Agenda:
1. begins with jobs
2. debt we inherited, not a fan of big govt.,
3. clean up the credit crisis – (must restart lending).
a. Create a new lending fund (republicans stand up)
b. Housing plan to lower monthly payments (save 2000/yr?)
c. confidence in banks – hold accountable those responsible, support
(repubs stand up), cost of action will be great cost of inaction will be greater.
4. Reform Regulatory System
5. Long Term Investments – health care, schools. Budget is a blueprint for the future (but he said he doesn’t try to fix everything). We all have to sacrifice something.
6. Energy – (China launched the greatest efficiency)
a. Get jobs back here
b. Double green energy
c. Science and technology
d. Power lines
e. Retrofitting buildings
f. Clean renewable energy – cap on carbon pollution – renewable energy
g. Clean coal, biofeuls, efficiency in cars
h. Auto industry – retooled, reimagined auto industry,
7. Health Care – cause 1.5 million to lose home, bankruptsy every 30 seconds.
a. Can’t afford to put heath care reform on hold –
b. The health care to kids
c. Electronic health records
d. Cure for cancer
e. Preventive care investment
f. Quality affordable health care for every American
8. School Reform –
a. One of the highest HS dropout rate in industrial world
b. College affordable for 7 million more students
c. More Reform – New incentives for performance
i. Charter schools
ii. Commit to 1 year of higher education
iii. Leaving HS is not just quitting on yourself its quitting on your country. By 2020 America will have highest proportion of college graduates in the world.
iv. If you can give back one year of service we will guarantee payment for a college education.
v. Responsibility for education starts at home – an American issue
9. Don’t pass on a debt they can not pay – (this is the magic trick for Obama!) – I knew we could get consensus – then he hits the repubs (deficit we inherited).
a. Identified 2 trillion dollars of savings in the budget
b. End Education programs that don't work
c. End payments to agribusiness
d. Eliminate no bid contracts (IRAQ)
e. Reform out defense budget – no cold
f. Waste and abuse in Medicaid
g. Fairness and balance tax codes – end breaks that ship jobs overseas.
h. End tax breaks for weathiest 2% of Americans
i. He rejects the tax raising taxes issue
ii. Tax cut for 95% of working families
10. Medicare and Social Security – tax free savings accounts
11. Honesty and Accountability to our budget – including the full cost of fighting war
No longer will we hide its price
12. The wars:
a. Iraq – responsibly ends this war.
b. Afghan/Pakistan – no terrorists plotting
c. The army – unyielding support. Raise Pay, Veterans, More troops,
d. Uphold our values – Closing Guantanomo, seek swift justice for terrorists
Living our values makes us safer and stronger
NO TORTURE
13. Foreign Policy – Cant shun negotiating table, confidence and candor
Israel – peace
Terrorism, cyberthreats, pandemic disease, economic crisis that is global, avoid protectionism, spur demand for US goods.
In our hands lies the ability to shape our world.
Leonard Abess- gave his bonus to his employees (didn’t tell anyone)
Bob Dixson – rebuilt all green town
Te’sheoma Bethea – typed a letter asking congress for help. We are not quitters
Everyone loves this county and wants it to succeed
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