defense secretary gates walking into the chamber where lawmakers have gathered to hear president brock, deliver his second state of the union address. the big issues are the economy and jobs. catherine here as we look like pictures of folks gathering for the address. it the president's approval ratings on the rise in the last few weeks. he's at it have that as he makes his second address. >> i heard an interview recently sang when they line

up and in the field of vision of the president and the cameras, that's not random there's all this behind us seemed footage they want to be seen greeting the publican democrats. it's kind of fun. when they do light up the lead but the purpose. >> this address comes on the heels of the shooting in tucson when one of the members of this steam body was shot and is now fighting back in her rehabilitation. were talking about arizona congresswoman gabrielle gifford. this whole idea of civility and sing together. it is a notice in the past the democrats of one side in the republican sit on the other side and not tonight >> they been joking about it and people getting cute about it but they are trying as you say to show mutual support and stability. not everybody's thrilled because congress person ron paul sing this is a lot of

fluff. but most of them are playing a lot and they think it's night. >> in might differ step to show the country that they are beginning to try and reach out to one another and more civil tones as they discuss the issues facing our nation >> we should point out the new speaker of the house john bainer from ohio will be sitting behind the president along with vice- president joe biden. that was the seat held by nancy pelosi this time last year >> this is a president barack obama in fact will opened or quite quickly make reference by playing to the room and he will lit knowledge the fact that it is a very different roomful of people that he is talking to. as we hear he's going to try and take a more centered approach to everything tonight. the essentially more republican family to put it. >> there will be two responses to the president's address from the republican

side of the aisle, of congress woman from wisconsin will make an address and the newly elected michele bachman will also speak on behalf of the tea party which is unusual. although the republicans insist that congresswoman's why it is thcongressman ryan will be the official. >> the car to be tripping over themselves to see ok but she's not the official spokesperson. she will be giving her reaction as well. >> the president's made serious efforts in the last couple of weeks to point out that he is reaching out to the business community in this country. last week he pointed the general electric ceo ahead of competitive commission on jobs. to try and make a statement to the business community was not seen him as been friendly to their cause. he also had a good meeting and state visit with china's president last week were $45 billion

in an economic development and what exchanges were not spirited >> as you know he's going to call for a five-year freeze on discretionary government spending. everything from national security in fact this afternoon a lot of republicans and a handful of democrats one of the record calling for most domestic agency budgets to be back at the level they were at before president barack obama took office. that will be a major talking point. >> let's run through those talking points. you will make it clear he will not raise the retirement age or otherwise reduce social security benefits. the liberals are very happy about that. some of been alarmed by his recent shift to the center. >> will make the case for health care as everybody knows republicans have been hammering away to try and change it, kill it. it is going to make some kind of stand for how one port and

it was scary >> i'd is going to stand up for education and saying he will not push any more budget cuts in that area. >> jobs, jobs, jobs he will talk about how you will reduce the deficit and create jobs in part to by investing in infrastructure things like roads and bridges. >> this is talking will renew his commitment to getting more u.s. troops out of afghanistan and out of iraq. let's go back live again you could see on the right side of your screen that's the live picture of the house chamber everyone gathered waiting for president barack obama to enter. it there was some who were hoping after the tucson incident that some health gun-control would show up on the president's agenda. that does not appear to be one of the issues he will tackle tonight. >> it seems congressional republicans. they appear to have the upper hand in fiscal restraint. that is

again part of the reason that yes he talk about that later. >> were looking at all as president brought go bomb that enters the house chamber to make his second state of the union address. this will be important for him of course is already looking ahead to his reelection david axelrod his acommunication director have left the administration officially so they can begin to look at his reelection campaign. if a lot of reluctant issues on the mind of people as they gather today. >> they are going to leave an empty seat tonight at of you mentioned this earlier for congresswoman's difference again at the point of honor a way of saying we love you, we miss you and we wish you were here. >> you see a picture of her on the screen on the left side of your screen this was taken earlier during her

tenure at the house. catherine you been talking about earlier newscast about the gas will be making appearances in the house chamber today including the family of the little girl who was killed. >> her parents will be there the green family, the young and turned really people are saying played a big part in helping her that day and saving her life. some of for doctors from tucson will be there. and a young couple from santa cruz business partners who got a loan from the government and were able to start a business. they will be among the business people at all levels that are featured so they'll be invited >> their money coming from the recovery act. the speechwriters want to make a point of that small business is getting help from some of the moneywise beltemoney we spe >> much as businesses big

businesses and corporations this is a way of saying look little ice-cream store in santa cruz and we help them to. >> the president is coming off a successful lame duck session after taking that shellacking in november and november. the repeal the ban on gays serving in the military in the country and were able to push through the new start nuclear weapons strategy. it goes for things to help him propel him and things like the independence of the nation were in favor off. those are helping is numbers. >> this is such a ritual, dome is anybody and the kisses on the cheek because that's what bill leary clinton did.hillary clinton did >> it is the ritual of it all. the nation is hoping that behind what happened in

tucson you will see more support in general for the president as he makes his presentation to the nation. as years we heard people screaming out during the hectic it was last year. >> someone yelled live here last year that was from one of the supreme court justices mel's then someone said that's not true. >> will be obviously more civil maybe not so much it is actually pretty it's nasty last time. >> people were very disappointed behind that scene. our leaders behave in such a fashion. can we take this picture live so they can get a sense of who the president is shaking his hands with now? everybody wants to get for the folks back home they want to get a shot of on in there with the president of the united states says the hunters to make this historic speech and it only happens once a year as part of the ritual of our democracy. that the

president gives his opinion, is that this report so to speak of what's going on in this country as he wants to move it forward. >> one of the big signs of the new look in congress. john bainer will be over the shoulder of the president tonight as he makes the address. as we said the president will make some reference to this whole new look of congress as we address. >> john bainer is of course the third line of the presidency as taking the speaker of the house position the vice-president is second in the speaker of the house as a third. the traditionally sit behind the president during the state of the union address. it will be interesting to see of the parents work out. who sits with zero. there's the first lady yes. she waves tore husband. it will be interesting to see how the pairs' workout as the republicans and democrats it together. >> let's listen in.

>> the president of united states (cheering) >> thank you, a dinky so much.the key so much. mr. speaker, mr. vice president members of congress distinguished guests and fellow americans. tonight what i congratulate the men and women of the hot 112 congress as well as your new speaker john bainer. (cheering) as we mark this

occasion were also mindful of the empty chair in this chamber. we pray for the health of our colleague and our friend gabrielle gifford. (cheering) that's no secret that those of us here tonight have had

differences over the last two years. the debates have been contentious. we have fought fiercely for believes. that's a good thing. that's what out robust it dom democracy demands. that's what help set us apart as a nation. there's a reason the tragedy in tucson to the bus cause amid all the caution of public debate tucson reminded us that a matter who we are or where we come from each of us is a part of something greater. something more consequential in a party with political preference. we are part of the american family. we believe in a country where every race and phase in point of view can be found at we are still bound together as one people. it

we share common hopes and concrete. that the dreams of a little girl and tucson are not so different than those of girl children. that they all deserve the chance to be fulfilled. that too is what sets this apart as a nation. (cheering) now by itself this simple recognition won't usher in a new era of cooperation. but comes at this moment is up to us. what comes at this moment will be determined not by whether we can sit together tonight to but whether we can work together tomorrow. (cheering) i believe we can

and i believe we must. that's what the people who sent us here expect of us. with their votes they have determined that governing will now be a shared responsibility between parties. new laws will only passed with support from democrats and republicans. we will forward to get there or not all for the challenges we face are bigger than the parties. bigger than politics. at stake right now is not who wins the next election, after all we just had an election. the stake is whether new jobs and industries take root in this country or some or else. it's what of the hard work and industry of our people is rewarded. it's whether we

sustained leadership that has made america not just a place on a map but a light to the world. we are poised for progress, two years after the worst recession most of us have ever known the stock market has come roaring back. corporate profits are up, the economy is growing again. we have never measured progress by these yardsticks alone. we measure progress by the success of our people, by the jobs they can find and the quality of life those jobs offer. but the prospects of a small- business owner who dreams of turning a good idea into a thriving enterprise. it by the opportunities for better life we pass on to our children. that is the project at the american people want us to work on. together. (cheering) we did

that in december. thanks to the tax cuts be passed on their cans paychecks are little bigger today. every business can read up the full cost of new investments that they make this year. these steps taken by democrats and republicans will grow the economy and add to the more than 1 million private sector jobs created last year. we have to do more. each step we take it over the last two years may have broken the back of this recession, but to win the future we will need to take on challenges that have been decades in the making. many people watching tonight you probably remember a time when finding a good job that showing up in a nearby factory or business downtown. he didn't always

need a degree, and the competition was limited to your neighbors. if you worked hard, chances are you'd have a job for life. with a decent paycheck and good benefits and the occasional promotion. maybe you even have the privacy and your kids work at the same company. that world has changed. for many the change has been painful, i seen it in the shattered windows of the once booming factory in a vacant storefronts of a once busy main street. i've heard in the frustrations of americans who've seen their paychecks to window or their jobs disappear proud men and women who feel like the rules that been changed in the middle of the game. you write the rules have changed. in a single generation revolutions and

technology have transformed the way we live, work and do business. steel mills that once we did that thousand workers cannot be the same worker with 100. today just about any company can set up shop, hire workers and sell the products wherever there's an internet connection. meanwhile nations like china and india realized there were some changes of their all they could compete in this new world. they started educating their children earlier and longer with greater emphasis on math and science. they're investing in research and technology. it just recently china became the home to the world's largest private solar facility and the world's fastest computer. so yes, the world is changing. the competition for jobs in israel. this shouldn't discourage us. it should

challenge us. remember for all the hits we've taken the last few years, for all the naysayers predicting a decline of america still has the largest most prosperous economy in the world. (cheering) no workers are more productive than ours, no country has more successful companies, grants, patents and entrepreneurs with a home to the world's best colleges and universities. or more students come to study that any place on earth. once more we are the first nation to be founded for the safety of an idea. the idea that each of us deserves the chance to shape our own destiny. that's why sentry's the pioneers and immigrants of risk everything to come here. that's where students don't just memorize

equations that answer questions like what you think of that idea? what would you change about the world? what do want to be when you grow up? the future is ours to win. to get there we can't just stand still. as robert kennedy told us, the future is not a gift it is an achievement, sustaining the american dream has never been about standing pat to it requires each generation to sacrifice and struggle and meet the demands of the new- age. now it's our turn, we know what it takes to compete for the jobs and industries of our time. it we do out innovate, educated and build the rest of the world. (cheering) we have to

make america the best place on earth to do business. it we need to take responsibility for our deficit and reform our government to that's how where people will prosper. that's how we will win the future. (cheering) tonight at would like to talk about how we get there. first happen when the future is encouraging american innovation. none of us can predict with certainty what the next big industry will be or where the new jobs will come from. 30 years ago we could know something like the internet it would lead to an economic revolution. what we can do calm what america does better than anyone else. it is part the creativity and imagination

of our people. all i throughout our history our government has provided cutting edge science with the support they need. that's what planted the seed for the internet. that's what helped make possible things like computer chips and gps. just think about all the good jobs for manufacturing to retail that have come from these breakthroughs. half a century ago when the

soviets beat us into space with the launch of a satellite we had no idea how we would beat them to the moon. the science was a been there yet. nasa didn't exist. after investing and better research and education we didn't just pass the soviets, we have reached an wave that read a new industries and new jobs. this is our generation sputnik moment. two years ago i said we needed to reach a level of research and development we haven't seen since the height of the space. in a few weeks i will be sending a budget to congress that helps us meet that goal. will invest in biomedical research, information technology and a specially cleaned energy technology. (cheering) and

investment that will strengthen our security, protector planet and create countless new jobs for people. already we're seeing a promise of renewable, robert and gary are brothers who run a small michigan after september 11th they've all of your the best refers to help repair the pentagon. if half of the factor what used in the recession hit them hard. today with the help of a government loan that empty space is being used to manufacture solar shingles that are being sold all across the country. roberts words, we've reinvented ourselves. that's what americans have done for over 200 years. reinvented ourselves. to spur on more success stories like the allen brother's we have begun to reinvent our energy policies. we're not just handing out money, or

issuing a challenge. were telling american scientists and engineers that if they assembled teams of the best minds in the fields and focus on the hardest problems in clean energy, will fund the apollo projects of our time. the california institute of technology they're developing a way to turn sunlight into water into fuel for cars. at the national laboratory they're using supercomputers to get a lot more power out of our nuclear facility. with more research and incentives we can break our dependence on biofuels and become the first country to have a million electric vehicles on the road by 2015. (cheering) we need to get behind this innovation. help pay for i'm asking congress to eliminate the billions of taxpayer dollars we currently give to oil companies. i don't know if

you notice that they're doing fine on their own. so instead of subsidizing yesterday's energy, let's invest in tomorrow's. clean energy breakthroughs will be translated to clean energy jobs if businesses know there'll be a market for what they're selling. tonight i challenge you to join me in setting a new goal by 2035, 80 percent of america's electricity will come for clean energy sources. (cheering) some folks want wind and solar others want nuclear clean coal and natural gas. to meet this goal we will need them all. i urge democrats

and republicans to work together to make it happen. (cheering) maintaining our leadership in research and technology is crucial to america's success. if you want to when the future, if we want innovation to produce jobs in america and not overseas then we also have to win the race to educate our kids. think about it. over the next 10 years nearly half of all new jobs will require education that goes beyond high school education. and yet as many as a quarter of our students are even finishing high school. the quality of our math and science education lags behind many other nations. the americans fallen to ninth in the proportion of people with a college degree. the question is whether all of us the citizens and parents are

willing to do what's necessary to give every child a chance to succeed. that responsibility begins not in our classrooms but in our home. and community. it's family that first instils the love of learning and a child. while the parents to make sure that tv is turned off and will work gets done. we need to teach your kids is not just the one of the superbowl who deserves to be celebrated. the wonder of the science fair. (cheering) we need to teach them that success is not a function of fame or pr but of hard work and

discipline. our schools share this responsibility. when a child walks into a classroom and should be a place of high expectations and high performance. to many schools still meet this test. that's why instead of pouring money into a system that's not working, we launch a competition called race to the top. all 50 states we said if you show us the most innovative plans to improve teacher quality and student achievement, we'll show you the money. praise to the top it is the most meaningful reform of our public schools and a generation. for less than 1 percent of what we spend on education each year, it has lead over 40 states to raise their standards for teaching and learning. the standards were developed by the way not washington but by republican and democratic governors rep the country.

and race to the top should be the approach we follow this year as we replace no child left behind with a law that's more flexible and focused on what's best for kids. (cheering) >> you see we know what's possible from our children. what reform isn't just the top down mandate to but the work of local teachers and principals, school boards and committees. take a school like bruce randolph in denver. three years ago is rated one of the worst schools in colorado located on curve between two rival gangs. the last may 97% of seniors received at their diploma. most will be the first and their families to go to college. after the first year of the school's transformation the principal made it possible can to

tears when the students said they cue miss waters. for showing that we are smart and we can make it to. that's what good schools can do and we want good schools all across the country. but also remember after parents the biggest impact on a child's success comes from the man or woman at the front of the classroom. in south korea teachers are known as nation builders. here in america that it's time we treated the people who educate our children with the same level of respect. (cheering) we want

to reward good teachers and stop making excuses for bad ones. (cheering) but over the next 10 years was so many baby boomers returning from a classroom we want to prepare 100,000 new teachers in the fields of science and technology and engineering and math every young person listening who's contemplating look their career choice, if you want to make the difference in the life of our nation, if you want to make the difference in the life of a child become a teacher. it your country needs you. (cheering) of course the

education race doesn't end with a high-school diploma. to compete higher education must be within the reach of every american. that's why we've ended de taxpayer subsidies that went to banks and use the savings to make college affordable for millions of students. (cheering) and as your i ask congress to go further and make permanent our tuition tax credits worth $10,000 for four years of college. it's the right thing to do. because people need to be able to train for new jobs and careers in today's fast- changing economy. it rose to revitalizing america's community colleges. last month that saw the promise of the schools in four sites tech and north carolina. many of the students worked

in the surrounding factories that since left town. one mother of to a woman named kathy had worked in the furniture industry since she was 18 years old. she told me she's earning her degree in biotechnology now. at 55 years old. not just because the furniture jobs are gone but because she wants to inspire her children to pursue their dreams to. as kathy said i hope it tells them to never give thought. if we take these steps. if we raise expectations for every child and give them the best possible chance of an education for in the day they're born until the last job they take. we will reach the goal that i set two years ago. by the end of the decade america once again what the highest proportion of grant college graduates in the world. (cheering)

double one last point about education. there are hundreds of thousands of students excelling in our schools who were not american citizens. some of the children of undocumented workers what nothing to do with the actions of their parents. fe grew up as americans and pledge allegiance to our play and yet they live every day with the threat of deportation. others come here from abroad to study in our colleges and universities but as soon as they obtain advanced agree with some of that call to compete against us. it makes no sense. i strongly believe we should take gone once and for all the issue of illegal immigration. i am prepared

to work with republicans and democrats to protect our borders, in force our laws and adjust the millions of undocumented workers were now living in the shadows. (cheering) i know that debate will be difficult to and i know it will take time but tonight let's agree to make that effort, let's stop expelling talented responsible young people who could be staffing our research labs and starting a new business, who could be for their emerging this nation. (cheering) the third step in winning the future is rebuilding america. to attract new businesses to our fastest most reliable ways to move people goods

and informations from high- speed rail to high-speed internet. our infrastructure used to be the best but it is let's. south korean homes of greater in an access the we do. countries in europe and russia invest more in the roads and railways that we do. china is building faster trains and were airports. meanwhile weather our own engineers creditor infrastructure they gave us the deep. we have to do better. america is the nation that built the transcontinental railroad, brought electricity to rural communities, constructed the interstate highway system. the job greeted by the project's didn't just come from laying down track or pavement. it came from businesses that open near the town's new train

stations. after the last two years they began rebuilding after the 21st century. a project. tonight i am proposing that we redouble those efforts (cheering). within 25 years our goal is to give 80 percent of americans access to high- speed rail. (cheering) this could allow me to go places and have the time it takes to travel by car. and some drops faster than flying without the pack down.

(laughter) as the secrets of the midwest are under way. within the next five years will make it possible for businesses to deploy the next generation of high- speed wireless coverage to 90 percent of all americans. this isn't just about to faster internet to, fewer dropped calls it's about connecting every part of the mayor cut to the digital age. were farmers and small- business owners will be able sell the products all over the world. it's about a firefighter who can download on to a hand-held device. a student who could take classes' with a digital text book or a patient to go face-to-face video chat with her doctor. all of these investments and innovation,

education and infrastructure will make america got a better place to do business and create jobs. to help our companies compete, we also have to knock down barriers that stand in the way of their success. for example, over the years of parade of lobbyists have rigged the tax code to benefit particular companies and industries. those were the account, lawyers to work the system could end up paying no taxes at all. but all the rest are hit with one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world. it makes no sense. (cheering) tonight asking democrats and republicans to simplify the system, get rid of the loopholes, level the playing field and use the savings to

lower the corporate tax rate for the first time in 25 years without adding to our deficit. if it can be done. (cheering) to help businesses sell more products abroad, we signed a goal of doubling our exports by 2014. because the more we export, the more jobs we create your home. already our exports are up. recently we signed agreements with india and china that will support more than 250,000 jobs here in united states. last month we finalize a trade agreement with south korea that will support a least 70,000 american jobs. this agreement has on president's support from business and labor. democrats and republicans and i asked this congress to

pass it as soon as possible. (cheering) before i took office i made it clear that we would enforce our trade agreements. and that i would only sign deals that keep faith with american workers and promote american jobs. that's what we did with korea. that's what i intend to do as we pursue agreements with panama and colombia and continue our asian pacific and global trade talks. (cheering) to reduce barriers to growth and investment i've ordered a review of government regulations. what we find roles that put an unnecessary burden on businesses we will fix them. (cheering) but i will not hesitate to create or

enforce common sense safeguards to protect the american people. that's what we've done in this country for more than a century. that's where food is safe to eat, our water is safe to drink and our air is safe to breeze. that's why we have speed limits, child labor laws. that's why last year we put in place consumer protections against hidden fees and penalties by credit-card companies. new rules to prevent another financial crisis. that's why we pass reform that finally prevents the health insurance industry from exploiting patients. (cheering) the passion i

have heard rumors that a f of you have concerns about our new health-care law. (laughter) so the maybe the first to say that anything can be improved. if you have ideas about how to improve this law by making all care better were more affordable, i am eager to work with you. we could start right now by correcting a flaw in the legislation that his place and on necessary bookkeeping burden on small businesses. (cheering) what not willing to do, what i'm not willing to do is go back to the days when insurance companies to deny someone coverage because of a pre-existing condition. (cheering) of not

willing to tell james howard, the brain cancer patients from texas that is street might not be covered. i'm not willing to tell jim the small businessman that he has to go back to paying $5,000 more to cover his employees. as we speak at this lot is making prescription drugs cheaper for seniors and giving uninsured students a chance to stay on their appearance coverage. (cheering) that's why i say to this chamber tonight instead of free fighting the battles the last two years let's fix what needs fixing in let's move forward. (cheering) the

final critical step, in winning the future is to make sure we are buried under out of debt. we are living with a legacy of deficit spending that began almost a decade ago. in the wake of the financial crisis some of that was necessary to keep credit flowing, save jobs and put money in people's pockets. now that the worst of the recession is over, we have to confront the fact that our government spends more than it takes in. that is not stable. everyday family sacrifice to live within their means. they deserve a government that does the same. (cheering) so tonight i am

proposing that starting this year we freeze annual domestic spending for the next five years. now this would reduce the deficit by more than $400 billion over the next decade. it will bring discretionary spending to lower share of our economy since dwight eisenhower was president. this freeze will require painful cuts. already we frozen the salaries of hard- working federal employees for the next two years. i propose cuts to things i care deeply about my community action programs. secretary defense is cutting tens of billions of dollars in spending of he and his generals believe our military can do without. (cheering) i recognize that

some in this chamber have already proposed deeper cuts, i'm willing to eliminate whatever we can honestly afford to do without. let's make sure that were not doing it on the backs of our most vulnerable citizens. (cheering) let's make sure that what were cutting is really excess weight. cutting the deficit by cutting our investment in innovation in education is like letting it overloaded airplanes by removing its engine. it may make you feel like you're flying high at first but will take long before you feel the impact. most of the cuts and savings i propose only addressed annual domestic spending. it represents a little bit more than 12% over budget. to make further progress, we

have to stop pretending that cutting this kind of spending alone will be enough. it will. the bipartisan fiscal commission i greeted last year made this clear. i don't agree with all the proposals, they made important progress. their conclusion is that the only way to tackle the deficit is to cut excess of spending wherever we find it. in domestic spending, defense spending, health- care spending and spending through tax breaks and loopholes. (cheering) this means further reducing health-care costs, including programs like medicare and medicaid which are the single biggest contributor to our long term deficit. the health insurance law we passed last year will slow these rising cost which is part of the reason that non-partisan

economist of said that repealing the health-care law would add a quarter of a trillion dollars toward deficit. still less willing to look at other ideas to bring down costs. including one that republicans suggested last year. medical malpractice reform to rein in frivolous lawsuits. (cheering) to put us on solid ground we should also find a bart partisan solution to strengthen social security for future generations. we must do it without putting at risk current retirees. the most vulnerable for people with disabilities. without slashing benefits for future generations. without suggesting americans guaranteed retirement income

to the winds of the stock market. if we truly care about a deficit we simply can't afford a permanent extension of the tax cuts for the wealthiest 2 percent of americans. (cheering) before we take money away from our schools, scholarships away from our students we should ask millionaires to give up their tax break. it's not a matter of punishing their success it's about promoting american success. in fact the best thing we could do on taxes for all of americans is to simplify the individual tax code. (cheering) to hithis will be a

tough job but members of both parties have expressed an interest in doing this and i am prepared to join them. so that was the time to act, now was the time for both sides and both houses of congress, democrats and republicans to forge a principle of compromise that gets the job done. if we make the hard choices now to rein in our deficits, we to make the investments we need to win the future. to detect this one step further. we should give our people a government that's more affordable. we do should give them a government that's more confident and more efficient. we can't win the future with the government of the past. we live and do business in the

information age. the last major reorganization of the government happened in the age of black-and-white tv. there are 12 different agencies that deal with exports. there are the least five different agencies that deal with housing policies. there's my favorite example, the interior department is in charge of san and while they're in fresh water but the commerce department handles some one there and salt water. (laughter) i hear it gets even more complicated ones their smoked. (laughter) (cheering) we've made great strides over the last two years in using technology and getting rid of waste. the trends canal download their electronic medical records with the click of a mouse. were selling acres of

federal office space that hasn't been used in years. it will cut through red tape to get rid of more. we need to think bigger. in the coming months my administration will develop a proposal to merge, consolidate and reorganize the federal government in the way that best serves the goal of a more competitive america. i will submit the proposal to congress for a vote and we will push to get it passed. (cheering) in the coming year we will also work to rebuild people's faith in the institution of government. because you deserve to know exactly how one where your tax dollars are being spent, you will be able to go to a website and get that information for the very first time in history. because you deserve to know when you're elected officials are meeting with lobbyists why ask congress

to do what the white house has already done. put that information on line. because the american people deserve to know that special interests are locking up legislation what pet projects at both parties of congress should know this. if the bill comes to my desk with year marks inside i will veto it. (cheering) somthe 21st century government a government that lives within its means. an economy that's driven by new skills and new ideas. our success in this changing world will require reform, responsibility and

innovation. will also require us to approach the world with a new level of engagement in our foreign affairs. just as jobs and businesses canal race across borders, soap and new threats and challenges. no single wall separates east and west. no one rival superpower ally against us. and so we must defeat and determine enemies wherever they are. america is a moral example must always shine for all who yearn for freedom and justice and dignity. and because we began this work tonight we can say that american leadership has been renewed. america standing has been rough formreformed. lot

a rock where brave men and women have left with their heads held high. (cheering) american combat patrol, violence is down, a new government has been formed. this year are civilians will forge a lasting partnership with the iraqi people. when we finished that job for bringing our troops out of iraq. america's commitment has been kept. dear rock war is coming to an end. (cheering) of course as we speak, and outside of their

affiliate's continuing to plan attacks against us. thanks to our intelligence and law-enforcement professionals were disrupting plots and security will our cities and skies. as extremists try to inspire acts of violence within our borders, we are responding with the strength of our community. the respected for the rule of law. with the conviction that american muslims are part of our american family. (cheering) we've also taken the fight to up tied up and their allies abroad. in afghanistan our troops up taken caliban strongholds and trained afghan security forces. our purpose is clear. by