Name: President Obama Speaks on Manufacturing Innovation
Uploaded: 2014-05-06T15:59:02.000Z
Duration: 20 min 47 s
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The President: Welcome to the White House, everybody.

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We've got some pretty cool stuff up here, and we also

have people here who can explain what it all is.

We've got, first and foremost, some people

who I'm proud to call friends and have been fighting on

behalf of American workers every single day.

We've got the Governor of the great state

of Illinois -- Pat Quinn is here in the house.

responsible for trimming my trees and potholes

And I haven't been back for a while; I don't know

how it's going, but I'm assuming he's handling his

business -- the Mayor of the great city of Chicago,

of Congress who are here, especially someone who

just announced that this would be his last term in

Congress, but is somebody who so many of us have

He is a man who has every single day of his life, in

office, made sure that he was fighting on behalf of

John, you are not just the longest-serving member

John's service, and we're going to miss you.

who invent some of the most advanced metals on the planet,

designers who are modeling prototypes in the digital

project we've been working on for a long time.

But keeping America at the cutting edge of technology

and innovation is what is going to ensure

a steady stream of good jobs into the 21st century.

to take new action to put America at the forefront

This is a moment when our economy is growing,

and it has been growing steadily for over four years now.

Our businesses have created about 8.5 million

The unemployment rate is the lowest it's been

Our manufacturing sector is adding jobs for the

So there's some good news to report, but the trends

that have battered the middle class for decades

While those at the top are doing better than ever,

Too many Americans are working harder than ever

And it's our job to reverse those trends.

That's the essence of America: No matter who you

are or where you come from, what you look like,

how you started out -- if you are willing

So I've been talking now for months about

And let me break it down into four parts.

manufacturing, rebuilding our infrastructure,

Number two, training workers with the skills

Number three, guaranteed access to a world-class

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