The speeh is about to begin
More excerpts here if you can't be bothered with the whole thing:
Excerpts from President Donald Trump's speech to Congress (By The Associated Press)
A few bits (bolding mine):
- But to accomplish our goals at home and abroad, we must restart the engine of the American economy - making it easier for companies to do business in the United States, and much harder for companies to leave.
- My economic team is developing historic tax reform that will reduce the tax rate on our companies so they can compete and thrive anywhere and with anyone.- At the same time, we will provide massive tax relief for the middle class.
- Tonight, I am also calling on this Congress to repeal and replace Obamacare, with reforms that expand choice, increase access, lower costs and at the same time provide better health care.
- Mandating every American to buy government-approved health insurance was never the right solution for America.- The way to make health insurance available to everyone is to lower the cost of health insurance, and that is what we will do.
- Obamacare is collapsing - and we must act decisively to protect all Americans. Action is not a choice - it is a necessity.-
So I am calling on all Democrats and Republicans in Congress to work with us to save Americans from this imploding Obamacare disaster.
And:
-I am sending Congress a budget that rebuilds the military, eliminates the defense sequester, and calls for one of the largest increases in national defense spending in American history.
- My budget will also increase funding for our veterans. Our veterans have delivered for this nation - and now we must deliver for them.
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Details are thin but that's not the purpose of a speech like this. This is vision stuff, the details will be hammered out through the process and it'll take time.
