obama jointsession speech.docx
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MadameSpeaker,Mr.VicePresident,MembersofCongress,andtheFirstLadyoftheUnitedStates:
I’vecomeheretonightnotonlytoaddressthedistinguishedmenandwomeninthisgreatchamber,buttospeakfranklyanddirectlytothemenandwomenwhosentushere.
IknowthatformanyAmericanswatchingrightnow,thestateofoureconomyisaconcernthatrisesaboveallothers. Andrightlyso. Ifyouhaven’tbeenpersonallyaffectedbythisrecession,youprobablyknowsomeonewhohas--afriend;aneighbor;amemberofyourfamily. Youdon’tneedtohearanotherlistofstatisticstoknowthatoureconomyisincrisis,becauseyouliveiteveryday. It’stheworryyouwakeupwithandthesourceofsleeplessnights. It’sthejobyouthoughtyou’dretirefrombutnowhavelost;thebusinessyoubuiltyourdreamsuponthat’snowhangingbyathread;thecollegeacceptanceletteryourchildhadtoputbackintheenvelope. Theimpactofthisrecessionisreal,anditiseverywhere.
Butwhileoureconomymaybeweakenedandourconfidenceshaken;thoughwearelivingthroughdifficultanduncertaintimes,tonightIwanteveryAmericantoknowthis:
Wewillrebuild,wewillrecover,andtheUnitedStatesofAmericawillemergestrongerthanbefore.
Theweightofthiscrisiswillnotdeterminethedestinyofthisnation. Theanswerstoourproblemsdon’tliebeyondourreach. Theyexistinourlaboratoriesanduniversities;inourfieldsandourfactories;intheimaginationsofourentrepreneursandtheprideofthehardest-workingpeopleonEarth. ThosequalitiesthathavemadeAmericathegreatestforceofprogressandprosperityinhumanhistorywestillpossessinamplemeasure. Whatisrequirednowisforthiscountrytopulltogether,confrontboldlythechallengesweface,andtakeresponsibilityforourfutureoncemore.
Now,ifwe’rehonestwithourselves,we’lladmitthatfortoolong,wehavenotalwaysmettheseresponsibilities--asagovernmentorasapeople. Isaythisnottolayblameorlookbackwards,butbecauseitisonlybyunderstandinghowwearrivedatthismomentthatwe’llbeabletoliftourselvesoutofthispredicament.
Thefactis,oureconomydidnotfallintodeclineovernight. Nordidallofourproblemsbeginwhenthehousingmarketcollapsedorthestockmarketsank. Wehaveknownfordecadesthatoursurvivaldependsonfindingnewsourcesofenergy. Yetweimportmoreoiltodaythaneverbefore. Thecostofhealthcareeatsupmoreandmoreofoursavingseachyear,yetwekeepdelayingreform. Ourchildrenwillcompeteforjobsinaglobaleconomythattoomanyofourschoolsdonotpreparethemfor. Andthoughallthesechallengeswentunsolved,westillmanagedtospendmoremoneyandpileupmoredebt,bothasindividualsandthroughourgovernment,thaneverbefore.
Inotherwords,wehavelivedthroughanerawheretoooften,short-termgainswereprizedoverlong-termprosperity;wherewefailedtolookbeyondthenextpayment,thenextquarter,orthenextelection. Asurplusbecameanexcusetotransferwealthtothewealthyinsteadofanopportunitytoinvestinourfuture. Regulationswereguttedforthesakeofaquickprofitattheexpenseofahealthymarket. Peopleboughthomestheyknewtheycouldn’taffordfrombanksandlenderswhopushedthosebadloansanyway. Andallthewhile,criticaldebatesanddifficultdecisionswereputoffforsomeothertimeonsomeotherday.
Wellthatdayofreckoninghasarrived,andthetimetotakechargeofourfutureishere.
Nowisthetimetoactboldlyandwisely--tonotonlyrevivethiseconomy,buttobuildanewfoundationforlastingprosperity. Nowisthetimetojumpstartjobcreation,re-startlending,andinvestinareaslikeenergy,healthcare,andeducationthatwillgrowoureconomy,evenaswemakehardchoicestobringourdeficitdown. Thatiswhatmyeconomicagendaisdesignedtodo,andthat’swhatI’dliketotalktoyouabouttonight.
It’sanagendathatbeginswithjobs.
AssoonasItookoffice,IaskedthisCongresstosendmearecoveryplanbyPresident’sDaythatwouldputpeoplebacktoworkandputmoneyintheirpockets. NotbecauseIbelieveinbiggergovernment–Idon’t. NotbecauseI’mnotmindfulofthemassivedebtwe’veinherited–Iam. Icalledforactionbecausethefailuretodosowouldhavecostmorejobsandcausedmorehardships. Infact,afailuretoactwouldhaveworsenedourlong-termdeficitbyassuringweakeconomicgrowthforyears. That’swhyIpushedforquickaction. Andtonight,IamgratefulthatthisCongressdelivered,andpleasedtosaythattheAmericanRecoveryandReinvestmentActisnowlaw.
Overthenexttwoyears,thisplanwillsaveorcreate3.5millionjobs. Morethan90%ofthesejobswillbeintheprivatesector–jobsrebuildingourroadsandbridges;constructingwindturbinesandsolarpanels;layingbroadbandandexpandingmasstransit.
Becauseofthisplan,thereareteacherswhocannowkeeptheirjobsandeducateourkids. Healthcareprofessionalscancontinuecaringforoursick. Thereare57policeofficerswhoarestillonthestreetsofMinneapolistonightbecausethisplanpreventedthelayoffstheirdepartmentwasabouttomake.
Becauseofthisplan,95%oftheworkinghouseholdsinAmericawillreceiveataxcut--ataxcutthatyouwillseeinyourpaychecksbeginningonApril1st.
Becauseofthisplan,familieswhoarestrugglingtopaytuitioncostswillreceivea$2,500taxcreditforallfouryearsofcollege. AndAmericanswhohavelosttheirjobsinthisrecessionwillbeabletoreceiveextendedunemploymentbenefitsandcontinuedhealthcarecoveragetohelpthemweatherthisstorm.
Iknowtherearesomeinthischamberandwatchingathomewhoareskepticalofwhetherthisplanwillwork. Iunderstandthatskepticism. HereinWashington,we’veallseenhowquicklygoodintentionscanturnintobrokenpromisesandwastefulspending. Andwithaplanofthisscalecomesenormousresponsibilitytogetitright.
ThatiswhyIhaveaskedVicePresidentBidentoleadatough,unprecedentedoversighteffort–becausenobodymesseswithJoe. IhavetoldeachmemberofmyCabinetaswellasmayorsandgovernorsacrossthecountrythattheywillbeheldaccountablebymeandtheAmericanpeopleforeverydollartheyspend. IhaveappointedaprovenandaggressiveInspectorGeneraltoferretoutanyandallcasesofwasteandfraud. Andwehavecreatedanewwebsitecalledrecovery.govsothateveryAmericancanfindouthowandwheretheirmoneyisbeingspent.
Sotherecoveryplanwepassedisthefirststepingettingoureconomybackontrack. Butitisjustthefirststep. Becauseevenifwemanagethisplanflawlessly,therewillbenorealrecoveryunlesswecleanupthecreditcrisisthathasseverelyweakenedourfinancialsystem.
Iwanttospeakplainlyandcandidlyaboutthisissuetonight,becauseeveryAmericanshouldknowthatitdirectlyaffectsyouandyourfamily’swell-being. Youshouldalsoknowthatthemoneyyou’vedepositedinbanksacrossthecountryissafe;yourinsuranceissecure;andyoucanrelyonthecontinuedoperationofourfinancialsystem. Thatisnotthesourceofconcern.
Theconcernisthatifwedonotre-startlendinginthiscountry,ourrecoverywillbechokedoffbeforeitevenbegins.
Yousee,theflowofcreditisthelifebloodofoureconomy. Theabilitytogetaloanishowyoufinancethepurchaseofeverythingfromahometoacartoacollegeeducation;howstoresstocktheirshelves,farmsbuyequipment,andbusinessesmakepayroll.
Butcredithasstoppedflowingthewayitshould. Toomanybadloansfromthehousingcrisishavemadetheirwayontothebooksoftoomanybanks. Withsomuchdebtandsolittleconfidence,thesebanksarenowfearfuloflendingoutanymoremoneytohouseholds,tobusinesses,ortoeachother. Whenthereisnolending,familiescan’taffordtobuyhomesorcars. Sobusinessesareforcedtomakelayoffs. Oureconomysuffersevenmore,andcreditdriesupevenfurther.
Thatiswhythisadministrationismovingswiftlyandaggressivelytobreakthisdestructivecycle,restoreconfidence,andre-startlending.
Wewilldosoinseveralways. First,wearecreatinganewlendingfundthatrepresentsthelargesteffortevertohelpprovideautoloans,collegeloans,andsmallbusinessloanstotheconsumersandentrepreneurswhokeepthiseconomyrunning.
Second,wehavelaunchedahousingplanthatwillhelpresponsiblefamiliesfacingthethreatofforeclosurelowertheirmonthlypaymentsandre-financetheirmortgages. It’saplanthatwon’thelpspeculatorsorthatneighbordownthestreetwhoboughtahousehecouldneverhopetoafford,butitwillhelpmillionsofAmericanswhoarestrugglingwithdeclininghomevalues–Americanswhowillnowbeabletotakeadvantageofthelowerinterestratesthatthisplanhasalreadyhelpedbringabout. Infact,theaveragefamilywhore-financestodaycansavenearly$2000peryearontheirmortgage.
Third,wewillactwiththefullforceofthefederalgovernmenttoensurethatthemajorbanksthatAmericansdependonhaveenoughconfidenceandenoughmoneytolendeveninmoredifficulttimes. Andwhenwelearnthatamajorbankhasseriousproblems,wewillholdaccountablethoseresponsible,forcethenecessaryadjustments,providethesupporttocleanuptheirbalancesheets,andassurethecontinuityofastrong,viableinstitutionthatcanserveourpeopleandoureconomy.
Iunderstandthatonanygivenday,WallStreetmaybemorecomfortedbyanapproachthatgivesbanksbailoutswithnostringsattached,andthatholdsnobodyaccountablefortheirrecklessdecisions
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