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2,179	You know, the United Nations is at, I think, really a new level of respect. [SEP] And we work together.	continue
2,180	Black unemployment is the lowest level in history. [SEP] Hispanic unemployment, lowest level in history.	continue
2,181	We have the radar in southeast -- in Turkey. [SEP] As over time, as more ships come online -- and by 2014 we should have about four ships into the Mediterranean -- that footprint for the defense will extend to larger and larger parts.	continue
2,182	And so we're now dealing with this issue diplomatically by having the Germans and the French and the British send a clear message to the Iranians, with our strong backing, that you will not have the capacity to make a weapon, the know-how to make a weapon. [SEP] Iran with a nuclear weapon is a threat, and it's dangerous, and we must not let them have a weapon.	continue
2,183	He would be the first to tell you that there is more work to do. [SEP] The stress on the system that two additional wars -- long wars -- caused is something that the Secretary and the President recognize very keenly, and that's why the President has insisted on increased funding for the VA throughout his time in office, even as we deal with the need for maintaining tight budgets as a general matter.	continue
2,184	Those reforms have begun paying off. [SEP] They've begun paying dividends.	continue
2,185	Then I said to Secretary Alex Ocasa . . . and I said to Alex Azar, this is no good. [SEP] This is no good.	continue
2,186	And I think lifting up families like his own became the story of Bill Clinton's life. [SEP] He remembered what his mom had to do on behalf of him, and he wanted to make sure that he made life better and easier for so many people all across the country that were struggling in those same ways and had those same hopes and dreams.	continue
2,187	I brought it up. [SEP] But they said, he was too nice to Putin.	continue
2,188	But when faced with this challenge, Canadians came together and rolled up their sleeves. [SEP] Canadians from every order of government and walks of life put their country's interests first and worked hard to achieve a new, modernized agreement that will protect jobs, strengthen the middle class, and create new opportunities for businesses.	continue
2,189	The President has said that in his remarks. [SEP] You heard it in his inaugural address.	continue
2,190	The women's unemployment rate in the United States recently reached its lowest rate in over 65 years. [SEP] This is something that's personal to you and some other states.	continue
2,191	You don't end fraud by prospective measures to deal with fraud. [SEP] You know how you end fraud?	continue
2,192	That happens with influenza. [SEP] Most of the time, influenza kills people who are advanced age and underlying conditions.	continue
2,193	Well, we are going to allow the Ukrainians to -- to execute on these negotiations. [SEP] It's not our role to begin the negotiation.	continue
2,194	And I said that if President Obama's term was, for some reason, extended through any method, including having a successor that thought the way that that administration thought, you would be right now at war with North Korea. [SEP] And it wouldn't be pretty.	continue
2,195	Well, I'll tell you one thing. [SEP] He's failed to listen to the national loud-ranging echo that our criminal justice system needs transformational change to the change of systemic racism that has contributed to the deaths of black men and women.	continue
2,196	Seniors should be able to choose the health care plans that suit their needs. [SEP] When health care plans compete for their business, seniors will have better, more affordable options for their health coverage.	continue
2,197	And I think we're all frustrated. [SEP] I think there's parents out there who are frustrated.	continue
2,198	As we speak, there are truckloads filled with hundreds of tons of desperately needed humanitarian supplies stopped at the borders of Venezuela and waiting to help the millions and millions in need. [SEP] Two days ago, the first U.S. Air Force C-17 - that's a big, beautiful plane - landed in Colombia loaded with crucial assistance, including thousands of nutrition kits for little Venezuelan children.	continue
2,199	I said, Saudi Arabia, you're rich. [SEP] You've got to pay for your military.	continue
2,200	And they go in there fearless, and they do an incredible job. [SEP] And they get them out.	continue
2,201	We've got to get us an energy plan. [SEP] We've been talking about it for 4 years.	continue
2,202	I fully acknowledge the difficulties on testing and PPE that we have faced since the start of the outbreak. [SEP] It's been immensely frustrating, but we are now making progress.	continue
2,203	Yes, my parents were prosperous, and their children were lucky. [SEP] But there were lessons we had to learn about life.	continue
2,204	That's good for America. [SEP] And, by the way, when I went and told people that we're - I was going to bring Japan along - when's the last time Japan would have an interest in seeing what peace in Europe and supply - - no, I'm serious.	continue
2,205	The only way this century will be another American century is if we confront at last the price of our dependence on oil and the high cost of health care, the schools that aren't preparing our children and the mountain of debt they stand to inherit. [SEP] That is our responsibility.	continue
2,206	We have to win. [SEP] Bob Gates made that point.	continue
2,207	We followed that up with the first-ever standards for commercial trucks, vans, and buses. [SEP] And as a consequence, during the first half of this year, carbon pollution hit its lowest level in a quarter century.	continue
2,208	Third, we'll make it possible for employees to put payments for unused vacation and sick days into their retirement plans if they wish. [SEP] Right now most workers don't have that option.	continue
2,209	Others were eight years, and they didn't get it passed. [SEP] 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.	continue
2,210	Nearly 40 percent of all adults in the United States have received at least one dose of the vaccine, and more than one in five adults is now fully vaccinated. [SEP] It is truly inspiring for me to see many Americans embracing vaccination.	continue
2,211	That ability to turn an idea into a reality-a new venture, a small business-that creates good-paying jobs; it puts rising economies on the path to prosperity, and empowers people to come together and tackle our most pressing global problems, from climate change to poverty. [SEP] When people can start their own businesses, it helps individuals and families succeed.	continue
2,212	It is a good use of your money to make sure the poor and the indigent get good primary and preventative care. [SEP] We'll make sure our programs for children in low-income families are fully subscribed to.	continue
2,213	We'll invest in innovative programs that are already helping schools meet high standards and close achievement gaps, and we will expand our commitment to charter schools. [SEP] It is our responsibility as lawmakers and as educators to make this system work.	continue
2,214	Ancient Greece achieved extraordinary feats of architecture, geometry, map-making, and so much else that has inspired all wonders of the world. [SEP] And Greece is the birthplace of democracy.	continue
2,215	So, these are the things that he is concerned about. [SEP] These are the things that he wants to continue to do: getting Americans back to work, beating the pandemic.	continue
2,216	You have to choose. [SEP] You have to choose.	continue
2,217	It's happened in half the states of the nation. [SEP] So far we have been the exception, and we're not going to go back to that dark place because local government didn't do its job or because some individuals exploited the situation.	continue
2,218	He will have a joint press availability with the Chancellor of Germany in the East Room, and will later meet with business leaders on Central American relief and reconstruction efforts in the Oval Office. [SEP] And finally, today, I've got some bittersweet news.	continue
2,219	We've already seen over this last week just how different the visions are of the two parties in terms of where we should take this country. [SEP] I think it's very clear who's going to be looking out for working families, who wants to invest in things like education, who wants to make sure that we've got strong social insurance programs like Medicare and Social Security that are going to look after people, but also how do we maintain those in a responsible way.	continue
2,220	They were given exactly the same service - in some cases, sent them to the same labs - and were charged 40 times more money. [SEP] Under the new price transparency rule we are finalizing today - and it will be all finalized - it is finalized; it'll be put out today - all of that will change.	continue
2,221	The ultimate cause for concern is an overwhelming of the hospitals. [SEP] With the hospitals, the situation in the hospitals is better than it has been in the past.	continue
2,222	I think what is important is that the diplomacy now makes clear that we're not going back to the status quo ante; that a situation where Hezbollah controls the south, continues to be armed, basically has a kingdom within a kingdom -- that is not acceptable anymore to the Lebanese government or to the international community. [SEP] And that's what, of course, getting the Lebanese army into the south, getting the multinational force to support it is all about, to send that message to Hezbollah that the rules of the game have changed.	continue
2,223	This is part of what our Wall street reform was actually all about, we've put in place a consumer finance protection bureau that is specifically working with the Department of Defense and others so that military families have good information so that they don't get suckered into a bad mortgage that they can't pay back, so that they're not ending up taking out loans that end up having huge interest rate spikes later down the road. [SEP] This is part of the reason why financial reform was so important is to make sure that we are providing consumers the information they need to make good choices on their own.	continue
2,224	I don't think it's about a - as I said to him, I said, Your generation and mine are about 10 years apart. [SEP] This is not a 'kumbaya' moment, as you used to say back in the '60s in the United States, like, 'Let's hug and love each other. '	continue
2,225	We cut taxes for job creators, businesses large and small. [SEP] In fact, when we were cutting taxes, we also eliminated the individual mandate tax at the heart of Obamacare.	continue
2,226	This will lower prescription drug prices, put a cap on prescription drug costs for our seniors. [SEP] 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.	continue
2,227	The Department of Education received a request from the state of Maryland school superintendent late yesterday afternoon for financial assistance in helping the schools obtain radio equipment for the school buses here: $250, 000 has been identified to meet that request. [SEP] 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.	continue
2,228	Earnings for the bottom 10 percent are rising faster than earnings for the top 10 percent. [SEP] You don't hear that too often, but it's been incredible, actually.	continue
2,229	Now, I know that the price of tuition is higher than ever, which is why if you are willing to volunteer in your neighborhood or give back to your community or serve your country, we will make sure that you can afford a higher education. [SEP] And to encourage a renewed spirit of national service for this and future generations, I ask Congress to send me the bipartisan legislation that bears the name of Senator Orrin Hatch, as well as an American who has never stopped asking what he can do for his country, Senator Edward Kennedy.	continue
2,230	I know from the standpoint of trade, we're waiting for a lot of our trade representatives to be approved. [SEP] They just don't want to do it.	continue
2,231	Tax credits for lower energy bills-gone. [SEP] Corporate minimum tax of 15 percent-gone.	continue
2,232	He's failed to listen to the national loud-ranging echo that our criminal justice system needs transformational change to the change of systemic racism that has contributed to the deaths of black men and women. [SEP] In fact, he's failed to listen to the last four years because in the last four years, the Senate Republican has blocked 21 bills introduced by for criminal justice reform.	continue
2,233	On the other hand, you have Donald Trump who passed a tax bill benefiting the top 1% in the biggest corporations of America. [SEP] And Florida, you know that right now people are hurting.	continue
2,234	First on schools, we have to be very careful about schools. [SEP] Schools are congregate situations by definition.	continue
2,235	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. [SEP] So no inconsistency there.	continue
2,236	He's got many companies moving in. [SEP] I said, Look, we have a big deficit with you.	continue
2,237	Now it's just really getting going, but they cut it in half and just - at its very early stage. [SEP] This is in sharp contrast to those who want to slash police funding, oppose using the National Guard, and want to hire radical judges and prosecutors who will release rioters, looters, and criminals.	continue
2,238	You know, what the world saw this week is an American president who embraces his role as leader of the free world. [SEP] President Trump withdrew the United States from the disastrous Iran nuclear deal.	continue
2,239	And those are very important jobs. [SEP] Nearly 7 million people have been lifted off, very importantly, food stamps.	continue
2,240	The vaccines are highly effective. [SEP] 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.	continue
2,241	And we'll have to wait and see what happens when they come back. [SEP] 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.	continue
2,242	And I also, because of transparency - whether it's medical transparency or just transparency, generally - I also put out, today, a statement. [SEP] And in the statement, we released - and then Congressman Nunes read - a call that I had with the President of Ukraine.	continue
2,243	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. [SEP] There is nothing normal about a law that makes it illegal to pass out water or food to people standing in long voting lines.	continue
2,244	But he would not have put it in the bill if he did not want the minimum wage to be increased. [SEP] That's what he wants to see the outcome as, but he also knows, through many, many decades of working through legislation, that the bill that comes out the other end may not look exactly the same as the bill coming in.	continue
2,245	While it shouldn't have taken somethingso terrible for people aroundthe world to see what's at stakenow everyone sees it clearly. [SEP] We see the unity among leaders of nations and a more unified Europe a more unified West.	continue
2,246	First, as I set out, on Sunday, we will now reopen schools to more children. [SEP] Closing schools has deprived children of their education, and as so often, it is the most disadvantaged peoples who risk being hardest hit.	continue
2,247	In New York City, Mayor de Blasio called me to say it was inspiring to watch. [SEP] He was there when the military came in.	continue
2,248	He's going to continue pushing for strengthening Social Security. [SEP] This is an important part of retirement security.	continue
2,249	They don't have medicine. [SEP] They don't have food.	continue
2,250	We're going to open it up in states. [SEP] Some of the states should get together and they should work on their own borders and everything, because you don't want to have people pouring through the border of a state that isn't infected and you have people coming perhaps outside.	continue
2,251	In our discussions today, I made clear the strong support the United States is ready to offer as Mongolia moves forward toward greater freedom. [SEP] President Ochirbat said he appreciated our support for Mongolia's efforts at democracy and restructuring, and he hopes to lay a firm foundation for positive development of bilateral relations, based on mutual benefit, noninterference in each other's internal affairs.	continue
2,252	But you've been watching a lot of rich guys sending up rockets, and that goes to our credit and it goes to their credit also. [SEP] But we like it.	continue
2,253	This has never happened to China before. [SEP] Our economy is fantastic; theirs is not so good.	continue
2,254	Number five, our arms should be limited to the hands of government forces. [SEP] And later on he said the country should be clear of militias.	continue
2,255	We're changing that around rapidly. [SEP] We racked up trillions of dollars in trade deficits, also known as losses, while other countries stole our factories, stole our plants, stole our wealth and stole our jobs.	continue
2,256	They are not going to have the kind of access to those training sites that they have had in the past. [SEP] We have made great -- good progress against the Taliban's military assets, and we have made good progress against the goal of making certain that Afghanistan, when this is over, is not going to be a place that you can harbor terrorism.	continue
2,257	In just a short time, we've reduced the number of murders in America's major cities by more than 10 percent. [SEP] And we're getting tremendous numbers coming out now, much better than even that.	continue
2,258	Home-ownership is at the highest rate ever. [SEP] Unemployment rate is at 5.6 percent.	continue
2,259	And as Jim Webb so eloquently stated, when our troops take off their uniforms, we will serve them as well as they've served us, because nobody who fights for this country should have to fight for a job or a roof over their heads when they come home. [SEP] Now, my opponent seems to have different views.	continue
2,260	I keep hearing about peaceful protests. [SEP] It's become - really, I think it's hurt the media very badly.	continue
2,261	So, again, if you are wondering how to stay healthy and protect your loved ones this winter, please get vaccinated, get boosted, wear a mask in public indoor settings, and take a COVID-19 test before gathering with others. [SEP] We are at a critical point, and how well these measures are implemented by all of us, caring for ourselves and for one another, will largely determine the outlook of the coming weeks and months ahead.	continue
2,262	He's gratified that they passed a defense appropriations bill. [SEP] And then Congress has to adhere to the spending ceilings that have been set in the level of the House budget resolution.	continue
2,263	By the way, stronger than that, but I'm not going to go there. [SEP] That was what I was told.	continue
2,264	Both the Strickland and Kasich Administrations in Ohio have advocated for thorough and comprehensive approaches to combat prescription drug abuse. [SEP] Governor Strickland established a task force that produced strong recommendations for combating this issue, and Attorney General Mike DeWine has announced several initiatives aimed at cracking down on the pill mills that offer easy - and illegal - access to prescription pain medications.	continue
2,265	We are thankful for our freedom, the freedom declared by the Founding Fathers, defended by many generations, and granted to each one of us by Almighty God. [SEP] Americans know that our country did not come about by chance.	continue
2,266	We stand at a place that is, unfortunately, all too familiar -- that Republicans have once again failed to fulfill their basic responsibility of government. [SEP] 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.	continue
2,267	It's all death that could have - could've been stopped by China. [SEP] If they wanted to stop it, they could've stopped it.	continue
2,268	On the infrastructure vote that Leader Hoyer says is going to happen on Monday, it certainly doesn't seem like right now Democrats would have the votes for that to pass. [SEP] So how is the administration going to help this process, which is, I think, already being set up as a pretty key political moment for the President, even if there is a subsequent vote on another version of this bill?	continue
2,269	We will continue to strengthen investor confidence in the integrity of our markets. [SEP] We will develop better ways to train workers for new jobs.	continue
2,270	I wanted to find out if you could tell us, first of all, how many of the doses that have been administered have been Pfizer versus Moderna. [SEP] And I also wanted to find out with the Moderna vaccine, have we seen any of the kind of delivery hiccups that we saw in the first week with Pfizer?	continue
2,271	It's a choice between two different visions of America. [SEP] It's a choice between going back to the top-down economics that crashed our economy or embracing a future where we're building a strong and growing middle class.	continue
2,272	The two discussed Iraq's failure to provide full information to the United Nations. [SEP] And President Kwasniewski informed the President of Poland's decision to buy F-16s.	continue
2,273	We all agree that we need to ramp up dramatically our ability to find this disease and get more tests in the field. [SEP] We all know we got to have all points on hand to increase manufacturing for our personal protective devices.	continue
2,274	So unfair to our country. [SEP] I said, Buy them from other countries, and pass along the savings.	continue
2,275	We are also witnessing that there is a decrease in the armament race. [SEP] There are changes in what is NATO and the Warsaw Pact.	continue
2,276	Well, first, we know that vaccines work. [SEP] And with 200 million Americans vaccinated, it's a big step forward throughout the supply chain, whether it's truckers, longshore workers, distribution centers, or any other part of the supply chain.	continue
2,277	And we've worked together on the American Rescue Plan, on COVID, on infrastructure, supply chains, innovation, on climate and clean energy, reducing costs and a whole lot more. [SEP] And our strategy has worked, I believe, and I think it's still working.	continue
2,278	They're opening up more plants and expanding. [SEP] And many other companies.	continue

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You know, the United Nations is at, I think, really a new level of respect. [SEP] And we work together.

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Black unemployment is the lowest level in history. [SEP] Hispanic unemployment, lowest level in history.

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We have the radar in southeast -- in Turkey. [SEP] As over time, as more ships come online -- and by 2014 we should have about four ships into the Mediterranean -- that footprint for the defense will extend to larger and larger parts.

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And so we're now dealing with this issue diplomatically by having the Germans and the French and the British send a clear message to the Iranians, with our strong backing, that you will not have the capacity to make a weapon, the know-how to make a weapon. [SEP] Iran with a nuclear weapon is a threat, and it's dangerous, and we must not let them have a weapon.

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He would be the first to tell you that there is more work to do. [SEP] The stress on the system that two additional wars -- long wars -- caused is something that the Secretary and the President recognize very keenly, and that's why the President has insisted on increased funding for the VA throughout his time in office, even as we deal with the need for maintaining tight budgets as a general matter.

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Those reforms have begun paying off. [SEP] They've begun paying dividends.

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Then I said to Secretary Alex Ocasa . . . and I said to Alex Azar, this is no good. [SEP] This is no good.

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And I think lifting up families like his own became the story of Bill Clinton's life. [SEP] He remembered what his mom had to do on behalf of him, and he wanted to make sure that he made life better and easier for so many people all across the country that were struggling in those same ways and had those same hopes and dreams.

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I brought it up. [SEP] But they said, he was too nice to Putin.

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But when faced with this challenge, Canadians came together and rolled up their sleeves. [SEP] Canadians from every order of government and walks of life put their country's interests first and worked hard to achieve a new, modernized agreement that will protect jobs, strengthen the middle class, and create new opportunities for businesses.

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2,189

The President has said that in his remarks. [SEP] You heard it in his inaugural address.

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2,190

The women's unemployment rate in the United States recently reached its lowest rate in over 65 years. [SEP] This is something that's personal to you and some other states.

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You don't end fraud by prospective measures to deal with fraud. [SEP] You know how you end fraud?

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2,192

That happens with influenza. [SEP] Most of the time, influenza kills people who are advanced age and underlying conditions.

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Well, we are going to allow the Ukrainians to -- to execute on these negotiations. [SEP] It's not our role to begin the negotiation.

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And I said that if President Obama's term was, for some reason, extended through any method, including having a successor that thought the way that that administration thought, you would be right now at war with North Korea. [SEP] And it wouldn't be pretty.

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Well, I'll tell you one thing. [SEP] He's failed to listen to the national loud-ranging echo that our criminal justice system needs transformational change to the change of systemic racism that has contributed to the deaths of black men and women.

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Seniors should be able to choose the health care plans that suit their needs. [SEP] When health care plans compete for their business, seniors will have better, more affordable options for their health coverage.

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And I think we're all frustrated. [SEP] I think there's parents out there who are frustrated.

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As we speak, there are truckloads filled with hundreds of tons of desperately needed humanitarian supplies stopped at the borders of Venezuela and waiting to help the millions and millions in need. [SEP] Two days ago, the first U.S. Air Force C-17 - that's a big, beautiful plane - landed in Colombia loaded with crucial assistance, including thousands of nutrition kits for little Venezuelan children.

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I said, Saudi Arabia, you're rich. [SEP] You've got to pay for your military.

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And they go in there fearless, and they do an incredible job. [SEP] And they get them out.

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We've got to get us an energy plan. [SEP] We've been talking about it for 4 years.

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I fully acknowledge the difficulties on testing and PPE that we have faced since the start of the outbreak. [SEP] It's been immensely frustrating, but we are now making progress.

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Yes, my parents were prosperous, and their children were lucky. [SEP] But there were lessons we had to learn about life.

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That's good for America. [SEP] And, by the way, when I went and told people that we're - I was going to bring Japan along - when's the last time Japan would have an interest in seeing what peace in Europe and supply - - no, I'm serious.

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The only way this century will be another American century is if we confront at last the price of our dependence on oil and the high cost of health care, the schools that aren't preparing our children and the mountain of debt they stand to inherit. [SEP] That is our responsibility.

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We have to win. [SEP] Bob Gates made that point.

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We followed that up with the first-ever standards for commercial trucks, vans, and buses. [SEP] And as a consequence, during the first half of this year, carbon pollution hit its lowest level in a quarter century.

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Third, we'll make it possible for employees to put payments for unused vacation and sick days into their retirement plans if they wish. [SEP] Right now most workers don't have that option.

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Others were eight years, and they didn't get it passed. [SEP] 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.

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Nearly 40 percent of all adults in the United States have received at least one dose of the vaccine, and more than one in five adults is now fully vaccinated. [SEP] It is truly inspiring for me to see many Americans embracing vaccination.

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That ability to turn an idea into a reality-a new venture, a small business-that creates good-paying jobs; it puts rising economies on the path to prosperity, and empowers people to come together and tackle our most pressing global problems, from climate change to poverty. [SEP] When people can start their own businesses, it helps individuals and families succeed.

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It is a good use of your money to make sure the poor and the indigent get good primary and preventative care. [SEP] We'll make sure our programs for children in low-income families are fully subscribed to.

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We'll invest in innovative programs that are already helping schools meet high standards and close achievement gaps, and we will expand our commitment to charter schools. [SEP] It is our responsibility as lawmakers and as educators to make this system work.

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Ancient Greece achieved extraordinary feats of architecture, geometry, map-making, and so much else that has inspired all wonders of the world. [SEP] And Greece is the birthplace of democracy.

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So, these are the things that he is concerned about. [SEP] These are the things that he wants to continue to do: getting Americans back to work, beating the pandemic.

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You have to choose. [SEP] You have to choose.

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It's happened in half the states of the nation. [SEP] So far we have been the exception, and we're not going to go back to that dark place because local government didn't do its job or because some individuals exploited the situation.

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He will have a joint press availability with the Chancellor of Germany in the East Room, and will later meet with business leaders on Central American relief and reconstruction efforts in the Oval Office. [SEP] And finally, today, I've got some bittersweet news.

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We've already seen over this last week just how different the visions are of the two parties in terms of where we should take this country. [SEP] I think it's very clear who's going to be looking out for working families, who wants to invest in things like education, who wants to make sure that we've got strong social insurance programs like Medicare and Social Security that are going to look after people, but also how do we maintain those in a responsible way.

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They were given exactly the same service - in some cases, sent them to the same labs - and were charged 40 times more money. [SEP] Under the new price transparency rule we are finalizing today - and it will be all finalized - it is finalized; it'll be put out today - all of that will change.

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The ultimate cause for concern is an overwhelming of the hospitals. [SEP] With the hospitals, the situation in the hospitals is better than it has been in the past.

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I think what is important is that the diplomacy now makes clear that we're not going back to the status quo ante; that a situation where Hezbollah controls the south, continues to be armed, basically has a kingdom within a kingdom -- that is not acceptable anymore to the Lebanese government or to the international community. [SEP] And that's what, of course, getting the Lebanese army into the south, getting the multinational force to support it is all about, to send that message to Hezbollah that the rules of the game have changed.

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This is part of what our Wall street reform was actually all about, we've put in place a consumer finance protection bureau that is specifically working with the Department of Defense and others so that military families have good information so that they don't get suckered into a bad mortgage that they can't pay back, so that they're not ending up taking out loans that end up having huge interest rate spikes later down the road. [SEP] This is part of the reason why financial reform was so important is to make sure that we are providing consumers the information they need to make good choices on their own.

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I don't think it's about a - as I said to him, I said, Your generation and mine are about 10 years apart. [SEP] This is not a 'kumbaya' moment, as you used to say back in the '60s in the United States, like, 'Let's hug and love each other. '

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We cut taxes for job creators, businesses large and small. [SEP] In fact, when we were cutting taxes, we also eliminated the individual mandate tax at the heart of Obamacare.

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This will lower prescription drug prices, put a cap on prescription drug costs for our seniors. [SEP] 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.

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The Department of Education received a request from the state of Maryland school superintendent late yesterday afternoon for financial assistance in helping the schools obtain radio equipment for the school buses here: $250, 000 has been identified to meet that request. [SEP] 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.

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Earnings for the bottom 10 percent are rising faster than earnings for the top 10 percent. [SEP] You don't hear that too often, but it's been incredible, actually.

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Now, I know that the price of tuition is higher than ever, which is why if you are willing to volunteer in your neighborhood or give back to your community or serve your country, we will make sure that you can afford a higher education. [SEP] And to encourage a renewed spirit of national service for this and future generations, I ask Congress to send me the bipartisan legislation that bears the name of Senator Orrin Hatch, as well as an American who has never stopped asking what he can do for his country, Senator Edward Kennedy.

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I know from the standpoint of trade, we're waiting for a lot of our trade representatives to be approved. [SEP] They just don't want to do it.

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Tax credits for lower energy bills-gone. [SEP] Corporate minimum tax of 15 percent-gone.

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He's failed to listen to the national loud-ranging echo that our criminal justice system needs transformational change to the change of systemic racism that has contributed to the deaths of black men and women. [SEP] In fact, he's failed to listen to the last four years because in the last four years, the Senate Republican has blocked 21 bills introduced by for criminal justice reform.

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On the other hand, you have Donald Trump who passed a tax bill benefiting the top 1% in the biggest corporations of America. [SEP] And Florida, you know that right now people are hurting.

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First on schools, we have to be very careful about schools. [SEP] Schools are congregate situations by definition.

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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. [SEP] So no inconsistency there.

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He's got many companies moving in. [SEP] I said, Look, we have a big deficit with you.

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Now it's just really getting going, but they cut it in half and just - at its very early stage. [SEP] This is in sharp contrast to those who want to slash police funding, oppose using the National Guard, and want to hire radical judges and prosecutors who will release rioters, looters, and criminals.

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You know, what the world saw this week is an American president who embraces his role as leader of the free world. [SEP] President Trump withdrew the United States from the disastrous Iran nuclear deal.

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And those are very important jobs. [SEP] Nearly 7 million people have been lifted off, very importantly, food stamps.

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The vaccines are highly effective. [SEP] 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.

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And we'll have to wait and see what happens when they come back. [SEP] 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.

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And I also, because of transparency - whether it's medical transparency or just transparency, generally - I also put out, today, a statement. [SEP] And in the statement, we released - and then Congressman Nunes read - a call that I had with the President of Ukraine.

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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. [SEP] There is nothing normal about a law that makes it illegal to pass out water or food to people standing in long voting lines.

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But he would not have put it in the bill if he did not want the minimum wage to be increased. [SEP] That's what he wants to see the outcome as, but he also knows, through many, many decades of working through legislation, that the bill that comes out the other end may not look exactly the same as the bill coming in.

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While it shouldn't have taken somethingso terrible for people aroundthe world to see what's at stakenow everyone sees it clearly. [SEP] We see the unity among leaders of nations and a more unified Europe a more unified West.

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First, as I set out, on Sunday, we will now reopen schools to more children. [SEP] Closing schools has deprived children of their education, and as so often, it is the most disadvantaged peoples who risk being hardest hit.

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In New York City, Mayor de Blasio called me to say it was inspiring to watch. [SEP] He was there when the military came in.

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He's going to continue pushing for strengthening Social Security. [SEP] This is an important part of retirement security.

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They don't have medicine. [SEP] They don't have food.

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We're going to open it up in states. [SEP] Some of the states should get together and they should work on their own borders and everything, because you don't want to have people pouring through the border of a state that isn't infected and you have people coming perhaps outside.

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In our discussions today, I made clear the strong support the United States is ready to offer as Mongolia moves forward toward greater freedom. [SEP] President Ochirbat said he appreciated our support for Mongolia's efforts at democracy and restructuring, and he hopes to lay a firm foundation for positive development of bilateral relations, based on mutual benefit, noninterference in each other's internal affairs.

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But you've been watching a lot of rich guys sending up rockets, and that goes to our credit and it goes to their credit also. [SEP] But we like it.

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This has never happened to China before. [SEP] Our economy is fantastic; theirs is not so good.

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Number five, our arms should be limited to the hands of government forces. [SEP] And later on he said the country should be clear of militias.

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We're changing that around rapidly. [SEP] We racked up trillions of dollars in trade deficits, also known as losses, while other countries stole our factories, stole our plants, stole our wealth and stole our jobs.

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They are not going to have the kind of access to those training sites that they have had in the past. [SEP] We have made great -- good progress against the Taliban's military assets, and we have made good progress against the goal of making certain that Afghanistan, when this is over, is not going to be a place that you can harbor terrorism.

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In just a short time, we've reduced the number of murders in America's major cities by more than 10 percent. [SEP] And we're getting tremendous numbers coming out now, much better than even that.

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Home-ownership is at the highest rate ever. [SEP] Unemployment rate is at 5.6 percent.

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And as Jim Webb so eloquently stated, when our troops take off their uniforms, we will serve them as well as they've served us, because nobody who fights for this country should have to fight for a job or a roof over their heads when they come home. [SEP] Now, my opponent seems to have different views.

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I keep hearing about peaceful protests. [SEP] It's become - really, I think it's hurt the media very badly.

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So, again, if you are wondering how to stay healthy and protect your loved ones this winter, please get vaccinated, get boosted, wear a mask in public indoor settings, and take a COVID-19 test before gathering with others. [SEP] We are at a critical point, and how well these measures are implemented by all of us, caring for ourselves and for one another, will largely determine the outlook of the coming weeks and months ahead.

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He's gratified that they passed a defense appropriations bill. [SEP] And then Congress has to adhere to the spending ceilings that have been set in the level of the House budget resolution.

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By the way, stronger than that, but I'm not going to go there. [SEP] That was what I was told.

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Both the Strickland and Kasich Administrations in Ohio have advocated for thorough and comprehensive approaches to combat prescription drug abuse. [SEP] Governor Strickland established a task force that produced strong recommendations for combating this issue, and Attorney General Mike DeWine has announced several initiatives aimed at cracking down on the pill mills that offer easy - and illegal - access to prescription pain medications.

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We are thankful for our freedom, the freedom declared by the Founding Fathers, defended by many generations, and granted to each one of us by Almighty God. [SEP] Americans know that our country did not come about by chance.

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We stand at a place that is, unfortunately, all too familiar -- that Republicans have once again failed to fulfill their basic responsibility of government. [SEP] 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.

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It's all death that could have - could've been stopped by China. [SEP] If they wanted to stop it, they could've stopped it.

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On the infrastructure vote that Leader Hoyer says is going to happen on Monday, it certainly doesn't seem like right now Democrats would have the votes for that to pass. [SEP] So how is the administration going to help this process, which is, I think, already being set up as a pretty key political moment for the President, even if there is a subsequent vote on another version of this bill?

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We will continue to strengthen investor confidence in the integrity of our markets. [SEP] We will develop better ways to train workers for new jobs.

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I wanted to find out if you could tell us, first of all, how many of the doses that have been administered have been Pfizer versus Moderna. [SEP] And I also wanted to find out with the Moderna vaccine, have we seen any of the kind of delivery hiccups that we saw in the first week with Pfizer?

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It's a choice between two different visions of America. [SEP] It's a choice between going back to the top-down economics that crashed our economy or embracing a future where we're building a strong and growing middle class.

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The two discussed Iraq's failure to provide full information to the United Nations. [SEP] And President Kwasniewski informed the President of Poland's decision to buy F-16s.

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We all agree that we need to ramp up dramatically our ability to find this disease and get more tests in the field. [SEP] We all know we got to have all points on hand to increase manufacturing for our personal protective devices.

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So unfair to our country. [SEP] I said, Buy them from other countries, and pass along the savings.

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We are also witnessing that there is a decrease in the armament race. [SEP] There are changes in what is NATO and the Warsaw Pact.

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Well, first, we know that vaccines work. [SEP] And with 200 million Americans vaccinated, it's a big step forward throughout the supply chain, whether it's truckers, longshore workers, distribution centers, or any other part of the supply chain.

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And we've worked together on the American Rescue Plan, on COVID, on infrastructure, supply chains, innovation, on climate and clean energy, reducing costs and a whole lot more. [SEP] And our strategy has worked, I believe, and I think it's still working.

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They're opening up more plants and expanding. [SEP] And many other companies.

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