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tgetservicestheyrelyon--anditwillputbenefitsforseniorsatrisk.

Eventhoughthey'

vealreadyvotedover40timestodefundordelaythehealthcarelaw,thisgroupofRepublicansinCongressissoobsessedwiththeideaofsabotagingObamacarethatthey'

rewillingtotaketheeconomyhostagetodoit.

TakealookathowthisshutdownwillaffectmillionsofAmericans--andthenmakesureyoushareitsootherfolksknow,too.

PresidentObamahassaidtimeandtimeagainthathe'

swillingtoworkwithfolksonbothsidesoftheaisletogrowoureconomyandevenimprovethehealthcarelaw.Butusingthethreatofgovernmentshutdownordefaultingonthebillsourcountryowesisrecklessandirresponsible.

Infact,shuttingdownthegovernmentwon'

tstopObamacare.TheHealthInsuranceMarketplacewillstillopenforbusinessstartingtomorrow,withoutdelay.

Washingtonneedstostopmanufacturingcrisesandfocusontheissuesthatmatter:

creatingjobsandbuildingastrongmiddleclass.Takingoureconomyoverthecliffjusttoscorepoliticalpointsisn'

tfairtothemillionsofAmericanswhoshowupeverydaytoworkanddotheirjobs.It’stimeforCongresstodoitsjob

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IntheearlyhoursofSeptember15,2008,fiveyearsagolastSunday,LehmanBrothersannounceditwouldfileforChapter11bankruptcyprotection.Lehmanwasagiantofthefinancialsystem--thefourth-largestinvestmentbankintheUS,afirmthatemployedthousandsofbrokersandanalysts,withbillionsinassetsthatweresuddenlyworthless--anditscollapsesentshockwavesthroughtheglobaleconomy.

Suddenly,itwasobviousthatthenextpresidentoftheUnitedStateswouldinheritastaggeringeconomiccrisis.ButthechallengethatPresidentObamawasforcedtoconfrontdidn'

tjustbeginin2008.EvenbeforeLehmanBrothers,middle-classsecurityhadbeenslowlyerodingfordecadesasjobsbecameobsoleteorwereshippedoverseas.

Soaswemarkthisanniversary,we'

veaskedseniorstafffromacrosstheObamaadministrationtositdownandtalkaboutthemomentwhenkeydecisionsweremade--thefactorstheyweighed,theresultsoftheactionsthatPresidentObamatook.Whatwe'

veputtogetherisabehind-the-sceneslookofthedecision-makingprocessthatyouwon'

tfindanywhereelse.

CheckoutthestoryofAmerica'

srecovery,thenshareitwithyourfriends.

Bytheendof2008,theeconomywasshrinkingbyanannualrateofmorethan8percent,ourbusinesseswereshedding800,000jobsamonth,andcreditwasfrozenforfamiliesandsmallbusinesses.WewereinthemidstoftheworsteconomiccrisissincetheGreatDepression.OnthedaythatIfirstbeganworkingintheWhiteHousein2009,theautoindustrywasonthebrinkofcollapseandthePresidentwaswrestlingwithhowtohelpthemillionsoffamiliesinthousandsofcommunitieswhowouldhavebeendevastatedifthemotorcompaniesdied.

That'

sthelensthroughwhichPresidentObamasawhisresponsibilities,andit'

saconsistentthemeinallthestorieswe'

vecollected.Everydecisionhemadewasmeanttostoptheeconomyfromspiralingoutofcontrol,putpeoplebacktowork,andreversethetrendsthathadbuffetedmiddleclassfordecades.Thetaskwasnothingshortofmonumental--toclearawaytherubbleofthecrisisandlaydownanewfoundationforsustainedeconomicgrowthintheUnitedStates.

There'

snodiminishingtheseverityofthechallengewe'

veovercometogether,andwe’vegotalotmoreworktodotorebuildaneconomywhereeveryonewhoworkshardhasachancetogetahead.ButfiveyearsafterLehmanBrothersbankruptcy,wewanttohelpeveryonegetthecontextandseethefullpicture.

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Acoupleweeksago,IwasinameetingwithagroupofcommunityleadersandPresidentObamahereattheWhiteHouse.Beforethediscussionkickedoff,oneofthewomeninattendancehandedmealetter.Itwaswrittenbyherdad,a90yearoldcollegeprofessorfromCleveland.

HewasborninChinain1923,andhecametotheUnitedStateswith$24inhispocket.Twoyearslater,he'

dearnedamastersinelectricalengineering.Fiveyearsafterthat,hehadcompletedhisPhD.In55yearsofteaching,he'

strained180graduatestudents.

"

Ifulfilledmydream,"

hewroteinthatletter."

Ilightupaspotonthegreatnationofopportunity."

Hisletterremindedmeofmydad,whocameherefromBoliviatostudyengineering,andlivedhisAmericandreaminMichigan,whereIwasborn.SomanyAmericanshavestorieslikethese,andthey'

reallpowerful.Eachpersonalhistoryisanimportantassetinthefighttoreformtheimmigrationsystem.Towinthedebate,weneedmorethanstatisticsinafactsheetortherhetoricinapressrelease.Everytimeweputafaceonthepushforreform,wetakeanabstractconceptandmakesitreal.

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Inthepastfewweeks,peoplefromalloverthecountryhavewrittenintotheWhiteHousetosharethestoriesofhowtheirfamiliescametoAmerica.Eachonewereadisareminderthatmanyofusshareasimilarexperience.That'

scertainlytrueformyownfamily--myparentscameasnewlywedsfromBolivia.ThesearenarrativesthatWashingtonneedstohearasthistowndebatestherightwaytoreformourbrokenimmigrationsystem.

AttheWhiteHouse,we'

renodifferentfromanyotherofficeanywhereelseinAmerica.Asateam,wehavealotofstoriesthatbeganoutsidetheUnitedStates.

Tohelpmakethisanactualdialogueaboutwhoweareasacountry,wethoughtwe'

dsharesomeofthosestorieswithyou.

swhyweputtogetherthisvideo.Watchit,thenpassitalongtohelpgetaconversationgoinginyourcommunityaboutyourAmericanimmigrationstories.

PresidentObamawantstheresultofthisdebatetobelegislationthatreflectswhoweareasacountry--asmuchanationoflawsasweareanationofimmigrants.AndhewantshisWhiteHousetoreflectwhoweareasapeople--individualsfromdifferentcircumstancesunitedbyasharedsetofvaluesandacommonsetofgoals.

Thisissueispersonal,asmuchformycolleagueshereasforpeopleanywhereelse.AndthethingIloveaboutthisvideoisthatthesefolkshelptomakeitclearwhyit’simportanttofixthisbrokensystem.Allofthemarefulfillinghugedreams,andifothersgetthechancetohavethatsameopportunity,we'

llallbenefitasanation.

AndifmorepeopleunderstandthatthemotivationforthisreformisaboutlivinguptoourvaluesasAmericans,itwillbeeasiertogetthisdone.

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Thisweek,wegotsomebignewsabouttheimmigrationreformbill.It'

salittlewonky,butit'

ssogreatthatIcouldn'

twaittoshareitwithyou.

ThenonpartisanexpertswhoestimatethefinancialimpactoflegislationforCongressconcludedthatbecauseundocumentedimmigrantswillstartpayingmoreintaxesforthingslikeeducationandSocialSecurity,theimmigrationproposalintheSenatewillmaketheeconomyfairerformiddleclassfamilieswhilecuttingtheU.S.deficitbyalmost$1,000,000,000,000overthenexttwodecades.

Witheverypassingday,it’sbecomingclearthatwecan’taffordnottoact.Nowweknowexactlyhowmuchisatstake,andit'

sthekindofnewsthatcanhelptochangethepolicyconversationinWashington.

Sowe'

veputtogetheragraphicthatexplainsexactlyhowthisworks,andweneedyourhelptoshareit.Ifmorepeoplegetthefacts,it'

llbeeasiertobuildanationwide,bipartisanconsensustogetthisdone.

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Thecarbonpollutionthatcausesclimatechangeisn'

tadistantthreat,therisktopublichealthisn'

tahypothetical,andit'

sclearwehaveamoralobligationtoact.

The12hottestyearsonrecordhaveallcomeinthelast15years,and2012wasthehottestonewe'

veeverrecorded.Whencarbonpollutestheair,theriskofasthmaattacksincreases.WhentheEarth'

satmospherefundamentallychanges,weseemoreheatwaves,droughts,wildfires,andfloods.

Theseeventsalsocreateaneconomicimperativetoact.Whenfarmswashawayandcropswilt,foodpricesgoup.Lastyear,wesaw11differentweatherdisastersthateachcosttheUnitedStatesmorethan$1billion.

Andconfrontingthischallengeisn'

tjustaboutpreventingdisaster--it'

salsoaboutmovingAmericaforwardinawaythatcreateshundredsofthousandsofgood,new,cleanenergyjobs.It'

saboutwastinglessenergy,whichsavesmoneyforeverybusinessandeveryfamilyinAmerica.

Sothedebate'

sover.It'

stimeforaction.

Here'

swhatPresidentObamaisannouncingtoday.Checkitout,thenhelptospreadtheword.

First,he'

slayingoutaplantocutcarbonpollutioninAmerica--byworkingtocutpollutionfrompowerplants,protectthehealthofourkids,boostcleanenergy,andrevampourtransportationsectorforthe21stcentury.Second,he'

spreparingtheUnitedStatesfortheimpactsofthesechanges--bybuildingstronger,safercommunitiesanddeveloping