So getting under way here’s the full text of the President’s speech.
9:12 PM: For that reference to the changing US energy economy, check out our latest Prime longform about just this topic (sub req) and how it’s changing the globe’s geopolitical balance.
9:16 PM: And after I submit those proposals I’ll go out in the country and campaign against you.
9:20 PM: Curious who the Designed “You Lie!” person is tonight and whether there’s another designated “You Lie” Representative at a separate location if, God forbid, tragedy struck.
9:21 PM: There’s definitely a tone of “we’ve rocked this thing”. Let’s go through it.
9:23 PM: Looks like the heart of the speech so far …
At every step, we were told our goals were misguided or too ambitious; that we would crush jobs and explode deficits. Instead, we’ve seen the fastest economic growth in over a decade, our deficits cut by two-thirds, a stock market that has doubled, and health care inflation at its lowest rate in fifty years.
So the verdict is clear. Middle-class economics works. Expanding opportunity works. And these policies will continue to work, as long as politics don’t get in the way. We can’t slow down businesses or put our economy at risk with government shutdowns or fiscal showdowns. We can’t put the security of families at risk by taking away their health insurance, or unraveling the new rules on Wall Street, or refighting past battles on immigration when we’ve got a system to fix. And if a bill comes to my desk that tries to do any of these things, it will earn my veto.
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