[ applause ] no, we will not go back to an economy weakened by outsourcing, bad debt and phony financial profits. tonight, i want to speak about how we move forward. and layout a blueprint for an economy built to last. an economy built on american manufacturing. american energy. skills for american workers. and renewal of american values. this blueprint begins with american manufacturing. on the day i took office, our auto industry was on the verge of collapse. some even said we should let it die. with a million jobs at stake, i
not just him if you have frustration with washington. he s trying to set the tone for what we know will be a very competitive election year for president almost no matter who the republicans nominate, whether democrat, republican or independent. in this economy, political environment, any president would face a tough environment. this president s chance is to set the table, urge congress to do big things, jobs bill, payroll tax cut extension, other things ahead. all of us know, well aware the white house, republicans and democrats in the leadership on capitol hill will tell you, they don t expect big grand things to get done in this election year. payroll tax perhaps, a few other things. what the president is mostly doing tonight is framing his side of the debate for a very contentious election year. we re looking at gabrielle giffords, the congresswoman shot a year ago, just announced she will be retiring from the senate and hillary clinton, secretary of state giving her a
yes, you re in a state with high foreclosure, a state with very high unemployment. the president is trying to make the case things are getting better and his approach deserves a chance. he will make a case if things aren t getting better, perhaps because of dysfunction in washington. the president will make a case a do nothing congress is to blame, not just him if you have frustration with washington. he s trying to set the tone for what we know will be a very competitive election year for president almost no matter who the republicans nominate, whether democrat, republican or independent. in this economy, political environment, any president would face a tough environment. this president s chance is to set the table, urge congress to do big things, jobs bill, payroll tax cut extension, other things ahead. all of us know, well aware the white house, republicans and democrats in the leadership on capitol hill will tell you, they don t expect big grand things to get done in thi
personal ambitions. they are not obsessed over their differences. they focus on the mission at hand. they work together. imagine what we could accomplish if we follow their example. [ applause ] think when the america within our reach, a country that leads the world in educating its people. an america that attracts a new generation of high-tech manufacturing and high paying jobs, a future where we re in control of our own energy and our security and prosperity aren t so tied to unstable parts of the world. an economy built to last where hard work pays off and responsibility is rewarded. we can do this.
personal ambitions. they are not obsessed over their differences. they focus on the mission at hand. they work together. imagine what we could accomplish if we follow their example. [ applause ] think when the america within our reach, a country that leads the world in educating its people. an america that attracts a new generation of high-tech manufacturing and high paying jobs, a future where we re in control of our own energy and our security and prosperity aren t so tied to unstable parts of the world. an economy built to last where hard work pays off and responsibility is rewarded. we can do this.