about a medicare and medicaid social security system that is not going to be solvent for the next johnson racial generation . you pick it, we got it. they could have made the point. or the fact that we re spending trillions of dollars every year and the on way they can come up with a budget compromise is by ripping off military retirees in the futures. that would have been a good point to make. say, democrats, would you like to restore benefits to military retirees as part of this debt ceiling battle? make the democrats vote against military retirees and go ahead and pass the bill and go at least i love military retirees. be the guy that wipes the tear. it just to go i give up. you re so good. i surrender.
[ applause ] now, as president i m committed to making washington work better and rebuilding the trust of the people who sent us here. i believe most of you are, too. last month thanks to the work of democrats and republicans, congress finally produced a budget that undoes some of the last year s severe cuts to priorities like education. nobody got everything they wanted. and we can still do more to invest in this country s future while bringing down our deficit in a balanced way. but the budget compromise should leave us freer to focus on creating new jobs. not creating new crises. and in the coming months in the coming months let s see where else we can make progress together.
democracy, when our differences shut down government or threaten the full faith and credit of the united states, then we are not doing right by the american people. now, as president, i m committed to making washington work better and rebuilding the trust of the people who sent us here. and i believe most of you are too. last month, thanks to the work of democrats and republicans, congress finally produced a budget that undoes some of last year s severe cuts to priorities like education. nobody got everything they wanted, and we can still do more to invest in this country s future while bringing down our deficit in a balanced way. but the budget compromise should leave us freer to focus on
that s undone some of the last year s cuts. nobody got everything they wanted. and we can still do more to invest in this country s future while bringing down our deficit in a balanced way. but the budget compromise should leave us to focus on creating new jobs. not creating new crisis. and in the coming months, let s see where else we can make progress together. let s make this a year of action. that s what most americans want. for all of us in this chamber to focus on their lives, their hopes, their aspirations. and what i believe unites the people of this nation regardless of race or region or party, young or old, rich or poor, is the simple profound belief in opportunity for all. the notion that if you work hard
last year s severe cuts to priorities like education. nobody got everything they wanted. and we can still do more to invest in this country s future while bringing down our deficit in a balanced way. but the budget compromise should leave us freer to focus on creating new jobs. not creating new crises. and in the coming months in the coming months let s see where else we can make progress together. let s make this a year of action. that s what most americans want. for all of us, in this chamber, to focus on their lives, their hopes, their aspirations. and what i believe unites the people of this nation, regardless of race or region or party, young or old, rich or poor, is the simple profound belief in opportunity for all. the notion that if you work hard and take responsibility, you can