members of congress, i have the high privilege and distinct honor to presenting you to the president of the united states. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. thank you. thank you so much. mr. speaker, mr. vice president, members of congress, distinguished guests and fellow americans. last month i went to andrews air force base and welcomed home
or set send their kids to college. so if you are a big bank or financial institution, you are no longer allowed to make risky bets with your consumers deposits. you are required to write out a living will because the rest of our not bailing you out ever again. [ applause ] if you are a mortgage lender or pay day lender or a credit card company, the days of signing people for products they can t afford with confusing forms, those days are over. today american consumers finally has a watchdog in richard cordray with one job to look out for them. [ applause ]
you see an economy built to last is one where we encourage ingenuity of every person in this country. women should earn equal pay for equal work. [ applause ] 6. it means we should support everyone who is willing to work and every risk taker and entrepreneur who aspires to become the next steve jobs. after all, innovation is what america has always been about. most new jobs are created in start-ups in small businesses, let s pass an agenda that helps them succeed. tear down regulations that prevent aspiring entrepreneurs
i know we can because we ve done it before. at the end of world war ii when they returned home from combat they built the strongest economy and middle-class the world has ever known. [ applause ] my grandfather a veteran got the chance to go to college on the g.i. bill. my grandmother who worked on a bomber assembly line was part of a work force that turned out the best products on earth. the stwof them shared the optimism of a nation that had triumphed over fascism. they understand they were part of something larger and they were contributing to a story of success that every american had a chance to share. the basic american promise if
tax reform should follow the buffet rule, if make more than a million dollars a year you should not pay less than 30% of taxes. my republican friend why subsidize millionaires. if you are earning a million dollars a year you shouldn t get special tax subsidies or deductions. on the other hand, if you make under $250,000 a year like 98% of american families, your taxes shouldn t go up. you are the ones that are struggling with rising costs. you are the ones who need relief. now, you, call this class warfare all you wanted, but asking a billionaire to pay as much as his secretary in taxes? most americans would call that