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Weekly Presidential Address CSPAN August 5, 2017 6:19pm-6:23pm EDT
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>> in his weekly address, president trump talked about u.s. manufacturing and his immigration proposals. senator tammy baldwin of wisconsin delivers the democratic response on her efforts to increase u.s. manufacturing jobs. president trump: my fellow americans, as we celebrate american dream week at the white house, we continue to see incredible results. this week, the dow jones industrial average reached an all-time high. never ever has it been so high. in may, the unemployment rate hit a 16-year low. last quarter, real gdp growth .ncreased to 2.6% prosperity is coming back to our shores because we are putting american workers and families first. the american dream has always been about doing what we love
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and doing it for the people we love. in the armed forces, manufacturing goods, or starting a small business, our citizens pursue their aspirations and improve the lives of millions in countless, countless ways. of manylong, the dreams americans have been put out of reach by washington. funded one global project after another while allowing other countries to then our jobs and drain wealth of the united states of america. then washington taxed and regulated our own workers and industries, taking away their ability to earn a living, but those days are over. my administration is working tirelessly on behalf of the american people. andave removed regulations targeted unfair trade practices that are hurting americans all over the world. we are ending the war on coal
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and unleashing american energy. we are introducing a tax plan to grow our economy and create more jobs. factories and plants are coming back into michigan and ohio and pennsylvania and many other states. they are coming back instead of leaving like they have then for decades. announced aek, we historic immigration bill to create a merit-based green card system that ends the of use of our welfare system, stops chain migration, and protects our workers and our economy. as an example, you cannot get welfare for five years when you come into our country. you cannot just come in like in ,ast weeks, years, and decades immediately start picking up welfare. for five years, you have to say you will not be asking or using our welfare systems. as i said in my address to
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congress, the time for dreaming big, bold, and daring rings for our country has begun. when americans are free to pursue their dreams, there is no limit to what we can achieve. this is truly an exciting time in our country. every day, we are a cop looking great things for our people. god bless you. god bless the united states. we are really moving along. we are bringing back our jobs. we are making america great again. thank you. baldwin: hi. i'm tammy baldwin, and i have the honor of working for wisconsin. we have a long and proud tradition of making things -- and,, ships, motorcycles, yes, cheese, brought, and beer. we possess one of the largest manufacturing sectors in the nation, supporting a large share
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