WITH YOU AROUND THE COUNTRY FOR THE PAST YEAR AND AN EVEN
GREATER HONOR TO BE IN YOUR CABINET.
ON BEHALF OF YOUR BREATH THE TREASURY WE ARE FOCUSED ON
, CREATING ECONOMIC GROWTH, SWEEPING TAX REFORM, AND
FIGHTING TERRORISM WITH SANCTIONS AND ALL OF THE
PROGRAMS WITHIN OUR CONTROL. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU EVERYBODY. [CROSSTALK]
PRESIDENT TRUMP: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
EARLIER TODAY, PRESIDENT TRUMP DELIVERED HIS WEEKLY
ADDRESS AND STARTED WITH THE SHOOTING OF MAJORITY WHIP STEVE
SCULLY'S AND HE WAS FOLLOWED BY JAMES CLYBURN WHO GAVE THE
DEMOCRATIC ADDRESS. FIRST, THE PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: MY FELLOW AMERICANS, THIS WEEK, OUR NATION
WAS SHOCKED AND HORRIFIED WHEN A GUNMAN OPENED FIRE ON A MEMBER
OF CONGRESS. FIVE PEOPLE WERE WOUNDED IN THE
ASSAULT, INCLUDING A MEMBER OF HOUSE LEADERSHIP, MY GOOD
FRIEND, STEVE SCALISE. STEVE IS BELOVED ACROSS
WASHINGTON, HE EMBODIES EVERYTHING PUBLIC SERVICE IS
ABOUT -- HE'S DEDICATED TO HIS CONSTITUENTS, DEVOTED TO HIS
VALUES AND DEEPLY COMMITTED TO HIS COUNTRY.
I VISITED STEVE, HIS WIFE, AND HIS FAMILY IN THE HOSPITAL AS HE
CONTINUES TO FIGHT FOR HIS RECOVERY.
435 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, AND 300 MILLION AMERICANS, ARE PULLING
FOR HIM, PRAYING FOR HIM, AND PLEDGING TO HIM OUR FULL AND
TOTAL SUPPORT. WE CONTINUE TO HOLD ALL OF THOSE
WOUNDED AND FIGHTING FOR RECOVERY IN OUR HEARTS AND
PRAYERS, INCLUDING MATT MIKA, WHO WAS ALSO BADLY WOUNDED.
IN THAT TERRIBLE CRIME, WE ALSO WITNESSED THE INCREDIBLE HEROISM
OF CAPITOL POLICE. SPECIAL AGENT CRYSTAL GRINER,
WHO I ALSO HAD THE HONOR OF MEETING DURING MY VISIT TO THE
HOSPITAL, RACED INTO GUNFIRE, ALONG WITH SPECIAL AGENT DAVID
BAILEY. THEY SAVED THE LIVES OF OUR
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND PREVENTED THAT DARK DAY FROM
BECOMING A TRAGEDY BEYOND IMAGINATION.
THEY, LIKE SO MANY OTHER COURAGEOUS POLICE OFFICERS,
REPRESENT THE VERY BEST OF US. WE SALUTE THEM, AND WE ALSO
SALUTE MEMBERS OF ALEXANDRIA POLICE, FIRE AND RESCUE.
THOUGH WE HAVE OUR DIFFERENCES, WHAT UNITES US IS SO MUCH
STRONGER: OUR LOVE OF COUNTRY, OUR DEVOTION TO ITS PEOPLE.
NOW MORE THAN EVER, THESE VALUES MUST GUIDE US -- AND BRING US
CLOSER TOGETHER. LET US ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT OUR
JOB IS TO SERVE AND REPRESENT THE WHOLE AMERICAN PEOPLE -- AND
THAT WE ARE ALL CHILDREN OF THE SAME GOD.
THIS WEEK, MY ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES OUR FOCUS ON PROVIDING
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL. ON THURSDAY, I SIGNED AN
EXECUTIVE ORDER TO LAUNCH A GROUNDBREAKING NEW
APPRENTICESHIP INITIATIVE THAT WILL HELP YOUNG AMERICANS LEARN
THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO FIND A REWARDING CAREER, EARN A GREAT
LIVING, AND SUPPORT THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES.
WE ARE CELEBRATING THE DIGNITY OF WORK AND THE GREATNESS OF THE
AMERICAN WORKER. AMERICAN CITIZENS HAVE WORKED
EVERY JOB, EVERY OCCUPATION, NO MATTER WHAT IT MIGHT BE -- NO
MATTER HOW GRUELING, HOW CHALLENGING, OR EVEN HOW
DANGEROUS. THEY WASH THE WINDOWS ON OUR
TALLEST SKYSCRAPERS; THEY CREATE WORKS OF ART FROM BURNING FIRE
AND MOLTEN STEEL; THEY MINE THE EARTH AND DIVE THE OCEAN DEPTHS
TO BRING ENERGY INTO OUR CITIES AND TOWNS; THEY CARE FOR THE
SICK, THE ELDERLY, AND THE WOUNDED; AND THEY LAY THE
BRICKS, MORTAR, REBAR, AND CONCRETE THAT GIVE US PLACES TO
LIVE, TO WORK, AND TO THRIVE. TODAY, THIS IS THE MESSAGE I
WANT EVERY YOUNG AMERICAN TO HEAR: THERE IS DIGNITY IN EVERY
HONEST JOB, AND THERE IS NOBILITY IN EVERY HONEST WORKER.
OUR APPRENTICESHIP INITIATIVE WILL MAKE IT DRAMATICALLY EASIER
FOR EMPLOYERS, INDUSTRY GROUPS AND UNIONS TO CREATE EXCITING
NEW APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS THAT PLACE STUDENTS INTO HIGH-PAYING
CAREERS. INSTEAD OF BEING RACKED WITH
CRUSHING STUDENT DEBT, THOSE WHO PARTICIPATE WILL EARN WHILE THEY
LEARN -- THINK OF THAT: EARN WHILE THEY LEARN.
UNDER OUR PLAN, YOUNG AMERICANS WILL HAVE A PATHWAY TO EXCITING
AND FULFILLING CAREERS. THEY WILL BECOME BRILLIANT
TECHNICIANS WHO REVITALIZE AMERICAN MANUFACTURING.
THEY WILL BECOME WELDERS WHO FORGE FROM FIRE AMAZING WORKS OF
IRON AND STEEL AND ART. AND THEY WILL BECOME
ENTREPRENEURS WHO REVOLUTIONIZE ENTIRE INDUSTRIES.
AND THESE STRIVING AMERICAN CITIZENS, INCLUDING MILLIONS OF
TALENTED YOUNG AMERICAN WOMEN WITH TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL, WILL
BECOME THE PROGRAMMERS WHO CHANGE THE WORLD WITH THE NEXT
GREAT TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCE. EVERY AMERICAN DESERVES A PATH
TO A GREAT JOB THAT THEY TRULY LOVE.
THAT BEGINS WITH THE RIGHT EDUCATION -- ONE THAT GIVES
STUDENTS THE FOUNDATION FOR A LIFETIME OF SUCCESS.
EVERY DAY, AS YOUR PRESIDENT, I WILL BE COMMITTED TO THIS GOAL.
THANK YOU, GOD BLESS YOU, AND GOD BLESS AMERICA.
HELLO. I AM JIM CLYBURN.
I AM PROUD TO REPRESENT THE SIX DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND
THE DEMOCRATIC LEADER IN THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES. FULLE BEGIN BY WISHING A