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OurConstitutiondeclaresthatfromtimetotime,thePresidentshallgivetoCongressinformationaboutthestateofourunion.For220years,ourleadershavefulfilledthisduty.They'

vedonesoduringperiodsofprosperityandtranquility.Andthey'

vedonesointhemidstofwaranddepression;

atmomentsofgreatstrifeandgreatstruggle.

It'

stemptingtolookbackonthesemomentsandassumethatourprogresswasinevitable-¨

CthatAmericawasalwaysdestinedtosucceed.ButwhentheUnionwasturnedbackatBullRun,andtheAlliesfirstlandedatOmahaBeach,victorywasverymuchindoubt.WhenthemarketcrashedonBlackTuesday,andcivilrightsmarcherswerebeatenonBloodySunday,thefuturewasanythingbutcertain.Thesewerethetimesthattestedthecourageofourconvictions,andthestrengthofourunion.Anddespiteallourdivisionsanddisagreements,ourhesitationsandourfears,Americaprevailedbecausewechosetomoveforwardasonenation,asonepeople.

Again,wearetested.Andagain,wemustanswerhistory'

scall.

Oneyearago,Itookofficeamidtwowars,aneconomyrockedbyasevererecession,afinancialsystemonthevergeofcollapse,andagovernmentdeeplyindebt.Expertsfromacrossthepoliticalspectrumwarnedthatifwedidnotact,wemightfaceaseconddepression.Soweacted-¨

Cimmediatelyandaggressively.Andoneyearlater,theworstofthestormhaspassed.

Butthedevastationremains.Onein10Americansstillcannotfindwork.Manybusinesseshaveshuttered.Homevalueshavedeclined.Smalltownsandruralcommunitieshavebeenhitespeciallyhard.Andforthosewho'

dalreadyknownpoverty,lifehasbecomethatmuchharder.

ThisrecessionhasalsocompoundedtheburdensthatAmerica'

sfamilieshavebeendealingwithfordecades¨

C-theburdenofworkingharderandlongerforless;

ofbeingunabletosaveenoughtoretireorhelpkidswithcollege.

SoIknowtheanxietiesthatareoutthererightnow.They'

renotnew.ThesestrugglesarethereasonIranforPresident.ThesestrugglesarewhatI'

vewitnessedforyearsinplaceslikeElkhart,Indiana;

Galesburg,Illinois.IhearabouttheminthelettersthatIreadeachnight.Thetoughesttoreadarethosewrittenbychildren-¨

Caskingwhytheyhavetomovefromtheirhome,askingwhentheirmomordadwillbeabletogobacktowork.

FortheseAmericansandsomanyothers,changehasnotcomefastenough.Somearefrustrated;

someareangry.Theydon'

tunderstandwhyitseemslikebadbehavioronWallStreetisrewarded,buthardworkonMainStreetisn'

t;

orwhyWashingtonhasbeenunableorunwillingtosolveanyofourproblems.They'

retiredofthepartisanshipandtheshoutingandthepettiness.Theyknowwecan'

taffordit.Notnow.

Sowefacebiganddifficultchallenges.AndwhattheAmericanpeoplehope-¨

Cwhattheydeserve-¨

Cisforallofus,DemocratsandRepublicans,toworkthroughourdifferences;

toovercomethenumbingweightofourpolitics.Forwhilethepeoplewhosentusherehavedifferentbackgrounds,differentstories,differentbeliefs,theanxietiestheyfacearethesame.Theaspirationstheyholdareshared:

ajobthatpaysthebills;

achancetogetahead;

mostofall,theabilitytogivetheirchildrenabetterlife.

Youknowwhatelsetheyshare?

Theyshareastubbornresilienceinthefaceofadversity.Afteroneofthemostdifficultyearsinourhistory,theyremainbusybuildingcarsandteachingkids,startingbusinessesandgoingbacktoschool.They'

recoachingLittleLeagueandhelpingtheirneighbors.Onewomanwrotetomeandsaid,"

Wearestrainedbuthopeful,strugglingbutencouraged."

sbecauseofthisspirit-¨

Cthisgreatdecencyandgreatstrength-¨

CthatIhaveneverbeenmorehopefulaboutAmerica'

sfuturethanIamtonight.（Applause.）Despiteourhardships,ourunionisstrong.Wedonotgiveup.Wedonotquit.Wedonotallowfearordivisiontobreakourspirit.Inthisnewdecade,it'

stimetheAmericanpeoplegetagovernmentthatmatchestheirdecency;

thatembodiestheirstrength.（Applause.）

Andtonight,tonightI'

dliketotalkabouthowtogetherwecandeliveronthatpromise.

Itbeginswithoureconomy.

Ourmosturgenttaskupontakingofficewastoshoreupthesamebanksthathelpedcausethiscrisis.Itwasnoteasytodo.Andifthere'

sonethingthathasunifiedDemocratsandRepublicans,andeverybodyinbetween,it'

sthatweallhatedthebankbailout.Ihatedit--（applause.）Ihatedit.Youhatedit.Itwasaboutaspopularasarootcanal.（Laughter.）

ButwhenIranforPresident,IpromisedIwouldn'

tjustdowhatwaspopular-¨

CIwoulddowhatwasnecessary.Andifwehadallowedthemeltdownofthefinancialsystem,unemploymentmightbedoublewhatitistoday.Morebusinesseswouldcertainlyhaveclosed.Morehomeswouldhavesurelybeenlost.

SoIsupportedthelastadministration'

seffortstocreatethefinancialrescueprogram.Andwhenwetookthatprogramover,wemadeitmoretransparentandmoreaccountable.Andasaresult,themarketsarenowstabilized,andwe'

verecoveredmostofthemoneywespentonthebanks.（Applause.）Mostbutnotall.

Torecovertherest,I'

veproposedafeeonthebiggestbanks.（Applause.）Now,IknowWallStreetisn'

tkeenonthisidea.Butifthesefirmscanaffordtohandoutbigbonusesagain,theycanaffordamodestfeetopaybackthetaxpayerswhorescuedthemintheirtimeofneed.（Applause.）

Now,aswestabilizedthefinancialsystem,wealsotookstepstogetoureconomygrowingagain,saveasmanyjobsaspossible,andhelpAmericanswhohadbecomeunemployed.

That'

swhyweextendedorincreasedunemploymentbenefitsformorethan18millionAmericans;

madehealthinsurance65percentcheaperforfamilieswhogettheircoveragethroughCOBRA;

andpassed25differenttaxcuts.

Now,letmerepeat:

Wecuttaxes.Wecuttaxesfor95percentofworkingfamilies.（Applause.）Wecuttaxesforsmallbusinesses.Wecuttaxesforfirst-timehomebuyers.Wecuttaxesforparentstryingtocarefortheirchildren.Wecuttaxesfor8millionAmericanspayingforcollege.（Applause.）

IthoughtI'

dgetsomeapplauseonthatone.（Laughterandapplause.）

Asaresult,millionsofAmericanshadmoretospendongasandfoodandothernecessities,allofwhichhelpedbusinesseskeepmoreworkers.Andwehaven'

traisedincometaxesbyasingledimeonasingleperson.Notasingledime.（Applause.）

Becauseofthestepswetook,thereareabouttwomillionAmericansworkingrightnowwhowouldotherwisebeunemployed.（Applause.）Twohundredthousandworkinconstructionandcleanenergy;

300,000areteachersandothereducationworkers.Tensofthousandsarecops,firefighters,correctionalofficers,firstresponders.（Applause.）Andwe'

reontracktoaddanotheroneandahalfmillionjobstothistotalbytheendoftheyear.

Theplanthathasmadeallofthispossible,fromthetaxcutstothejobs,istheRecoveryAct.（Applause.）That'

sright-¨

CtheRecoveryAct,alsoknownasthestimulusbill.（Applause.）Economistsontheleftandtherightsaythisbillhashelpedsavejobsandavertdisaster.Butyoudon'

thavetotaketheirwordforit.TalktothesmallbusinessinPhoenixthatwilltripleitsworkforcebecauseoftheRecoveryAct.TalktothewindowmanufacturerinPhiladelphiawhosaidheusedtobeskepticalabouttheRecoveryAct,untilhehadtoaddtwomoreworkshiftsjustbecauseofthebusinessitcreated.TalktothesingleteacherraisingtwokidswhowastoldbyherprincipalinthelastweekofschoolthatbecauseoftheRecoveryAct,shewouldn'

tbelaidoffafterall.

TherearestorieslikethisallacrossAmerica.Andaftertwoyearsofrecession,theeconomyisgrowingagain.Retirementfundshavestartedtogainbacksomeoftheirvalue.Businessesarebeginningtoinvestagain,andslowlysomearestartingtohireagain.

ButIrealizethatforeverysuccessstory,thereareotherstories,ofmenandwomenwhowakeupwiththeanguishofnotknowingwheretheirnextpaycheckwillcomefrom;

whosendoutresumesweekafterweekandhearnothinginresponse.Thatiswhyjobsmustbeournumber-onefocusin2010,andthat'

swhyI'

mcallingforanewjobsbilltonight.（Applause.）

Now,thetrueengineofjobcreationinthiscountrywillalwaysbeAmerica'

sbusinesses.（Applause.）Butgovernmentcancreatetheconditionsnecessaryforbusinessestoexpandandhiremoreworkers.

Weshouldstartwheremostnewjobsdo¨

C-insmallbusinesses,companiesthatbeginwhen--（applause）--companiesthatbeginwhenanentrepreneur--whenanentrepreneurtakesachanceonadream,oraworkerdecidesit'

stimeshebecameherownboss.Throughsheergritanddetermination,thesecompanieshaveweatheredtherecessionandthey'

rereadytogrow.ButwhenyoutalktosmallbusinessownersinplaceslikeAllentown,Pennsylvania,orElyria,Ohio,youfindoutthateventhoughbanksonWallStreetarelendingagain,they'

remostlylendingtobiggercompanies.Financingremainsdifficultforsmallbusinessownersacrossthecountry,eventhosethataremakingaprofit.

Sotonight,I'

mproposingthatwetake$30billionofthemoneyWallStreetbankshaverepaidanduseittohelpcommunitybanksgivesmallbusinessesthecredittheyneedtostayafloat.（Applause.）I'

malsoproposinganewsmallbusinesstaxcredit

-¨

Conethatwillgotooveronemillionsmallbusinesseswhohirenewworkersorraisewages.（Applause.）Whilewe'

reatit,let'