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" The United States ended 20 years of war in Afghanistan, the longest war in American history. We completed one of the biggest air lifts in history with more than 120,000 people evacuated to safety. The extraordinary success of this mission was due to the incredible skill, bravely, and selfless courage in the United States military in our diplomats and intelligence professionals. And they did it, knowing ISIS-K terrorists, sworn enemies of the Taliban were lurking in the midst of those crowds. And still, the women and men of the United States military are diplomatic corps, and intelligence professionals did their job and did it well, risking their lives, not for professional gains, but to serve others. Not in the mission of war, but in the mission of mercy. That assumption that the Afghan government would be able to hold on for a period of time beyond military drawdown turned out not to be accurate. But I still instructed our national security team to prepare for every eventuality, even that one. And that's what we did. So we were ready. We got thousands of Afghan translators and interpreters and others who supported the United States out as well. Now we believe that about 100 to 200 Americans remain in Afghanistan, with some intention to leave. Most of those who remain are dual citizens, long-time residents, who had early decided to stay because of their family roots in Afghanistan. So we're left with a simple decision. Either follow through on the commitment made by the last administration in leave Afghanistan, or say we weren't leaving, and commit another tens of thousands more troops going back to war. That was the choice, the real choice. I was not going to extend this forever war, and I was not extending a forever exit. But I also know that the threat from terrorism continues in its pernicious and evil nature. But it's changed, expanded to other countries. Our strategy has to change, too. We will maintain the fight against terrorism in Afghanistan and other countries. We just don't need to fight a ground war to do it. I believe this is the right decision, the wise decision, and the best decision for America. Thank you, and may God bless you all, and may God protect our troops. Thank you.",,,2022-11-02 18:15:17.937372
" was before the pandemic. Since I came to office, that's what we've done. Historic vaccination efforts that save lives helped our economy recover from all the lost jobs during the pandemic. 10 million jobs created, a record for any administration at this point in the presidency. 3.5 percent unemployment, 50-year low, 50-year low. 700,000, nearly 700,000 manufacturing jobs created with companies investing billions of dollars to build industries of the future here in America. Proving that made in America is no longer just a slogan. We're rebuilding our roads, our bridges, our ports, our airports. We're delivering clean water, high-speed internet to every American. And the price of gas at the pump is coming down. It's down $1.20 this summer, and this this week, last week, it's fallen another 10 cents. And today, we have further proof that we're rebuilding the economy in a responsible way. Today, my administration announced that this year, the deficits fell by $1.4 trillion. The largest one-year job in American history, $1.4 trillion decline in the deficit. Let me repeat that. The largest ever decline in the federal deficit. Let me be clear. This record deficit reduction includes the cost of my student loan plan and everything else we've been paying for. The deficit is down $1.4 trillion this year, even after accounting for 30 years of debt relief paid in advance. You know, this follows last year's drop of $350 billion in the deficit. And because we're making sure the largest corporations pay their fair share, cracking down on billionaire tax cheats and giving Medicare the power to negotiate lower drug prices in the future, beginning to just get underway, which lowers one of the biggest costs that the government and families have to pay. We'll reduce, because of that, the deficit and another $250 billion over the next 10 years. You know, we're going from historically strong economic recovery to a steady and stable growth while reducing the deficit. Building an economy where everyone does well, where the poor have a ladder up, the middle class does well, and the wealthy do very well. They're not hurt by it. And this is the economic vision I've had for America and the reason I ran, one of the reasons. Republicans in Congress have a very different vision. Now, listen to me closely. Congressional Republicans love to call Democrats big spenders. And they always claim to be for less federal spending. Let's look at the facts. The federal deficit went up every single year in the Trump administration. Every single year he was president. It went up before the pandemic. It went up during the pandemic. It went up every single year on his watch, the Republican watch. In fact, in three years before COVID hit, the deficit ballooned by another $400 billion. They're the facts. And one big reason for that is Republicans voted for a $2 trillion tax cut, a Trump tax cut, which overwhelmingly benefits the wealthy and the biggest corporations. And that racked up the deficit significantly. On my watch, things have been different. The deficits come down both years that I've been in office. And I just signed legislation that's going to reduce it even more in the decades to come. Now, Republicans in Congress are doubling down on their commitment to explode the deficit again. Just this week, it's hard to make this stuff up. Just this week, Republican leaders says if they get their way, they're going to extend the Trump tax cuts, which is due to expire in a couple years. They extend them. They said they'll repeal the corporate minimum tax of just 15 percent, but I just signed a law, 15 percent. They'd allow the largest and most prosperous corporations in America to go back to paying zero in federal income tax, which 55 of them did in 2020. They said they'll repeal the lower prescription drug costs and it will take effect next year, which that's... And these major reductions in the drug costs don't really kick in until next year. If Republicans have appealed it, it's going to raise costs on to millions of seniors in the cost of the federal government, to the federal government, billions of dollars. Put it all together, a Republican plan would add about $3 trillion to the deficit, $3 trillion. That's their plan. That's what they did under my predecessor, and that's what they intend to do again. Adding over $3 trillion to the deficit is reckless. It's irresponsible, and it would make inflation worse. For Americans, the deficit could not be clearer. We don't have to take my word for it, what they're for. They've laid out a plan that... They laid out very clearly. Congressional Republicans say, and you all know this, their number one priority is to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act. Now, here's what that means. If they get their way, the power we just gave Medicare to begin to negotiate lower prescription drugs goes away. Gone. If they get their way, the $2,000 cap on prescription drug costs, which takes effect next year. Maximum, any senior would have to pay no matter what their drug costs are, would be $2,000. Goes away, gone. The $35 a month cap on insulin, which takes effect next year. Folks on Medicare, gone. The savings on health care premiums of $800 a day from millions of Americans under the Affordable Care Act, gone. And of course, they're still determined to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which means, and end of the protections for tens of millions of people who cannot afford health insurance because they have a preexisting condition. Let's remember that. Talk about millions of people will lose their health insurance because they do not have a way to get it because they have a preexisting condition. That's gone as well. And they're doing everything they can to get gas prices. We're doing everything we can to keep gas prices down. The Republicans are against it all. And it's all part of the trickle-down mentality that says, it doesn't matter what's happening on Main Street, as long as Wall Street's feeling good. One more thing. If you're worried about the economy, you need to know this. The Republican leadership in Congress has made it clear. They will crash the economy next year by threatening the full faith and credit of the United States. For the first time in our history putting the United States in the fall, unless we yield to their demand to cut Social Security Medicare. You heard that one, right? You all heard them say that. That's what they're saying. Let me be really clear. I will not yield. I will not cut Social Security. I will not cut Medicare, no matter how hard they work at it. Folks, we know what the Republican Congress will do if they regain power. They're telling us they're being straight up about it. They're going to repeal lower prescription drug prices. I just signed into law and raise drug prices. They're going to cut Social Security and Medicare. They'll pass massive tax cuts for the wealthy, make them permanent, but they're not now the individual tax cuts. They'll threaten the very foundations of the American economy if we don't meet their demands. And they talk about inflation. Everything they propose, or in our proposing, will make inflation worse. Everything they're proposing will make inflation worse. Let me close with this. Over the last few years, we've faced some of the most difficult challenges in our history, both at home and abroad, where we're making real progress. We just have to keep going. I know we can. For everything we've been through, I've never been more optimistic about our America's future. We just have to remember who we are. We're the United States of America. There's nothing beyond our capacity. And we're better positioned in any other country in the world to get through this difficult period. Inflation's worse all around the world. So keep to faith. Keep to faith. And God bless you and may God protect our troops. And I want to say one more thing, actually. You know, I know, and I don't blame you, you want to ask me about the midterms. And here's what I think. It's been back and forth with them ahead, us ahead, them ahead, back and forth. And the polls have been all over the place. I think that we're going to see one more shift back to our side the closing days. And let me tell you why I think that. We're starting to see some of the good news on the economy. Gas prices are down sharply in 46 of the 50 states because of what I've been doing. We're moving in the right direction. There's more to come. State unemployment today. State unemployment is all time lows in 11 states. And 17 states have unemployment rates under 3%. The new deficit numbers, there's a record, a record decrease. It's never happened before. The election is not a referendum. It's a choice. It's a choice. And the Republican criticized my economic record. But look at what I've inherited and what I've done. And look at what they're offering. They want to double down on the Trump tax cuts for the wealthy, make them permanent because they're going to expire in 2025. They want to send jobs overseas where big corporations can, in fact, pay lower wages and increase their profits. And these are tax cuts that give most benefits to billionaires and wealthy corporations. And let's get specific. They want to abolish the 15%. What a terrible thing to ask a corporation to pay. 15% tax that I insisted that those 55 corporations have made $40 billion and didn't pay a red cent. They now, my god, they got to pay 15%. If Republicans get their way, the deficit is going to soar. The tax burden is going to fall in the middle class. And Republicans are working really hard. And this is what's kind of said, I have to bid. Every once in a while, they're surprised. They have three, not one, not two, three plans to cut Social Security benefits, three plans. They're not going to stop there. They're going to do big farmers bidding to repeal my plan to allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drugs prices. We pay the highest in the world. And in doing so, it's going to raise drug prices. And they're going to raise big farmers' profits. They're doing fine big farmers. They're not hurting at all. And they're going to raise your health insurance premiums. It's mega, mega, trickle down, mega, mega trickle down. The kind of policies that have failed the country before and will fail it again. And it'll mean more wealth to the very wealthy, higher inflation for the middle class. That's the choice we're facing. That's why I think that we're going to do just fine. Thank you. Mr. President, speaking of Medicare, not the debt ceiling. How did that ceiling? Do you support the permanent repeal of the debt ceiling, sir? The permanent repeal of the debt ceiling? What do you mean? Yes. You mean just say we don't have a debt limit? No, no, no. No. That'd be responsible. On your current, Mr. President, speaking of the terms. Speaking of the needs of the real, because the needs of the new support are going to be put in place. Let's get one at a time, OK? Thank you, sir. So you've heard the Republicans. Do you have the means and the will to get to disappointing Ukraine? Yes, because if we supported Ukraine, we're supporting all of Europe. We're supporting NATO. Do you think that Mr. Putin decides he's just going to deal with Ukraine, and that's the end of it? No. I don't understand the threat that they're saying they may have to stop funding the Ukrainians in their war against this brutal dictator. Yes, last one. On the midterms, sir, last night you said you need 53, not 51 votes, to pass your agenda. I'm just getting greedy. What did you mean by that? Were you referring to Manchin and cinema? No, I just think the more we have, the more certain. 51 just gives me one more. I'd like to have three more. It'd make it a lot easier. Thank you very much. All right, thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I'm sure it's open.",,,2022-11-02 18:16:32.734887