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stemptingtolookbackonthesemomentsandassumethatourprogresswasinevitable-thatAmericawasalwaysdestinedtosucceed.ButwhentheUnionwasturnedbackatBullRunandtheAlliesfirstlandedatOmahaBeach,victorywasverymuchindoubt.WhenthemarketcrashedonBlackTuesdayandcivilrightsmarcherswerebeatenonBloodySunday,thefuturewasanythingbutcertain.Theseweretimesthattestedthecourageofourconvictions,andthestrengthofourunion.Anddespiteallourdivisionsanddisagreements;

ourhesitationsandourfears;

Americaprevailedbecausewechosetomoveforwardasonenation,andonepeople.

Again,wearetested.Andagain,wemustanswerhistory'

scall.

Oneyearago,Itookofficeamidtwowars,aneconomyrockedbysevererecession,afinancialsystemonthevergeofcollapse,andagovernmentdeeplyindebt.Expertsfromacrossthepoliticalspectrumwarnedthatifwedidnotact,wemightfaceaseconddepression.Soweacted-immediatelyandaggressively.Andoneyearlater,theworstofthestormhaspassed.

Butthedevastationremains.OneintenAmericansstillcannotfindwork.Manybusinesseshaveshuttered.Homevalueshavedeclined.Smalltownsandruralcommunitieshavebeenhitespeciallyhard.Forthosewhohadalreadyknownpoverty,lifehasbecomethatmuchharder.

ThisrecessionhasalsocompoundedtheburdensthatAmerica'

sfamilieshavebeendealingwithfordecades-theburdenofworkingharderandlongerforless;

ofbeingunabletosaveenoughtoretireorhelpkidswithcollege.

SoIknowtheanxietiesthatareoutthererightnow.They'

renotnew.ThesestrugglesarethereasonIranforPresident.ThesestrugglesarewhatI'

vewitnessedforyearsinplaceslikeElkhart,IndianaandGalesburg,Illinois.IhearabouttheminthelettersthatIreadeachnight.Thetoughesttoreadarethosewrittenbychildren-askingwhytheyhavetomovefromtheirhome,orwhentheirmomordadwillbeabletogobacktowork.

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FortheseAmericansandsomanyothers,changehasnotcomefastenough.Somearefrustrated;

someareangry.Theydon'

tunderstandwhyitseemslikebadbehavioronWallStreetisrewardedbuthardworkonMainStreetisn'

t;

orwhyWashingtonhasbeenunableorunwillingtosolveanyofourproblems.Theyaretiredofthepartisanshipandtheshoutingandthepettiness.Theyknowwecan'

taffordit.Notnow.

Sowefacebiganddifficultchallenges.AndwhattheAmericanpeoplehope-whattheydeserve-isforallofus,DemocratsandRepublicans,toworkthroughourdifferences;

toovercomethenumbingweightofourpolitics.Forwhilethepeoplewhosentusherehavedifferentbackgrounds,differentstoriesanddifferentbeliefs,theanxietiestheyfacearethesame.Theaspirationstheyholdareshared.Ajobthatpaysthebills.Achancetogetahead.Mostofall,theabilitytogivetheirchildrenabetterlife.

Youknowwhatelsetheyshare?

Theyshareastubbornresilienceinthefaceofadversity.Afteroneofthemostdifficultyearsinourhistory,theyremainbusybuildingcarsandteachingkids;

startingbusinessesandgoingbacktoschool.They'

recoachinglittleleagueandhelpingtheirneighbors.Asonewomanwroteme,"

Wearestrainedbuthopeful,strugglingbutencouraged."

Itisbecauseofthisspirit-thisgreatdecencyandgreatstrength-thatIhaveneverbeenmorehopefulaboutAmerica'

sfuturethanIamtonight.Despiteourhardships,ourunionisstrong.Wedonotgiveup.Wedonotquit.Wedonotallowfearordivisiontobreakourspirit.Inthisnewdecade,it'

stimetheAmericanpeoplegetagovernmentthatmatchestheirdecency;

thatembodiestheirstrength

Andtonight,I'

dliketotalkabouthowtogether,wecandeliveronthatpromise.

Itbeginswithoureconomy.

Ourmosturgenttaskupontakingofficewastoshoreupthesamebanksthathelpedcausethiscrisis.Itwasnoteasytodo.Andifthere'

sonethingthathasunifiedDemocratsandRepublicans,it'

sthatweallhatedthebankbailout.Ihatedit.Youhatedit.Itwasaboutaspopularasarootcanal.

ButwhenIranforPresident,IpromisedIwouldn'

tjustdowhatwaspopular-Iwoulddowhatwasnecessary.Andifwehadallowedthemeltdownofthefinancialsystem,unemploymentmightbedoublewhatitistoday.Morebusinesseswouldcertainlyhaveclosed.Morehomeswouldhavesurelybeenlost.

SoIsupportedthelastadministration'

seffortstocreatethefinancialrescueprogram.Andwhenwetooktheprogramover,wemadeitmoretransparentandaccountable.Asaresult,themarketsarenowstabilized,andwehaverecoveredmostofthemoneywespentonthebanks.

Torecovertherest,Ihaveproposedafeeonthebiggestbanks.IknowWallStreetisn'

tkeenonthisidea,butifthesefirmscanaffordtohandoutbigbonusesagain,theycanaffordamodestfeetopaybackthetaxpayerswhorescuedthemintheirtimeofneed.

Aswestabilizedthefinancialsystem,wealsotookstepstogetoureconomygrowingagain,saveasmanyjobsaspossible,andhelpAmericanswhohadbecomeunemployed.

That'

swhyweextendedorincreasedunemploymentbenefitsformorethan18millionAmericans;

madehealthinsurance65%cheaperforfamilieswhogettheircoveragethroughCOBRA;

andpassed25differenttaxcuts.

Letmerepeat:

wecuttaxes.Wecuttaxesfor95%ofworkingfamilies.Wecuttaxesforsmallbusinesses.Wecuttaxesforfirst-timehomebuyers.Wecuttaxesforparentstryingtocarefortheirchildren.Wecuttaxesfor8millionAmericanspayingforcollege.Asaresult,millionsofAmericanshadmoretospendongas,andfood,andothernecessities,allofwhichhelpedbusinesseskeepmoreworkers.Andwehaven'

traisedincometaxesbyasingledimeonasingleperson.Notasingledime.

Becauseofthestepswetook,thereareabouttwomillionAmericansworkingrightnowwhowouldotherwisebeunemployed.200,000workinconstructionandcleanenergy.300,000areteachersandothereducationworkers.Tensofthousandsarecops,firefighters,correctionalofficers,andfirstresponders.Andweareontracktoaddanotheroneandahalfmillionjobstothistotalbytheendoftheyear.

Theplanthathasmadeallofthispossible,fromthetaxcutstothejobs,istheRecoveryAct.That'

sright-theRecoveryAct,alsoknownastheStimulusBill.Economistsontheleftandtherightsaythatthisbillhashelpedsavedjobsandavertdisaster.Butyoudon'

thavetotaketheirwordforit.

TalktothesmallbusinessinPhoenixthatwilltripleitsworkforcebecauseoftheRecoveryAct.

TalktothewindowmanufacturerinPhiladelphiawhosaidheusedtobeskepticalabouttheRecoveryAct,untilhehadtoaddtwomoreworkshiftsjustbecauseofthebusinessitcreated.

TalktothesingleteacherraisingtwokidswhowastoldbyherprincipalinthelastweekofschoolthatbecauseoftheRecoveryAct,shewouldn'

tbelaidoffafterall.

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

ButIrealizethatforeverysuccessstory,thereareotherstories,ofmenandwomenwhowakeupwiththeanguishofnotknowingwheretheirnextpaycheckwillcomefrom;

whosendoutresumesweekafterweekandhearnothinginresponse.Thatiswhyjobsmustbeournumberonefocusin2010,andthatiswhyIamcallingforanewjobsbilltonight.

Now,thetrueengineofjobcreationinthiscountrywillalwaysbeAmerica'

sbusinesses.Butgovernmentcancreatetheconditionsnecessaryforbusinessestoexpandandhiremoreworkers.

Weshouldstartwheremostnewjobsdo-insmallbusinesses,companiesthatbeginwhenanentrepreneurtakesachanceonadream,oraworkerdecidesitstimeshebecameherownboss.

Throughsheergritanddetermination,thesecompanieshaveweatheredtherecessionandarereadytogrow.ButwhenyoutalktosmallbusinessownersinplaceslikeAllentown,PennsylvaniaorElyria,Ohio,youfindoutthateventhoughbanksonWallStreetarelendingagain,theyaremostlylendingtobiggercompanies.Butfinancingremainsdifficultforsmallbusinessownersacrossthecountry.

Sotonight,I'

mproposingthatwetake$30billionofthemoneyWallStreetbankshaverepaidanduseittohelpcommunitybanksgivesmallbusinessesthecredittheyneedtostayafloat.Iamalsoproposinganewsmallbusinesstaxcredit-onethatwillgotooveronemillionsmallbusinesseswhohirenewworkersorraisewages.Whilewe'

reatit,let'

salsoeliminateallcapitalgainstaxesonsmallbusinessinvestment;

andprovideataxincentiveforallbusinesses,largeandsmall,toinvestinnewplantsandequipment.

Next,wecanputAmericanstoworktodaybuildingtheinfrastructureoftomorrow.Fromthefirstrailroadstotheinterstatehighwaysystem,ournationhasalwaysbeenbuilttocompete.There'

snoreasonEuropeorChinashouldhavethefastesttrains,orthenewfactoriesthatmanufacturecleanenergyproducts.

Tomorrow,I'

llvisitTampa,Flori