Barack Obama
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The goals of No Child Left Behind, the predecessor of this law, were the right ones. But in practice, it often fell short.
The goals of No Child Left Behind, the predecessor of this law, were the right ones. But in practice, it often fell short.
It's not as if there weren't some significant ideological differences on some of these issues. No, there were. But I think that this is really a good example of how bipartisanship can work.
It's not as if there weren't some significant ideological differences on some of these issues. No, there were. But I think that this is really a good example of how bipartisanship can work.
Imagine boarding a train in the center of a city. No racing to an airport. And across the terminal, no delays, no sitting on the tarmac, no lost luggage, no taking off your shoes. Imagine whisking through towns at speeds over 100 miles an hour, walking only a few steps to public transportation, and ending up just blocks from your destination.
Imagine boarding a train in the center of a city. No racing to an airport. And across the terminal, no delays, no sitting on the tarmac, no lost luggage, no taking off your shoes. Imagine whisking through towns at speeds over 100 miles an hour, walking only a few steps to public transportation, and ending up just blocks from your destination.
Imagine what a great project that would be to rebuild America. Now, all of you know this is not some fanciful pie-in-the-sky vision of the future. It is now. It is happening right now. It's been happening for decades. The problem is it's been happening elsewhere, not here.
Imagine what a great project that would be to rebuild America. Now, all of you know this is not some fanciful pie-in-the-sky vision of the future. It is now. It is happening right now. It's been happening for decades. The problem is it's been happening elsewhere, not here.
The reforms I'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegal. And one more misunderstanding.
The reforms I'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegal. And one more misunderstanding.
The reforms I'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegal. And one more misunderstanding.
So how did Obama do? We are living through difficult and uncertain times. Our economy is in crisis. We import more oil today than ever before. Credit has stopped flowing. The price of tuition is higher than ever. Half of the students who begin college never finish.
So how did Obama do? We are living through difficult and uncertain times. Our economy is in crisis. We import more oil today than ever before. Credit has stopped flowing. The price of tuition is higher than ever. Half of the students who begin college never finish.
I pledge to cut the deficit in half by the end of my first term in office. This plan will save or create 3.5 million jobs. By 2020, America will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world. We will double this nation's supply of renewable energy in the next three years. Our recovery plan will invest in electronic health records and new technology.
I pledge to cut the deficit in half by the end of my first term in office. This plan will save or create 3.5 million jobs. By 2020, America will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world. We will double this nation's supply of renewable energy in the next three years. Our recovery plan will invest in electronic health records and new technology.
The United States of America will emerge stronger than before. All right.
The United States of America will emerge stronger than before. All right.
Solid, confident, definitely... Health care reform cannot wait. It must not wait, and it will not wait another year.
Solid, confident, definitely... Health care reform cannot wait. It must not wait, and it will not wait another year.
We don't do what's easy. We do what's necessary.