hispanic americans. there is no part of american life you have not made stronger. know that i speak for all americans when i say that we could not be prouder of our hispanic american community and we are today. [applause] pres. trump: to all of you here on behalf of mike and myself and the cabinet, this is a great cabinet we have, and i want to thank them for being here. i want to thank you for your devotion to the country, your contribution to our culture, and thank you for helping make america greater than ever before. it is greater than ever before. god bless you all. and god bless america. thank you. [applause] [chanting] c-span's washington journal. with news and policy issues that impact you. vaping association will discuss health concerns. will nina jekyll wets -- relationshipe between the u.s. and the ukraine. fdathe issues with oversight. be sure to watch washington journal. join the discussion. >> saturday, c-span as live coverage from the political tend at the texas tribune festival. jordan, mark meadows, followed by panels on how to fix american politic

there is no part of american society you have not made better, hispanic americans. there is no aspect of american life you have not made stronger. and i know that i speak for all americans when i say that we could not be prouder of our hispanic american community than we are today. [applause] so to all of you here today, on behalf of mike and myself and the cabinet, this is a great cabinet that we have, and i want to thank them for being here. but i want to thank you for your devotion to your country. thank you for your contribution to our culture. and thank you for helping make america greater than ever before. it is greater than ever before. and remember that. god bless you all. and god bless america. thank you. thank you very much. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> live now for remarks from president trump's national security adviser, former national security adviser john bolton. this morning he will be getting his assessment on u

hispanic americans. there is no part of american life you have not made stronger.now that i speak for all americans when i say that we could not be prouder of our hispanic american community and we are today. [applause] pres. trump: to all of you here on behalf of mike and myself and the cabinet, this is a great cabinet we have, and i want to thank them for being here. i want to thank you for your devotion to the country, your contribution to our culture, and thank you for helping make america greater than ever before. it is greater than ever before. god bless you all. and god bless america. thank you. [applause] [chanting] inaudible] >> today on book tv at 7:45 eastern the black books matter book party in washington, d.c. featuring publisher ori, rich, author of the history of the black dollar and april ryan, author of under fire. >> at the end of the day those founding fathers never realized that they would be questioning bill clinton george w. bush the first black president barack obama and they never imagined that donald trump would be there either. but i stand

every day, millions of hispanic americans are making tremendous contributions and achieving a certainrea rectors. there is no part of american society that you have not made better. i know that i speak for all americans when i say we could not be prouder of our hispanic american community than we are today. to all of you here today and behalf of mike and myself and the, this is a great cabinet and i want to thank them for being here and i want to thank you for your devotion. thank you for your contribution and thank you for helping make america greater than ever before. remember that, god bless you all and god bless america. >> campaign 2020. watch our live coverage of the presidential campaign desk candidates on the campaign trail. your unfiltered view of politics. next, american history tv visitive, our cities tour

we are working night and day to deliver a future of limitless opportunities for our nation's hispanic-american citizens including millions and millions of extraordinary mexican-americans who enrich our society, and strengthen our country, serve in our military and contribute immensely to our shared american family and i want to just tell you that mexico is doing a great job for us on the border, and i want to thank the president of mexico. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting] you know, it's very interesting i hear everybody screaming. you know, we are building the wall, and it's going up.and it'. [cheering and applause] and if you think that is easy with the democrats who control the house, we have to take it back, but if you think it's easy, but we are building a lot of wall, we have almost 500 miles of wall built by the end of next year, and it's making a big difference. [cheering] 500 miles. but you know we won a big case two months ago in the supreme court that allowed us to do what we are doing. this has been -- i'll tell you what. another president would have given up a long time ago.

we are working night and day to deliver a future of limitless opportunities for a nation and hispanic american citizens, including many extraordinary mexican americans, doing great for our society, strengthening our country, serving in our military, and contribute immensely to our shared american family. i want to tell you mexico is doing a great job for us on the border. i want to thank the president of mexico. it is very interesting. [chanting] i hear everybody screaming. you know, we are building the wall. it is going up. and if you think that is easy with the democrats who control the house -- we have to take it back, but if you think it is easy -- we will have almost 500 miles of wall built by the end of next year and it is making a big difference. 500 miles. we won a big case two months ago and the supreme court to allow us to do what we are doing. this has been -- i will tell you what. another president would have given up a long time ago. we do not give up. so we are building the wall. the army corps of engineers are doing a beautiful job. it is a great structure. you are going to have

in that score, the security and the prosperity of hispanic americans, of all americans but particularlypanics, that's what we're focused on here, this president has been an amazing -- hispanic men are the fastest growing income group of any demographics in america. small business is flourishing in this country. that's particularly important for our community because statistically we are the most entrepreneurial demographic in america. i think a lot of hispanics look at donald trump and they may say i would like it if he phrased things differently. i, myself, would like it if he phrased things differently. i'm the one who has to -- >> it's not you the phrasing. you say here's what people want. you are assuming that there is no basic question of dignity involved, that all it is is about their pocketbook. sure we care about our pocketbooks, me, you, of course. but when you are a member of a group that has been denigrated time and time and time again, this man who described the caravans coming here as being mostly murderers and rapists and some i assume are good people and all this stuff ab

they primarily wreak havoc upon hispanic americans. thing that this -- that's what this american president has been so strong on. the people who suffer the most from illegal immigration, from the ravages of illegal immigration, from the unfair wage market competition, from the very preventible crime of illegal aliens -- >> that's why he hires illegal workers and doesn't tell the truth about it and that's why you guys drag katie steinly's family all over this country as an example of who we're trying to protect from these marauders at the gate because he's worried about the impact to the latino community? >> i talk a lot about a woman named sandra duran, a young hispanic mother in los angeles who was killed by an illegal alien deported five times. a beautiful, young, hispanic american who is dead because we made a decision in this country to be soft on borders and california specifically made a decision to be a so-called sanctuary city. i even hate that term because -- >> if you were so worried about preventable deaths, then you would a

are more likely than americans to open a business. million over 3.2 hispanic-owned businesses in the united states. millions more american workers to these thanks industrious entrepreneurs. reflect on the contributions to the hispanic american community to our nation and to kansas. to working with communities of all backgrounds in pursuit of our shared goal of a free and equal america, an anyone can live the american dream if you're willing to work hard enough. mr. speaker, rather than ocusing on bipartisan trade agreements, congress is being put on pause for a charade. to undo theat hopes will of american voters. what ats are not sure they're doing in the judiciary committee today. you might hear it's an inquiry, a meeting about rules for impeachment or perhaps it's a group therapy session. we know democrats are more interested in tearing down the president than building america up. do anything to stop president trump at any cost. democrats want to throw the on a thriving economy. they want to turn back the clock n record low unemployment in hispanic and afri

citizens that fights to improve opportunities for hispanic americans, particularly when it comes to education. hispanic leaders can be found in city halls, boardrooms and communities throughout our state and are improving our state in big ways and small ones as well. i had the honor of representing 28 million texans and it's growing by about 1,000 people a day. but nearly 40% of them identify as hispanic. when texans come to washington, they have the opportunity to visit museums that hold some of the most important stories and artifact from our nation's history. in recent years we made two very important additions to the smithsonian institute with the national museum of the american indian and the national museum of african american history. but, mr. president, it's time for another addition. earlier this year i introduced the national museum of the american latino act, which would authorize the smithsonian institute to create a museum honoring america's latinos. this has been a work in progress since 2003 when a bill was introduced. the process steppe

wages for hispanic americans are rising fast, nearly 8% since my election. we will campaign for every vote and we will win the great state of new mexico. >> reporter: that got the crowd excited. is new mexico in play? the campaign thinks so. the president lost here by 8 points but he won 19 counties, boston sandoval county by 1800 votes. probably has a lot to do with why we are here tonight. he will continue his swing in california tomorrow where border security and immigration are major issues. back to you. >> let's go to new york city where 2020 democrat senator elizabeth warren is rallying support and scoring a key progressive group's endorsement. >> reporter: tonight, elizabeth warren's campaign, 20,000 supporters packed washington sq. park in downtown manhattan to hear her speak, to hear her unveil her plan to end corruption in washington dc once and for all, her version of draining the swamp. part of that, this will be the first thing she will concentrate on if she becomes president through congress, this idea of ending corruption in washington dc. she

trump: unemployment among african americans, asian americans, and hispanic americans have all reachedowest levels in the history of our country. [cheers and applause] the last twoover years, the unemployment rate among indian americans dropped and one third percent. wages are rising. incomes are soaring. inequality is falling at the fastest rate in many, many years. in the past 12 months alone, the average worker has taken home rising wages and $3000 with tax cuts and all of the other things we have done and for the first time in history, most new hires of prime working age are minorities and women. the first time that has ever happened. [cheers and applause] pres. trump: through our pledge to america's workers, we have secured commitments for nearly 14 million employments and trading opportunities for american workers through our great american companies. we passed the biggest tax cuts and the biggest tax reforms in the history of our country. record number of job killing regulations, giving the average american household more than $3000 every year. never in the history of our countr

i was struck by the fact that that may not well resonate with hispanic americans and african-americans. a harvard-harris poll shows increasingly those groups are against what bind and warn and others are proposing. >> the hispanic communities has supported president trump on this one. we support legal immigration, not illegal. we want to make sure people come to this country but they do it the right way. we don't want people abusing our immigration system. we have a lot of hispanics in this country that came to the united states the legal way. my parents were born in mexico and they did it the right way and they got permission to stay in the united states. so now they are proud naturalized citizens. gregg: i think warren and bind think this will help them with hispanic americans. another move by the trump administration is to end this absurd preposterous catch and release. here is your court date in four months. there you go. come back. and of course the vast majority of them go, oh, yeah, we'll come back and they never do. it's pretty abused, isn't? it. >> the catch and release policy

[applause] unemployment among african-americans, asian-americans and hispanic-americans have all reachedowest levels in the history of our country. [applause] over the last two years, the up employment rate -- unemployment rate among indian-americans dropped by nearly 33.3%. wages are rising, incomes are soaring and inequality is falling at the fastest rate in many, many years. in the past 12 months alone, the average worker has taken home $1,000 extra in rising wages and over $3,000 with tax cuts and all of the other things that we've done. and for the first time in history, most new hires of prime working age are minorities and women. first time that's ever happened. [applause] through our pledge to america's workers, we have secured commitments for nearly 14 million employment and training opportunities for american workers done through our great american companies. we passed the biggest tax cuts and the biggest tax reforms in the history of our country. we slashed a record number of job-killing regulations giving the average american household more than $3,000 every year. and never i

african-americans and hispanic american poverty rates also reached the all time lowest in the historyuntry. as we restore the might of american manufacturing we strengthen the enduring bond between australia which is truly a great country, and the united states. australia is one of our most of important allies in trading partners with more than $65 billion in trade between you are nations last year. and i believe we are the largest investor in australia by quite a bit. we invest a lot of money in australia. it's incredible people to deal with. unlike so many other nations, australia upholds fair and reciprocal trade. so this means we are strengthening our trade and commerce relationships between the united states and australia. and mr. prime minister, i want to thank you for your commitment to fair trade policies that bring vast benefits and jobs to both of our countries. because that's what happened. both of our countries. here in ohio we see the shining example of the wonderful future we can build together, a future where proud independent nations uplift each other and the world by

african-americans and hispanic american unemployment is the lowest level ever recorded. the american dream is working for every american. [applause] [cheering] and this presidency on security, beyond looking after our veterans committee on getting this economy moving again, this promise. the president promised conservatives to the court at every level and today, president trump has already covered more than 150 judges to the federal court, and they are all men and women that will uphold the god-given liberties enshrined in the constitution. [cheering] like the freedom of religion, freedom of speech and second amendment and the right to keep and bear arms. one promise after another president donald trump delivered we have made america great again. [cheering] to keep america great, we need four more years of president donald trump and we need dan bishop in the united states congress. i mean, think about it. [cheering] think about it. four more years means more jobs. four more years means more judges. four more years means more support for the troops. [cheering] to partner w

if you look at hispanic american, asian american, the best employment and unemployment numbers in the history of our country. with women, 71% -- 71 years, think of this, 71 years, the best numbers in 71 years. now, i think we've done a great job. there are those that say the best job in the history of our country for the first 2.5 years. pretty much that's the story. reporter: [inaudible] pres. trump: we had a big meeting today on guns. we had a big meeting today on ethanol. both meetings went very well. a lot of progress was made. i believe on the background checks and various things having to do with guns, we are dealing with the democrats. and we are dealing very well. it seems like they would like to do something. i can speak for republicans, they would like to do something. we will see what can happen. but we are always protecting our second amendment. i want to make it clear. our second amendment will be protected fully. [inaudible] pres. trump: we are dealing on venezuela right now. it's going to be a very interesting period of time. we are also trying to help a lot of venezuel

americans have been added to the employment rolls in under 3 years last month african-american hispanic american and asian american unemployment reached their lowest rates ever recorded. we are marshaling our nation's vast energy abundance and the united states is now the number one producer of oil and natural gas anywhere in the world. wages are rising incomes are soaring. and 2500000 americans have been lifted out of poverty in less than 3 years as we rebuild the unrivaled mite of the american military we are also revitalizing our alliances by making it very clear. that all of our partners are expected to pay their fair share of the tremendous defense burden which the united states has borne in the past. at the center of our vision for national renewal. is an ambitious campaign to reform international trade. for decades the international trading system has been easily exploited by nations acting in very bad faith. as jobs were outsourced a small handful grew wealthy at the expense of the middle class. in america the result was $4200000.00 lost manufacturing jobs and 15 trillion dollars in trad

we're working night and day to deliver a future of limitless opportunities for our nation's hispanic-americanens including millions and millions of extraordinary mexican-americans who enrich our society. strengthen our country, serve in our military and contribute immensely to our shared american family and i just want to tell you that mexico is doing a great job for us on the border. charles: president trump trying to turn new mexico red, to start of hispanic heritage month by also touting his economic record. it can be argued that hispanics have benefited the most during the president's presidency, but there are other issues. in fact keeping his approval rating around 25%. can he win new mexico and garner greater hispanic support? we have anna paulino luna. thanks for joining us. >> hey, charles, how are you doing? charles: i'm doing great. in spite of the fact that democrats won six out out of the last seven presidential elections in new mexico, hillary clinton got less than 50%. dramatically lower than president obama, particularly his first time around. feels like there is some sort of a

americans have been added to the employment rolls in under 3 years last month african-american hispanic american and asian american unemployment reached their lowest rates ever recorded we are marshaling our nation's vast energy abundance and the united states is now the number one producer of oil and natural gas anywhere in the world wages are rising incomes are soaring. and 2500000 americans have been lifted out of poverty in less than 3 years as we rebuild the unrivaled mite of the american military we are also revitalizing our alliances by making it very clear that all of our partners are expected to pay their fair share of the tremendous defense burden which the united states has borne in the past. at the center of our vision for national rindu. is an ambitious campaign to reform international trade for decades the international trading system has been easily exploited by nations acting in very bad shape. as jobs were outsourced a small handful grew wealthy at the expense of the middle class. in america the result was $4200000.00 lost manufacturing jobs and 15 trillion dollars in trade defi

last month, african american, hispanic american, and asian american unemployment reached their lowest rates ever recorded. we are marshaling our nations vast energy abundance and the united states is now the number one producer of oil and natural gas anywhere in the world. wages are rising. incomes are soaring. and 2.5 million americans have been lifted out of poverty in less than three years. as we rebuild, the unrivaled might of the american military, we are also revitalizing our alliances by making it very clear that all of our partners are expected to pay their fair share of the tremendous defense burden which the united states past.rne in the at the center of our vision for national renewal is an ambitious campaign to reform international trade. for decades, the international trading system has been easily exploited by nations acting in very bad faith. as jobs were outsourced, a small handful grew wealthy at the expense of the middle class. in america, the result was 4.2 million lost manufacturing jobs and $15 trillion in trade deficits over the last quarter-century. the united s

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because the hispanic americans, they understand, they don't want criminals coming across the border,eople taking their jobs, they want to have that security, and they want the wall. they want the wall. >> and four democratic candidates made their pitches to hundreds of south carolina voters at an historic political stump, joe biden, amy klobuchar, mayor deblasio and pete buttigieg participated in the 143rd gallivants ferry stump meeting which for the first time ever hosted white house hopeful, the democrats made they're peels to the early state voters including taking on president trump and his administration. >> when i am the nominee, this president can talk tough, throw himself military parade, hug the flag every now and then, but i've faced worst times of incoming than a tweet full of typos. [ applause ] >> and i don't mind reminding a guy who was getting ready for season seven of celebrity apprentice while i was out here trying to figure out how to use a rifle, i don't mind having a debate about him about who is going to be a better commander in chief. >> this can't be just a cam

african-americans and hispanic american unemployment is the lowest level ever recorded. e american dream is working for every american. president, beyond security, beyond looking after our veterans, beyond getting this economy moving again, this president promised to appoint principled conservatives to our courts at every level. to date, president trump has already confirmed more than 150 judges to our federal courts, and they are all men and woman who will uphold the god-given liberties enshrined in our constitution. [cheers and applause] vp pence: like the freedom of religion, the freedom of speech, and the second amendment right to keep and bear arms. [cheers] afterce: in one promise another, president donald trump delivered. we've made america great again. great, wep america need four more years of president donald trump, and we need dan bishop in the united states congress. i mean, think about it. >> four more years! four more years! four more years! vp pence: there you go. i mean, think about it. four more years means more jobs. four more years means more judges. me

but another good one is after -- is that african-american and hispanic american poverty rates have alsoched the all-time in our history record lows. how do you lose this debate? how do you lose this? [applause] it is a tough one to beat also. our pledge to the american are securing commitments for 13 million employment and training opportunities for american citizens. we have the greatest companies in the world and they are training people -- government can't really train them. we are training people through these incredible programs where we are going to these -- walmart is an example and so many others. we are going to the companies and they are taking people and training them. we could never train them for that. no one can train them, only the company itself. 13 million people, and it is something beautiful to see. we gather tonight to celebrate these extraordinary gains. we have done things i don't think any administration has even come close to in the first 2.5 years. we have done things that few have thought about doing, but we also need to prepare for the coming fight, because th

what happens is unfortunately, as i said earlier, african americans and hispanic americans take the cashll it over? is it because they don't have savings and maybe they need the cash >> it's probably a history of lack of savings. you don't have the wemt. you have to have some money to save the other is that it's complicated. but once -- what we do at the retirement clearinghouse, which manages our auto portability, don't make any decisions until we explain to you what your options are. >> right >> and just that notice of there's a way to save money in your 401(k) program by not doing anything rash, that changes the dynamics and the behavior. it's simple. all we need is the large record keepers and the corporations -- >> right >> -- to say to the record keepers, look, under my 401(k) policy which all companies have, implement auto portability, save literally hundreds of millions of dollars for lows-income wage workers, billions of dollars >> are there tax implications? i assume when someone cashes out there are taxes that are incurred >> that's the double hit you lose obviously appreciati

i rise today to recognize national hispanic heritage month and the contributions of hispanic americans in my congressional district in central washington state. growing up in sunnyside washington, i have witnessed firsthand how hispanic americans contribute to our communities through entrepreneurship, military service, and cultural diversity. they are are our friends, family, our neighbors, and our co-workers. they are small business owners, doctors, police officers, and soldiers. while we may take one month out of the year to recognize a historical and cultural contributions of our hispanic american friends, we should do more to support and highlight our appreciation. that is why i am an original co-sponsor of the national museum of the american latino act, to finally create a smithsonian museum to recognize and celebrate hispanic american and latino history in our country. the people of central washington cherish our diverse culture and history. i urge my colleagues to join me in celebrating national hispanic heritage month. thank you, mr. speaker. and i yield back. the speaker pro t

comes roaring back. 6.3 million new jobs, unemployment at a 50-year low, african-americans and hispanic-americansthe lowest unemployment rate ever recorded. it's an incredible story to tell about how freedom works, freedom works when we put america first and defend the freedom of the american people. the contrast on the other side is remarkable, lou. you and i have known each other a long time. i never thought i'd live to see the day that one of to two major parties in the united states of america would openly advocate an economic system that has impoverished millions for generations and robbed the liberties of people around the world in the last century. i mean, whoever the democrat nominee is their party has been overrun by radical politics, left-wing ideas and socialism masquerading as the green new deal, medicare for all, the whole range of issues that will infringe on the freedom of the american people, set us back on a pathway of economic decline. and i gotta tell you, when we take that case and when our team running for office for election and reelection on capitol hill takes that team, yo

saw in georgia or texas to throw tens of thousands of people, mostly african-americans and hispanic americans off of the roles. when we try to live just late -- legislate to protect the cybersecurity of our elections, which mcconnell refuses to act on it. that is what earned him the nickname of moscow make -- moscow mitch. he would not allow us to protect our elections the next time around. we need teams of lawyers to try and defend ourselves against another mangled election like we saw in 2016. i am with you. we have to be aggressive in conducting oversight against this most lawless and reckless president. there are impeachment investigations underway in congress, in the house judiciary committee. short of impeachment there are a lot of things to do. i will be introducing a resolution within a week or two with 150 cosponsors to disapprove every foreign government payment that president trump has talkative -- pocketed. he has never come to ask for consent and he must do so. his not having done so means that we have to reach out to tell him that he cannot keep that money, he has to turn it ove

it comes a day after he made his pitch to latino voters in new mexico >> the hispanic americans, they understand they don't want criminals coming across the border they don't want people taking their jobs they wan have that security and they want the wall >> as mr. trump visits the west coast today, there is trouble brewing back east. the manhattan district attorney has issued a subpoena for the president's tax returns. nbc's tracie potts joins us from d.c. tracie, good morning >> reporter: hi there, frances good morning while congress here in washington has been trying to get their hands on the president's tax returns, turns out new york may end up getting them first the manhattan d.a. working with the grand jury there investigating the trump organization, the president's business for possible involvement in hush money payments to women who claimed to have affairs mr. trump part that of investigation, people familiar with it tell nbc they have subpoenaed the president's accounting firm to get what will turn out to be not only eight years worth of tax returns, but many of the underlyi

african-american, hispanic american unemployment have reached the lowest rates ever recorded in the historyour country. [applause] i wonder if that will be mentioned tonight during the debate. i don't know. i have a feeling -- what do you think, steve? kevin, do you think they will be talking about that? that is a good debate point. as they had me left and right, i will say african-american unemployment is the lowest it has ever been. i will leave the stage and say, good luck. [applause] pres. trump: but another good one is after african-american and hispanic american poverty rates have also reached the all-time in our history record lows. how do you lose this debate? [applause] pres. trump: how do you lose the debate? that's a tough one to beat, also. our pledge to the workers are already securing commitments for 13 million employment and training opportunities for american citizens. we have these great companies -- greatest companies in the world, and they are training people -- government can't really train them. we are training people through these incredible programs where we are going

that we've ever had you know you've heard me said many times african-american asian american hispanic american the best unemployment numbers we've ever had and the most and best employment numbers 160000000 very close to that number in jobs we've never been anywhere close. wages are up. and inequality is down something that people don't like reading about but wages are up i used to speak during the campaign and i talk about wages where people were making less money. 3 years ago than they were making 21 years ago 22 years ago and they'd have to eat 2 jobs in 3 jobs and when i say 3 years ago i'm talking into the area sometime prior to the election and they were doing very badly and now for the 1st time in many years wages are up and employment is up and unemployment is down and it's a beautiful thing to watch. in a week of active and ambitious diplomacy here at the united nations america renewed our friendships we advanced our values greatly and made clear to everyone that the united states will always defend our citizens to promote prosperity i met with prime minister boris johnson at length t

lowest unemployment ever recorded for african-americans and hispanic americans.or women, it is at a 65 year low. those are the results that house republicans made possible because oflowest what your majoy meant in the first two years. it is remarkable when you think about what we have been able to accomplish. compare that to what people saw on the debate stage last night. in a booming american economy where people's 401(k)s are , where unemployment is at 850 year low, millions of new jobs created for the first time ever recorded, there are more job openings than there are , therelooking for work was not one single question in the debate last night about the economy. not one single question. before i lost interest, i was trying to keep track of what was going on. i heard my predecessor said that he was answering a question about his years in the white and he said i am the vice president of the united states. let me be clear, i am the vice president of the united states of america. [applause] we got that out of the way. [laughter] did you check that agenda last nig

last month, african-american, hispanic-american and asian-american unemployment reached their lowest rates ever recorded. we are marshaling our energy abundance. and the united states is the largest producer of oil and natural gas in the world. wages are rising. incomes are soaring. and 2.5 million americans have been lifted out of poverty in less than three years. as we rebuild, the unrivaled might by the american military, we are also revitalizing our alliances by making it very clear, that all of our partners are expected to pay their fair share of the tremendous defense burden, which the united states has borne in the past. at the center of our vision for national renewal, is an ambitious campaign to reform international trade. for decades, the international trading system has been easily exploited by nations acting in very bad faith, as jobs were outsourced, a small handful grew wealthy at the expense of the middle class. in america, the result was 4.2 million lost manufacturing jobs and $15 trillion in trade deficits over the last quarter-century. the united states is now takin