WATCH THAT HISTORY HERE AND SEE WHY THIS
MOMENT IS SO IMPORTANT.
From: "Dan Pfeiffer, The White House"
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Send: Sunday 07/21/13 22:02
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The White House, Washington
Hey everyone,
I don't usually write emails like this, and
we don't usually send messages like this to this list. But I just finished
reading the draft of a speech the President plans to deliver on Wednesday, and
I want to explain why it's one worth checking out.
Eight years ago, not long after he was
elected to the United States Senate, President Obama went to Knox College in
his home state of Illinois where he laid out his economic vision for the
country. It's a vision that says America is strongest when everybody's got a shot
at opportunity -- not when our economy is winner-take-all, but when we're all
in this together.
Revisiting that speech, it's clear that it
sowed the seeds of a consistent vision for the middle class he's followed ever
since. It's a vision he carried through his first campaign in 2008, it's a
vision he carried through speeches like the one he gave at Georgetown
University shortly after taking office that imagined a new foundation for our
economy, and one in Osawatomie, Kansas on economic inequality in 2011 -- and
it's a vision he carried through his last campaign in 2012.
Watch that history here and see why
this moment is so important
All of these speeches -- Knox College,
Georgetown, Osawatomie -- make clear that since day one, the President has had
one clear economic philosophy: The American economy works best when it grows
from the middle-out, not the top-down.
This Wednesday, almost five years after the
financial crisis fueled a devastating recession, and two years after a debate
over whether or not America would pay its bills that harmed our recovery, the
President will return to Knox College to kick off a series of speeches that
will lay out his vision for rebuilding an economy that puts the middle class
and those fighting to join it front and center. He'll talk about the progress
we've made together, the challenges that remain, and the path forward.
And over the next several weeks, the
President will deliver speeches that touch on the cornerstones of what it means
to be middle class in America: job security, a good education, a home to call
your own, affordable health care when you get sick, and the chance to save for
a secure, dignified retirement. They will include new ideas and new pushes for
ideas he has discussed before. They'll outline steps Congress can take, steps
he'll take on his own, and steps the private sector can take that benefit us
all.
The point is to chart a course for where
America needs to go -- not just in the next three months or even the next three
years, but a steady, persistent effort over the long term to restore this
country's basic bargain for the middle class.
Why now? Well, we've made important
progress with the Senate passing comprehensive immigration reform and will
continue to work with the House to push to get that enacted into law. But the
President thinks Washington has largely taken its eye off the ball on the most
important issue facing the country. Instead of talking about how to help the
middle class, too many in Congress are trying to score political points, refight
old battles, and trump up phony scandals. And in a couple of months, we will
face some more critical budget deadlines that require Congressional action, not
showdowns that only serve to harm families and businesses -- and the President
wants to talk about the issues that should be at the core of that debate.
As I was reading through his draft, I was
reminded what drives this President to work so hard.
I hope you'll watch this
video showing the context of the last eight years and then tune in on Wednesday
to find out. I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Thank you,
Dan
Dan Pfeiffer
Senior Advisor to the President
The White House
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