the second caravan that's been forming, and also, frankly, in the first caravan, and now they have one forming in El Salvador - and we are thinking very seriously immediately stopping aid to those countries.


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. [SEP] Remember, that was another promise that the previous administration made, that you'd see a decrease in $2, 500 on average for families across this land; in fact, what they've seen is an increase of $2, 500 or $3, 000.


You know, it's an amazing substance. [SEP] You look at the Indy cars - they run 100 percent on ethanol.


We can do it in a way that doesn't require us to renege on the national debt, which no one's ever held hos- - held - held the whole Congress hostage, saying, If you don't do what I want to do, which is go back to the 2022 budget and make sure that we cut 22 percent across the board in every single thing except defense - which means then you got to raise it to 30 percent to cut across the board and eliminate all these programs - then guess what? [SEP] We're going to renege on the national debt.


Since joining the Washington Post 65 years ago, he transformed that newspaper into one of the finest in the world. [SEP] With Ben in charge, the Post published the Pentagon Papers, revealing the true history of America's involvement in Vietnam; exposed Watergate; unleashed a new era of investigative journalism, holding America's leaders accountable and reminding us that our freedom as a nation rests on our freedom of the press.


With NAFTA we're moving forward with our trade strategy. [SEP] Trade is part of my long-term economic growth plan to create more opportunities for all Americans.


I will tell you, though, I am worried about things getting in the press that put people's lives at risk. [SEP] And I know you-I'm sure you feel the same way, and everybody in the room would feel that same way.


And let us be clear: The Constitution of the United States gives the Congress the power to pass legislation. [SEP] And nowhere - nowhere - does the Constitution give a minority the right to unilaterally block legislation.


Iran is not the same country it was when I came into office, I will tell you. [SEP] They were looking to take over Syria and Yemen and every place, Iraq.


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


I think that the signal that we are sending to the private sector, that will in turn invest heavily in solar and wind and battery technologies, the doubling of fuel efficiency standards on cars, all these things start taking on a momentum of their own. [SEP] And we have seen this since I came into office.


As a result, this is a generational investment - a generational investment to modernize our infrastructure, creating millions of good-paying jobs - and that's not coming from me; that's coming from Wall Street - millions of good-paying jobs that position America to compete with the rest of the world in the 21st century - because China is way out-working us, in terms of infrastructure. [SEP] And it's going to make the world of difference for families here in Wisconsin.


You have power to affect change nationally in a way, many other Americans don't, you're sending me back to Washington to put our country and our people first to make America great. [SEP] Again, you and me working together can succeed in a place that fails you every single day.


And I know what a working economy looks like. [SEP] And an economy with 7.8-percent unemployment is not a real strong economy.


If you look at the young sailor - Saucier - I mean he went to jail over not classified, a much lower level. [SEP] And it's very unfair that he goes to jail, and that Comey's allowed to do it all over.


And it works best when America has a strong economy and a strong military. [SEP] Under your leadership, House and Senate Republicans are delivering on both of them.


In the Boston area, the price of delivering a baby can cost anywhere from roughly $4, 700 to nearly $16, 000. [SEP] One survey found that within a single metro area, the highest negotiated price for a simple blood test was roughly 40 times more than the lowest price.


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. [SEP] And I like the fact of getting rid of - Common Core to me is - we have to end it.


Number two, it's important to know that you should practice good hand hygiene and not touch your face, because you still can touch a surface and bring disease to your face. [SEP] And number three - this is the most important - well, it's just as important: Please, save the medical masks, the N95s for the healthcare workers, because the cloth facial coverings are effective, as far as we know right now, based on the best available evidence, at preventing you from spreading disease to other people.


To lift up forgotten communities that need investment the most, we've created opportunity zones. [SEP] Jobs and investment are now pouring into 120 newly-designated opportunity zones right here in Wisconsin.


We all know that we have to have a very vigorous effort to try to develop a vaccine as fast as humanly possible. [SEP] And I'm just pleased - and I think we have a good consensus about those things.


Let me begin, as the President did, by expressing our deepest condolences to the family of the woman in Washington State who's lost her life to the coronavirus. [SEP] I want to assure that family that they're on the hearts of every American.


American people should be able to feel free to go to -- to go to -- into a grocery store, to go a church. [SEP] Our kids should feel free and feel safe, and our teachers, administrators should feel safe to go into a school.


Already, we've mobilized business leaders to train 10, 000 American engineers a year, by providing company internships and training. [SEP] Other businesses are covering tuition for workers who learn new skills at community colleges.


But I believe that in the end, the American people will see that it is a win for our workers, our businesses and our middle class. [SEP] And I expect that, after the American people and Congress have an opportunity for months of careful review and consultation, Congress will approve it, and I'll have the chance to sign it into law.


Ari, Pravda is reporting that Russia is considering carrying out a coup against Saddam Hussein to guarantee Russia first choice of lucrative oil contracts, after Saddam Hussein is deposed. [SEP] Is the President aware of this?


It's hard to run a business if you're marching to war. [SEP] It's not conducive to capital investment.


It's down about $1.25 and going down. [SEP] It needs to go more.


It's a part of your legacy to your family. [SEP] And so just some guidelines to make what I think is a practical plan to make Social Security more available for younger workers.


So, you know, the truth is though is the great thing about American democracy is it's not up to me, I'm just one voter. [SEP] It's going to be up to the American people.


Second you're right on a parochial level, the flight could go into Chicago and then the person would get off the plane in Chicago and fly to New York. [SEP] That's true also.


We've also got to look to the future. [SEP] That's why we doubled fuel efficiency standards on cars.


The only thing that stops it is a wall. [SEP] And when the Democrats talk about a wall - It doesn't mean anything.


In North Dakota, 100 percent of the women that are incarcerated in our prison system have a disease of addiction. [SEP] Eighty-five percent of the men in our prison have disease of addiction.


From the moment that this country learned of the spread of the coronavirus, President Donald Trump took decisive action and established the White House Coronavirus Task Force. [SEP] And as the President just described, the President took unprecedented action to suspend all travel into the United States from China.


They are tracking whether virus is mutating anywhere in the world. [SEP] The virus has always a little bit of a mutation.


Ninety-five percent of small businesses won't be required to cover their employees, but many that do will receive a tax credit to help them pay for it. [SEP] If a small business chooses not to provide coverage, its employees will receive tax credits to help them purchase health insurance on their own through the insurance exchange.


So I want to thank the two companies for showing how we can come together and defeat this virus by putting patriotism and public health first. [SEP] And I mean that literally, putting patriotism and public health first.


And you know what, now we have this great relationship. [SEP] And let's see what happens.


And it's a very sad thing. [SEP] That's one of many things, but it would have never happened.


I am reversing that and we're going back so that Puerto Rico can get its pharmaceutical industry back, and they're going to have it back soon. [SEP] That was Joe Biden that did that.


Why should we? [SEP] Why should we allow that to happen?


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. [SEP] But we actually save money, but more importantly, we save their lives, and we save the quality of their life.


Many are important to our efforts to win the war on terrorism. [SEP] We still do not have confirmed ambassadors in critical posts like Saudi Arabia, Syria, India, Uzbekistan, Tunisia and Morocco.


Russia wants us. [SEP] Everybody wants our help.


We're going to spend time over lunch talking about specific issues related to the Balkans. [SEP] And Romania's role in this area and in her neighborhood is a vital role, one that I listen very carefully to his advice on, because this area of the world is one where there's emerging democracies.


He's going to refer to that today, and I think that's something he'll be talking more about in the future. [SEP] Secondly -- and this is something I mentioned earlier -- it's the people with lower skills and less education who are not enjoying the wage appreciation like others.


It's been a nightmare for many. [SEP] And we are looking at a healthcare that would be a fantastic tribute to our country; a healthcare that will take care of people, finally, for the right reasons, and also at the right cost.


The other area is, I've said that next year I'm going to inherit a world in disarray. [SEP] My whole professional career and academic career has been all foreign policy and national security.


Which is if we want to really reinforce the point that if people are meeting in these new, slightly relaxed, slightly relaxed, social distancing guidelines, in terms of meeting outdoors, it is essential that people maintain two meters and that is really important. [SEP] This risk has not gone away.


We coordinate at a greater level than any other previous administration with Israel -- Israeli military and Israeli intelligence -- and we do not -- we see eye-to-eye on what's happening in Iran and what the threat is. [SEP] The fact of the matter is, as the President has made clear on a number of occasions, the surest way to be confident that Iran will not develop a nuclear weapon is through a diplomatic solution to this problem.


These funds would be used to coordinate care donated by physicians, hospitals, and specialty services to eligible low-income adults through the Access to Care Program. [SEP] This program provides local solutions for servicing the growing number of individuals without health insurance.


Came from China and we did a hell of a job and those farmers are all happy today, but they were targeted by China. [SEP] We got $28 billion in tariffs and we gave it to your farmers and everybody's doing just fine today, right?


And I will tell you, the people that have been hiring them-and I get reports-they cannot believe how good they've been and, obviously, not in all cases. [SEP] But it's incredible.


Yet the center of this conflict remains the Middle East. [SEP] 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.


Stay inside and let's win this and let's get our country open as soon as we can. [SEP] I think it's going to be sooner than people think.


And the way that you do that is to increase choices for folks, increase competition, return the regulation of healthcare where it ought to be, which is at the state level, not at the federal level. [SEP] All of these things that, taken in their aggregate, will in fact decrease the costs of healthcare and health coverage, and that will allow folks to be able to purchase the coverage that they want.


African American, Hispanic American, and Asian American unemployment have reached the lowest levels and the lowest rates in history of our country. [SEP] It's been an incredible situation.


Although African Americans make up only 12 percent of the U.S. population, we account for 50 percent of the new HIV/AIDS cases. [SEP] Rep. Waters added, I want this legislation to grab people's attention and force them to get serious about the fact that HIV/AIDS is disproportionately killing African Americans.


We have to remember the basic facts. [SEP] First, what we're seeing now is not an outbreak or an epidemic of Ebola in America.


Seventy percent of them, in the surveys that we use about youths and attitudes and behavior regarding teenage drug use, tell us that 70 percent of them get them from the medicine cabinets in their own home. [SEP] This is a different problem from, say, marijuana or cocaine or heroin.


Today, 351 people go into the hospital about every day because of COVID. [SEP] It goes up 20%, 1, 400 people per day, going into the hospitals.


Now these guys want to take it away. [SEP] Who in the hell do they think they are?


I want to assure that family that they're on the hearts of every American. [SEP] And those that are continuing to struggle - in some cases, in ICU units - can be assured of the prayers of millions of Americans.


I also want to thank, by the way, governors and representatives of our various states - in some cases, some more than others - because they've really been working very hard in areas where we've seen indication of the virus. [SEP] But I want to thank the governors and all of the representatives from all of our states.


And solar energy is up about tenfold; wind energy is up threefold. [SEP] Unit costs for the production of clean energy are dropping down to where they're getting close to being competitive to fossil fuels.


You can talk about hospital capacity, but that RT rate, that is the bottom line. [SEP] That's how fast the virus is spreading.


Like I was going to build it last, but then I determined, Let's build it. [SEP] They really wanted it built.


And when you become a more productive worker, your wage goes up. [SEP] And her wage went up.


Masks will no longer be required outdoors and mass gathering limits will increase to 100 people indoors and 200 outdoors. [SEP] Masks will continue to be required indoors in public places, since this virus still can spread easily when we're inside.


Workers entering the economy today can expect to train and retrain several times to keep pace with changed working conditions. [SEP] And it's up to our corporations to create a working environment where employee education and retraining and training never stops.


The President's position will remain unchanged, and that is, that it's important for Congress to fund the priorities the President has established, such as the increases for education, the increases for domestic homeland security, for bioterrorism, and the other items in the President's budget. [SEP] He's gratified that they passed a defense appropriations bill.


And while none of us could ever have anticipated this type of pandemic that we're currently in, I think today's announcement is proof that you've put our - you have our farmers' backs and that you will continue to do what it takes to support them. [SEP] And they are very grateful.


But, of course, given the intense interest I think many of you have in this first part of the trip here in China, we wanted to give you a little bit of the flavor of the first day, which is really the start of four days here, and especially the Vice President's meeting with Vice President Xi, this morning. [SEP] I think if you looked at the schedule going forward, you'll see that the Vice President and Vice President Xi will be spending many hours together in both formal and informal settings over the next few days.


That is a laughable statement. [SEP] I think it follows a disturbing pattern where Iraq looks at the combined actions of the world as spoken and expressed and approved by the United Nations, and condemns them.


You put all that together, and what you have is an Iraqi government that is also very actively engaged in trying to build the capability. [SEP] So there are a lot of things going on here.


We had a greater turnout than we've ever seen. [SEP] And what ended up happening?


So we want a safe country, and it starts with the borders. [SEP] And that's the way it is.


A few days ago, I met with President Juncker of the European Commission. [SEP] We had a great meeting.


That's how fast the virus is spreading. [SEP] The RT rate going up in a dense environment is really a compounding problem.


But I'm not asking you to take my word for it. [SEP] Instead, I've posted the agreement online.


The war was over, and we wanted to get out and make it on our own. [SEP] Those were exciting days.


It would additionally set up an extensive scholarship program for minorities or students from rural communities to study science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. [SEP] The legislation received an endorsement from Jared Bernstein.


There is no cause for self-satisfaction in the long denial of equal rights of millions of Americans. [SEP] But there is cause for hope and for faith in our democracy in what is happening here tonight.


He knew it in clear term. [SEP] Imagine had he at the State of the Union stood up and said, when back in January, I wrote an article for USA Today saying, we've got a pandemic.


This man is going to get it done, and I think get it done long before anybody else, and I think it's going to be a great healthcare. [SEP] As far as Tom Marino, so he was a very early supporter of mine - the great state of Pennsylvania.


We're asking that people be patient. [SEP] That you make your reservation when you have the opportunity to, and some of those reservations may be a couple of weeks out or longer, but we will get to everyone.


Which is why today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is launching a new public education campaign to help consumers understand and take full advantage of their rights. [SEP] Our administration is also taking action against the bad actors, the folks who violate consumers' rights to force people to pay medical debt.


And the liberation of Iraq from this kind of dictatorship opened the door for Iraqi people to enjoy democracy, human rights, and all kinds of liberties, and to have free election, the National Assembly then elects the Presidency and Speaker and Prime Minister, and to have national unity, a Government headed by Dr. Maliki. [SEP] This Government is representing main portions of Iraqi people, of course Arabs, Sunnis, Shi'as, Turkomans, Christians, Muslims, everyone represented in this Government, and is working well for national reconciliation.


Unfortunately, Dictator Maduro has blocked this lifesaving aid from entering the country. [SEP] He would rather see his people starve than give them aid, than help them.


He's then going to talk about the importance of continuing to be very earnest and keeping spending under control, keeping the deficits under control, encouraging Congress to pass the reconciliation spending bill which will reduce mandatory spending growth, or entitlement spending growth by about $40 billion. [SEP] The President is going to encourage Congress to get that done.


Then you bring the whole family. [SEP] And not a lot of jobs there either, I want to tell you.


We are protecting pro-life students' right to free speech on college campuses. [SEP] And if universities want federal taxpayer dollars, then they must uphold your 1st Amendment right to speak your mind.


Socialism has so completely ravaged this great country that even the world's largest reserves of oil are no longer enough to keep the lights on. [SEP] This will never happen to us.


Today I'm proud to stand before you as President of the United States to report that we have delivered on our promises and exceeded our expectations by a very wide margin. [SEP] We have ended-.


Freedom represents life and the chance for people to realize their dreams; their philosophy says, You do it my way or else. [SEP] And so they're trying to fight us in Iraq.


Perhaps you've heard of the Carl D. Perkins Act, which is a vocational training program. [SEP] We spend about a billion a year for vocational training, and that's good.


So, I mean, it is a real problem, but the point is that has to do with supply chain as well, but it also has to do with the fact that not everybody is looking for a used automobile. [SEP] But those who are, they're paying higher prices because there's fewer of them because of COVID and what was sold out and the like.


We have a very specific monuments act. [SEP] 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.


Just one more thing we check off the list. [SEP] But it is the biggest tax cut and reform in American history.


I can personally tell you, from the work that I have done on the southwest border, that physical barriers, that walls actually work. [SEP] You hear a lot of talk from the expert that - you hear a lot of talk that there are experts that say that walls don't work.


On this slide, we have a list of several vaccine-preventable illnesses in children. [SEP] CDC currently recommends vaccinating children against Hepatitis A, meningococcus, and varicella -- the virus that causes chickenpox.


Many are now back on the job, thanks to the rescue plan. [SEP] In fact, in May, state and local governments added 103, 000 education jobs and returned them to work.


They will also discuss our joint efforts to combat terrorism and the help and cooperation that we provide each other in those efforts, as well as issues around the clearance of some Yemeni nationals to be transferred from Guantanamo Bay. [SEP] So I expect those three areas of conversation will be covered, as well as others.


And unions built the middle class. [SEP] And that's a fact.


He will continue to travel across the Middle East and Europe, where he will be able to connect the effort we've done with European allies and other international partners with the coalition that we're putting together in the region. [SEP] And then by the time of the United Nations General Assembly, I think it will be clear the variety of commitments that are being made by individual nations, which will run the spectrum -- from kinetic action, to intelligence support, to airlift and logistics, to humanitarian assistance, to training and equipping and resupplying security forces on the ground.


That's one of the reasons that the President, in the State of the Union in 2006, suggested that we move to cellulosic ethanol, which, as you remember, the famous line of using switchgrass or wood chips. [SEP] But that technology is advancing, and the President was able to go to a Dole plant where they were showing how to -- I'm sorry, I'm not sure if it was Dole, excuse me.


That's why we doubled fuel efficiency standards on cars. [SEP] 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.


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. [SEP] We disagree on fundamental things, but we don't - there's still a basic camaraderie, a trust, a decency with which we treat each other.


Again, our role is to strengthen Ukraine on the battlefield, to try to strengthen Ukraine at the negotiating table by implying these sanctions and costs to Russia. [SEP] But I'm not going to -- to pre-judge or pre-determine an outcome for that conversation.


Could I add additional point on that? [SEP] Which is if we want to really reinforce the point that if people are meeting in these new, slightly relaxed, slightly relaxed, social distancing guidelines, in terms of meeting outdoors, it is essential that people maintain two meters and that is really important.


It's much easier to reduce the viral spread in states with less density and with less crowding, where you don't have tall apartment buildings where everybody's getting in the same elevator, or in the same lobby, or in the same park outside. [SEP] We have natural obstacles to controlling the viral spread and we're controlling it despite that.


He's doing a terrific job in New Jersey, but New Jersey got hit very, very hard - Phil Murphy, governor. [SEP] From the day this crisis began, America launched a scientific mobilization of colossal size and scale.


Everyone has a role to play, from businesses that are hiring ex-offenders to philanthropies that are supporting education and training programs. [SEP] 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.


Together with our allies, civil society, and the private sector, the United States will prioritize the fight against corruption to preserve democracy. [SEP] The fight against corruption is a fight won through accountability, through transparency.


He knew that the march is not over, that the race is not yet won, that we have not- President Obama: The race is not yet won. [SEP] That we have not yet reached that blessed destination, where we are judged by the content of our character.


So I guess what I'm saying is, is that that's an issue that's-it would be very difficult for us as outsiders to try to figure out. [SEP] What we can do is to say, consistent with democracy, you have a Constitution; you should abide by what's in your Constitution.


It's been something that's been incredible - criminal justice reform. [SEP] 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.


And whether it's crackdowns on free expression in Russia or China or restrictions on freedom of association and assembly in Egypt or prison camps run by the North Korean regime, human rights and fundamental freedoms are still at risk around the world. [SEP] And when that happens, we believe we have a moral obligation to speak out.


This deal will also help high-speed Internet and make sure it's available to every American home, including 35 percent of rural families who currently go without it. [SEP] As of last spring, more than 82, 000 children here in Wisconsin, which prides itself on its education, didn't have reliable Internet access at home.


So today, I ask every member of the Maduro regime: End this nightmare of poverty, hunger, and death for your people. [SEP] Let your people go.


There is no bill that created the My Brother's Keeper initiative, but by mobilizing local elected officials and leaders in the private sector to try to address this urgent need in communities across the country, there's an opportunity to make a real difference. [SEP] And the President is pleased that after three years, that substantial progress has been made on the My Brother's Keeper initiative.


But with all the bright spots in our economy, record job growth and higher wages, too many families are strugglingto keep up with the bills. [SEP] Inflation is robbing themof the gains they might otherwise feel.


Secondly, when you're taxing the rich, you're taxing about 900, 000 small-business owners. [SEP] Most small businesses are Sub-chapter S corporations or limited partnerships.


Donald Trump is a fighter. [SEP] He fights.


Vaccines are the best tool we have to take charge of this pandemic. [SEP] 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.


This has been an incredible journey, but it's happening even faster. [SEP] And wait until you see GDP over the next year or two.


Only when they're good. [SEP] When they're not good, I don't talk about them.


We lost over 100, 000, 100, 000 of our fellow citizens. [SEP] We're on track to cross 500, 000 dead Americans this next month.


I spoke with Phil today. [SEP] He's doing a terrific job in New Jersey, but New Jersey got hit very, very hard - Phil Murphy, governor.


We're doing a hell of a job of doing it, we're draining the swamp and we want to defeat the Democrats conclusively. [SEP] So under Republican leadership, America is booming, America is thriving, America is winning because we are finally putting America first, we are putting America first Yesterday it was announced that unemployment has fallen to 3.7%, the lowest unemployment rate in fifty years, lowest in fifty years.


I think he just follows closely what happens in Congress. [SEP] But he would not have put it in the bill if he did not want the minimum wage to be increased.


They were looking to take over Syria and Yemen and every place, Iraq. [SEP] Right now, they want to survive.


And the second thing is, the key right now is figuring out ways for the Gulf states to work collectively and to work with us in a more integrated and interoperable fashion, because the whole can really be greater than the sum of its parts when you're talking about the ability to make the most use of advanced air defense systems, ballistic missile defense systems, maritime capabilities, et cetera. [SEP] So much of the summit is oriented around ensuring that the GCC states have the access to the capabilities they need, but also using the capabilities they already have more effectively.


So, every day, more than 25 million kids and thousands of bus drivers breathe polluted air on the way to and from school. [SEP] Diesel air pollution is linked to asthma and other health problems.


But you know, our job is that at every part of the country, we need to continue working on improving vaccination numbers. [SEP] In terms of access, we think there's good access everywhere, with about 95 percent of Americans living within five miles of a place that has a vaccine site.


Hispanic unemployment, lowest level in history. [SEP] Women unemployment, lowest level in 21 years.


Seoul is 30 miles away from that border. [SEP] And you talk about a protected border.


And wait until you see GDP over the next year or two. [SEP] Wait until you see what happens to our country.


It's amazing. [SEP] And something I'm very proud of and worked very hard with Jared and everybody on was judicial reform.


The vaccine was developed and authorized under a Republican administration, and has been distributed and administered under a Democratic administration. [SEP] The vaccines are safe, highly effective.


These nations can show by their example that honest government and respect for women and the great Islamic tradition of learning can triumph in the Middle East and beyond. [SEP] And we will show that the promise of the United Nations can be fulfilled in our time.


She's not a superhero, she's just a woman whose husband, Le Roy Torres, is a captain in the United States Army, he's a Texas state policeman. [SEP] He suffered illnesses due to toxic burn pit exposure and his life's been ruined because of it.


We must not be deceived into thinking a law that makes it more difficult for students to vote is normal. [SEP] We must not be deceived into thinking a law that makes it illegal to help a voter with a disability vote by mail is normal.


Sadly, that hasn't been enough to stop Republicans in Congress from fighting these reforms. [SEP] Backed by an army of financial industry lobbyists, they've been waging an all-out battle to delay, defund, and dismantle these new rules.


So, if you are not vaccinated, the FDA announcement gives you one more reason to get vaccinated. [SEP] Please do it.


We want to protect Medicare we will as Republicans protect Medicare for our great seniors who have earned it and paid for it. [SEP] And we will always protect Americans with pre-existing conditions.


And the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, which is part of the federal Department of Health and Human Services, has been working to provide assistance in crisis response, training activities and risk communications to facilitate and coordinate a regional response to these attacks. [SEP] Also money has been made available through Department of Health and Human Service to the local communities to address counseling issues to enhance hotline services, to provide public education.


Right now, many full-time minimum-wage workers aren't even making enough to keep their kids out of poverty. [SEP] Family leave, childcare, flexibility and a decent wage aren't frills.


If a small business chooses not to provide coverage, its employees will receive tax credits to help them purchase health insurance on their own through the insurance exchange. [SEP] And no matter how you get your insurance, insurance companies will no longer be allowed to deny your coverage because of a preexisting condition.


That's how it all started - by listening to parents just like you. [SEP] By working to meet your needs, by working to fulfill your hopes and dreams for your kids.


I really think when I look at what local authorities, what national government, what the Civil Service, what the NHS have achieved over the last ten weeks, I think we have great cause to be very, very proud of the way those public servants have responded. [SEP] There will still be challenges ahead, absolutely no doubt about it, but we will continue to learn and improve where we can every step of the way and in a spirit of complete humility.


That's why we will support--we will provide the support necessary for all young Americans to complete college and meet a new goal. [SEP] By 2020, America will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world.


In doing so, they've signaled to the whole country, to the American people, that they are willing to give fentanyl-pushing drug cartels a pass, hamstring the Border Patrol, and emaciate the budgets of local and federal law enforcement's officers on the frontlines of fighting violent crime. [SEP] The President has long said -- and you've heard me say this as well, and he said this many, many times -- Don't tell me what you value.


You look at what Mr. al Hakim said yesterday -- and, again, just run through some of the things he was talking about in the speech. [SEP] The first thing he talked about is the fact that there's a democracy in Iraq, and that this is something that is an incredible and important difference.


That's in 10 days and ahead of the original May 1st timeline. [SEP] Our vaccinations program is working, it's accelerating, and we're on track to meet the President's goal of administering 200 million shots in his first 100 days.


You know better than I do. [SEP] And what happens is, there is a preexisting condition.


And as a consequence, we've also been able to reduce carbon emissions that cause climate change faster than most of the other industrialized countries. [SEP] So the bottom line is, is that America continues to lead.


There are senior members of the administration that are traveling to the region this week. [SEP] That also means continuing to engage members of the international community, including our allies in NATO in this effort.


And they are the lifeblood of our economy, a creator of jobs, a creator of wealth in our country. [SEP] And we want to be sure that they have the resources they need.


Look at the progress we've made with North Korea. [SEP] It's still uncertain.


Brown, who called for the extension as part of a national manufacturing strategy, is working alongside President Obama to pass the Small Business Jobs Act and to create jobs through a nationwide investment in transportation infrastructure. [SEP] There's no better place to discuss the challenges facing our economy and the need to boost job growth than right here in the state of Ohio, said Brown.


As you know, you can't really separate, today, prison reform and our prison situation from addiction. [SEP] In North Dakota, 100 percent of the women that are incarcerated in our prison system have a disease of addiction.


And we will help that proud, new nation secure its liberty, and then our troops will return home with the honor they have earned. [SEP] Today, we're seeing hopeful signs across the broader Middle East.


I proposed a way to deal with this in the biggest investment we've ever proposed in our country's history. [SEP] I worry about the next town that's destroyed, the next family that loses a home, the next person who drowns in a once-in-a-century flood.


Since 1979, the United States has provided over $1 billion of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan. [SEP] According to U.N. estimates, there were over 1 million displaced people in Afghanistan prior to September 11th.


And NASA - if you look at Kennedy, if you look down in Florida, you look - wherever you want to look, it was not a pretty picture. [SEP] They were almost, you could say, abandoned, and now they're in tip-top shape.


So when I hear, for example, others say, I will have all troops out, well, the fact of the matter is who's going to protect our embassy? [SEP] Who's going to protect our civilian forces?


And we're getting Americans off of welfare and back into the workforce. [SEP] Nearly 2.5 million Americans have risen out of poverty.


You could say as a matter of common sense, Well, the law says in person at the Capitol, but we're in the middle of a pandemic and everything is now virtual. [SEP] Why don't we have a virtual meeting?


If you've got yourself a retired NASA employee in your neighborhood, it seems like to me you want to be able to have that person go into the classrooms and teach science or math. [SEP] One of the things the superintendent may tell you here-I know I've heard it from other superintendents-is that we've got a shortage of math teachers and science teachers.


That includes 48 members of the Russian Embassy and Consulate in New York. [SEP] I'm sorry -- 48 members of the Russian Embassy, and 12 at the U.N.


I think the cessation of hostilities has, over the last several weeks, provided an opening for the restoration of some degree of calm in areas in Syria and has allowed for the delivery of some amount of humanitarian assistance to the Syrian people. [SEP] We have seen persistent violations of the cessation of hostilities.


We're at a very strong position. [SEP] We are the piggy bank that everybody likes to take advantage of, or take from.


You have the CDC, which issued warnings on indoor dining last week. [SEP] Then you have the particular situation of New York City, which is one of the dense locations in this country with crowding.


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. [SEP] We have to win.


When we use taxpayer dollars to rebuild America -we are going to Buy American: buy American products to support American jobs. [SEP] The federal government spends about $600 Billion a yearto keep the country safe and secure.


And we're also now on track to triple the number of rapid, at-home tests on the market by -- and thanks to the approval of ACON -- sorry -- this Monday, which accelerates the pace. [SEP] We're now on track to triple the number.


It would be terrible for our national security. [SEP] And, you know, unfortunately many of these critics can get away with just suggesting that bombing more, or being less discriminant in how we approach that, would make a difference.


And he'll continue to do that, not just him -- the Vice President, the First Lady, as well. [SEP] We have used the full weight of the administration to do all that we can, use the tools that we have to deal with this issue.


It should have never been allowed to happen. [SEP] It should have been stopped at the source.


We have a trade deficit with almost every country in the world. [SEP] We're changing that around rapidly.


And yet, it is China that has launched the largest effort in history to make their economy energy efficient. [SEP] We invented solar technology, but we've fallen behind countries like Germany and Japan in producing it.


It matters. [SEP] Resiliency matters.


Can you give a concrete example or several concrete examples of what you're doing or planning to ensure that we never see the terrible loss of life in the UK again, because this will not be the last pandemic. [SEP] And just to follow up on the question about the EU, would you urge the EU against the kind of controls on the exports of vaccines that have been suggested?


The challenge has been a Republican Party that has become increasingly ideological and extreme, and I think that's reflected in the current presidential race. [SEP] Now the good news is that political parties go through these moments, and there are a lot of good people out there who are Republicans who don't recognize the direction that the party is taking.


I mean, don't forget, in the Dobbs decision, if you - I read the decision, including Clarence Thomas's words. [SEP] Clarence Thomas said the quiet part out loud.


I don't want you to have to pay for another Wall Street bailout. [SEP] I don't want credit card companies to be able to jack up your interest rates whenever they feel like it without giving you notice.


But as you say, we have had the virtual bilat. [SEP] We've had many, many encounters at all sorts of different international fora where we've been strongly aligned on environment; on fighting COVID and getting - getting through this pandemic, preparing for future challenges; but also on building back better and recovering our economies in ways that work for the middle class, for people working hard to join it in a way that is inclusive and fair.


He was reviewing humanitarian operations in the region, as well as in the staging areas where the aid is stockpiled for the purpose of getting it onto site and helping the people who need help the most. [SEP] The United States has supplied more than 80 percent of all food aid to vulnerable Afghans through the United Nations World Food Program.


In recent decades, the two measures we have put the most weight on are real personal income less transfer and nonfarm payroll employment. [SEP] So that is from the nonpartisan National Bureau of Economics Research, again, determines the definition of recession.


The President's speech set out a clear, unambiguous vision that America will always work in the best interests of its citizens and will always work with responsible countries around the globe to keep the world safe and secure. [SEP] There is no greater example of this vision than President Trump's commitments, reemphasized today, to confront the reckless nuclear aspirations of Iran and North Korea, to oppose the brutal regime of Syria, and to combat radical Islamic terrorism at home and abroad.


Only thing I would say is, I believe it's much worse than you realized it was going to be, and it is not confined by any means to Michigan. [SEP] I mean, this is what you are describing, cutting off Republican inspectors happened in 10 cities, all Democrat control cities, all cities with a history of corruption.


I said, Look, we have a big deficit with you. [SEP] We take care of your military, and we have a deficit.


We are also committed to the people in our own backyards, to black people who are being killed at the hands of law enforcement in almost every city in this country, undocumented families, people without healthcare in this country. [SEP] So I want you to know that, commit to doing two things, voting to defeat fascism, and committing yourself to the work that's going to happen the day after, because we and our community and organizes across the country, we want to see Joe Biden in the White House.


With today's action, we are removing a large number of the unacceptably numerous Russian intelligence officers who abide in the United States. [SEP] This reduces Russia's ability to spy on American citizens, conduct covert operations on our soil, and threaten our national security.


But we are determined to benchmarks, and we are determined to go forward and to achieve, as Mr. President mentioned. [SEP] Now we are due to end the oil law, which will revolutionary for all Iraqis, due to review the de-Ba'athification.


And the question is not whether they're always right; the question is, do you have a society in which that conversation, that debate, can be tested and ideas are tested in the marketplace? [SEP] And because of the efforts of civil society, now, by and large, there's a consensus in the Americas on democracy and human rights and social development and social inclusiveness.


The truth of the matter is that in order for there to be a substantial change either consumers have to change their habits - which we're encouraging through alternative tax of automobiles - or there has to be an increase of supply. [SEP] And both of them have to go hand in hand in order to achieve less dependence on this very unsettled oil market.


The Fix NICS Act, which you know about, which strengthens very strongly the background checks for firearm purchases. [SEP] And the STOP School Violence Act, which provides grants to schools to improve safety.


First of all, in terms of the underlying causes of spread, I think we defer to Chris and to the epidemiologists. [SEP] But secondly, the factors, we see it in the health service, are that on Christmas day we had 18, 000 coronavirus positive patients and now we've got just under 33, 000.


It's not to say that my country is perfect; we are not. [SEP] And that's the point.


These are -- individuals who don't have access to health care, aren't able to pay their medical bills, automatically those bills are assumed either by the government or by those of us who are paying insurance premiums. [SEP] But because of Medicaid expansion, you have a role for the federal government to step in and take care of some of those costs and make sure that these individuals are getting health care before their conditions get too bad.


And every time, it goes back decades, centuries, these veterans are left holding the bag. [SEP] And every one of them you saw, they walked by, they looked at us and they kept walking and they shook their heads.


I've signed an executive order stating that business cannot punish you if you say home because you've tested positive for COVID-19, if you're experiencing symptoms or have come in contact with someone who has. [SEP] We need to ensure that employees who are sick or have someone sick at home, stay at home.


Senator Gazelka, the majority leader in the Minnesota State Senate, keeps saying he wants to listen to people are calling for solutions. [SEP] Well, I'll tell you one thing.


But we can move hundreds of thousands. [SEP] It's meant for war.


We are going to take airstrikes in Syria at a time and place of our choosing. [SEP] We are actively working different options that have been developed by the Pentagon.


You know, as I said, this is not going to be solved by one day's action. [SEP] So the -- you know, the strong statement at the outset; all the work we've done, both before the decision and after the decision; and then, you know, we will come back.


Why don't we have a virtual meeting? [SEP] That would be common sense.


We got $28 billion in tariffs and we gave it to your farmers and everybody's doing just fine today, right? [SEP] But the radical left is doing everything in their power to protect their chosen candidate, who has no clue where he is.


Those two forces are going to determine whether you're going to have a big outbreak. [SEP] So, what Dr. Redfield was saying, first of all, is that we will have coronavirus in the fall.


In spite of the shortcomings of the present Joint Resolution, I have decided that the urgent need for the relief which it will give to cotton producers, and the promise which it holds out for making some improvement in the .potato program, outweigh the defects of the measure. [SEP] The principal relief provided is in the form of additional cotton acreage allotments.


If this is indeed one of his top priorities, it must be accounted for without gimmicks in the budget the Administration submits to Congress next week. [SEP] Democrats insist upon fiscal discipline with budgets that pay as we go, and we want to strengthen Social Security for future generations.


Are we at a point of -- are we at a point or near a point of crisis in Pakistan? [SEP] Is the administration ready to sound the alarm here, or are these reports overblown?


But the Secretary is already taking action. [SEP] The website is already launched.


The issue here has never been both sides stuck in a corner, unwilling to meet in the middle. [SEP] The challenge has been a Republican Party that has become increasingly ideological and extreme, and I think that's reflected in the current presidential race.


It's much easier to reduce the viral spread in states with smaller populations. [SEP] It's much easier to reduce the viral spread in states with less density and with less crowding, where you don't have tall apartment buildings where everybody's getting in the same elevator, or in the same lobby, or in the same park outside.


Look, Democrats and Republicans, we've always had our differences. [SEP] That's the nature of a democracy.


That's why he put it in his first legislative proposal, and he doesn't -- he believes that any American who is working a full-time job trying to make ends meet should not be at the poverty level. [SEP] And it's important to him that the minimum wage is raised.


Finally, we spoke of the need to prioritize US Army core of engineers flood control projects to mitigate further damages from potential additional storms. [SEP] The cores ongoing or potential projects cover areas that suffered damages during Hurricane Fiona, such as the area surrounding Rio de la Plata, Rio Peurto Neuvo, Rio Grande de Arecibo, Rio Nigua, Rio and Rio Inabon here in Ponce.


They get out of jail, and they end up with a great job. [SEP] And they cherish the job more than you would, more than I would.


We have our new draft for this. [SEP] We have another proper draft for investment.


We had a great meeting. [SEP] 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.


You saw that recently where they're trying to protect Sleepy Joe and his family from total corruption. [SEP] I mean, this is totally corrupt.


And that's big stuff. [SEP] That's big stuff.


Without quoting him - which I don't think is appropriate - let me ask a rhetorical question: You got a multi-thousand-mile border with China. [SEP] China is moving ahead, hellbent on election, as they say, seeking to be the most powerful economy in the world and the largest and the most powerful military in the world.


That's why the American Rescue Plan was so critical. [SEP] I want to thank Speaker Pelosi and the House of Representatives today for passing the bill.


And for every child under the age of - between - over the age of 12, you're going to get $3, 000. [SEP] So, you'll actually get a cash payment instead of just a credit against your taxes, because you don't pay that many taxes if you're - if you're making - if you're making the minimum wage or you're making $20-, $30-, $40, 000 a year.


I'll do it by more drilling, more permits and licenses. [SEP] We're going to bring that pipeline in from Canada.


To date, we've seen three cases of Ebola diagnosed here: the man who contracted the disease in Liberia, came here, and sadly died; the two courageous nurses who were infected while they were treating him. [SEP] Our thoughts and our prayers are with them, and we're doing everything we can to give them the best care possible.


Second - cut energy costs for families an average of $500 a year by combatting climate change. [SEP] Let's provide investments and tax credits to weatherize your homes and businesses to be energy efficient and you get a tax credit; double America's clean energy production in solar, wind, and so much more; lower the price of electric vehicles, saving you another $80 a month becauseyou'll never have to pay at the gas pump again.


And at the United States Military Academy, you push yourself to the limit in body, and mind, and spirit because you play for more than a trophy. [SEP] The lessons you learn on the football field will help you to lead on the battlefield.


He's also, by the way, a member of both the Burlington and Ocean City Chambers of Commerce, and I share his support of all the small business owners who have been working hard to keep their dreams alive throughout this pandemic. [SEP] We're going to get through this together and we're going to come out stronger together.


And it wouldn't be pretty. [SEP] It would be tough.


He said that just before we reduced inflation from more than 12 percent down to 4. [SEP] And then, after the tax cuts, he said all he could see was an anemic recovery.


I'm just going to make a very short statement because we're going to the DMZ border, and I'll be meeting with Chairman Kim. [SEP] I look forward to it very much.


It's been that way since they took out the steps so that Franklin Roosevelt could make it to his place of work. [SEP] This house is among the first places in America to accommodate people with disabilities.


It was the fulfillment of a thousand years of Western civilization. [SEP] Our Constitution was the product of centuries of tradition, wisdom, and experience.


These people may get mild or asymptomatic infections and could unknowingly spread those infections to others. [SEP] 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.


I also proposed a bold new program of reemployment accounts to help workers searching for jobs. [SEP] Our commitment to a strong economy does not stop with these important steps.


Your commander-in-chief and I understand that. [SEP] This is personal to us.


African American youth unemployment is the lowest level in the history of our country. [SEP] And African American unemployment is the lowest level in history.


Good governance - well, it delivers predictability, stability, and rule of law, which is what businesses need to invest and what benefits all of society. [SEP] And good governance is a key attribute of a good democracy.


The President's out there making the case that we need to, here in Washington, focus on what the American people are focused on, which is the need to make sure that good jobs, middle-class jobs, well-paying jobs, are available in industries that will stay here in the United States and help our overall economic growth; that Americans are able to achieve that part of the American Dream that is about homeownership -- and that's what the President will be discussing next week in Phoenix. [SEP] He'll also talk about the importance of education to our economic growth and the importance of education to middle-class families and those families that aspire to the middle class.


This year, Congress allocated an additional eight million dollars, a very substantial sum in these budget constrained times, and I thank Chairman Calvert for his support. [SEP] The Early Warning System will give us critical time for trains to be slowed and surgeries to be stopped beforeshakinghits - saving lives and protecting infrastructure.


But we've seen that, over the weekend, it just got worse. [SEP] And I think anybody who's following these news reports, whether you're an official with the United States government or just a human being reading the news, understanding the toll that this violence is taking on the lives of so many innocent people, you've got to be deeply concerned about it.


Republicans are fighting for citizens from every background and from every race, religion, color, and creed. [SEP] We are a movement.


They are talking about ways to get a patients' bill of rights passed into law that meets the President's principles -- principally, that it does not drive up the cost of health insurance because there's no point in enacting a patients' bill of rights into law that means that people are going to lose the very insurance that it is designed to be protecting. [SEP] And discussions will continue with Congressman Norwood and with many other members.


You can catch somebody doing the worst crime, and they don't want to do anything. [SEP] So we're very, very upset about that.


So, no, Nikki wants to work with us and also to keep it going. [SEP] She wants to work - I guess she said today, a few times, she wants to work on the 2020 Election with us.


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. [SEP] In December of 2007 he largely got what he wanted, except it didn't go as far and as fast as he wanted to, to help us wean ourselves off of traditional uses of oil.


On the other hand, cases and emergency room visits are up. [SEP] And as I've highlighted through the week, we are seeing these increases in younger adults, most of whom have not yet been vaccinated.


The Soviet Union itself is no more. [SEP] This is a victory for democracy and freedom.


The breach of the Capitol; that didn't happen even during the Civil War. [SEP] To Donald Trump, the insurrection isn't a violent assault that took place on January 6 at the Capitol.


Here, in the United States, we are alarmed by new calls to adopt socialism in our country. [SEP] America was founded on liberty and independence -- not government coercion, domination, and control.


We never said-and there was no doubt in our mind. [SEP] And what's shifted on Social Security- and I saw this firsthand during my campaigns for the Presidency-what has shifted is there are a lot of younger folks in America who wonder out loud, who come right here on the stage with the President and say, Will the Social Security system not only be around for me, but will it be around for my children?


In 2020, people around the country stood in line for hours in the midst of a pandemic. [SEP] We had a greater turnout than we've ever seen.


They are our heritage, they are our identity, and it's our duty. [SEP] And it's not just Africans who benefit from this.