PBS NewsHour; February 4, 2020, 6:00pm-8:00pm PST

- CNEWSHOUR PRODUCTIONS, LLC - >> THIS PROGRAWAS MADE - POSSIBLE BY VIEWERK LIKE YOU. - THU. - >> Woodruff: GOOD EVENING, AND - WELCOME TO OUR PBS NEWSHOUR - SPECIAL LIVE COVERAGE OF - PRESIDENT TRUMP'S STATE OF THE - UNION ADDRESS. - I'M JUDY WDRUFF. - HE ADDRESSES A NATION AND A - CONGRESS DEEPLY DIVIDED. - IN THE LAST MONTALONE, - TENSIONS WITH IRAN TURNED - VIOLENT, SPARKING FEARS OF WAR. - A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY IS IN - EFFECT NOW AS A DEADLY VIRUS - SPREADS FROM CHINA ACROSS THE - GLOBE. - THERE'S BEEN CONFUSION OVER - PRIMARY ELECTIONS INOWA. - AND, THERE'S BN AN IMPEACHMENT - TRIAL, MEANING TONIGHT, THE

- PRESIDENT WILL APPEAR BEFORE - SENATORS ON THE E OF THEIR - CASTING THEIR VOTE TO ACQUIT OR - REMOVE HIM FROM OFFICE. - MR. TRUMP IS EXPECTED TO TOUT - HIS ECONOMIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS, - INCLUDING RECENT MAJOR TRADEAD - DEALS WITH C MEXICO AND - CHINA. - HIS TONE SEEMS AIMED AT CALMING - AND UNIFYING THE COUNTRY, OR IF - NOTE, STOKING FURTHER DIVISION. - AS WE WAIT FOR THE PRESIDENT TO - ENTER THE HOUSE CHAMBER, OUR - CAPITOL.JARDINS IS THERE AT THE - AND OUR YAMICHE ALCINDOR IS AT - THE WHITE HOUSE.E - >> Woodruff: HTH ME AT OUR - THIS IS A LIVE PICTURE, NOW, OF - THRHOUSE CHAMBER WITH SPEA - NANCY PELOSI ON THE RIGHT, THEF - VICE PRESIDENTE UNITED - STATES MIKE PENCE ON THE LEFT, - WAITING FOR THE SERGEANT AT - ARMS. - THES HOUE SERGEANT AT ARMS PAUL - IRVING TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE - PRESIDENT HAS ARRIVED. - TYPICALLY, THIS IS ALL RIGHT ON - SCHEDULE. - IT HAPPENS AOUT A MINUTE AND A . - LET'S SEE IF IT HAPPENS RIGHT - NOW. - WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT PICTURES

- TO HAVE THE CHAMBER. - THIS IS THE HOUSE CHAMBER AND - MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ARE ALL - EXPECTED TO ATTEND. - SOME DON'T. - WE ARE TOLD TWO MEMBERS OF THE - HOUSE ARE BOINCOTONIGHT. - ONE OF THEM IS CONGRESSWOMANAN - ALIA OCASIO CORTEZ OF - NEW YORK. - BUT, IN GENERAL, MOST MEMBERS OF - THE HOUSE, MOST MEMBERS, OR VAST - MAJORITY MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE - AND THE SENATE DO SHOW UP FOR - THIS ANNUAL STATE OF THE UNION - ADDRESS. - HERE WE SE THE SERGEANT AT AR TS - MOVIWARD THE DOOR. - THE PRESIDENT'S CABINET ARRIVED, - THE SUPREME CTHRT, MEMBERS OF - SUPREME COURT, THE SUPREME - COME INTO THE CHAMBER.ERTS HAS - HE SPENT SOME OF THE LAST FEW - DAYS IN THE SENATE CHAMBER. - AND HERE IS THE SERGEANT AT - ARMS. - (GAVEL POUNDING) - >> MADAM SPEAKER, THE PRESIDENT

- OF THE UNITED STATES! - (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) - >> WWEodruff: AN USUALLY - SEE THE PRESIDENT COME IN. - HE'S FOLWED BY THE - NGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP, OTHER - THAN SPEAKER PELOSI WHO YOU SEE - AT THE FRONT OF THE CHAMBER. - THAT'S THE FIRST LADY, MELANIA - TRUMP, SHE JUST ARRIVED A FEW - MOMENTS AGO FOLLOWING THE - PRESIDENT. - YOU CASEE THE SENATE MAJORITY - LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL. - STENY HOYER WHO IS THE NUMBER - TWO DEMOCRAT, THE MAJORITY - LEADER IN THEF HOUSE O - REPRESENTATIVES. - ALONG THE LINE, MEMBERS OF - CONGESS, MEMBERS OF THE SENAT - APPLAUDING AND WELCOMING THE - PRESIDENT. - MAINLY REPUBLICANS, BUT ALWAYS - SOME DEMRATS, ALWAYS MEMBE - OF THE OTHER PARTY AS WELL, - GREETING THE PRESIDE AS HE - ENTERS THE CHAMBER FOR THIS - ANNUAL REPORT TO THE NATION, THE

- STATE OFNION ADDRESS. - THIS IS PRESIDENT TRUMP'S THIRD - STATE OF THE UNION. - WE'VE READBEEN TOLHAT HE - WILL BE SPEAKING TONIGHT ABOUT - THE ECONOMY, ABOUT HOW WELL IT - HAS DONE UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP. - WERE TOLD E THEME IS THE - GREAT AMERICAN COMEBACK. - THE PRESIDENT HIMLF TODAY AT - THE WHITE HOUSE TOLD REPORTERS - THAT HIS SPEECH WILL RUN ABOUT - AN HOUR AND 25 MINUTES. - WE DON'T KNOW WHETHER THAT'S - GOING TO INCLUDE APPLAUSE OR - NOT. - THERE'SHE PRESIDENT SPEAKING - TO CHIEF JUSCE JOHN ROBERTS, - WHO AS WE KNOW HAS BEEN - PRESIDING OV THE TRIAL THIS - WEEK IN THE SENATE OF THE - PRESIDENT, WHERE HE'S FACED TWO - THE PRESIDENT THERE GREETING - MARK MILLEY, THE CHAMBER OF THE - JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF, AND H - OTHERS AS MAKES HIS WAY - CLOSER TO THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE - CHAMBER. - D HE'S STEPPING UP NOW ON THE - DAIS, WHERE HE WILL BE GREETED - BY THE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

- STANDING IN FRONT OF THE - VICE PRESIDENT AND IN FRONT TO - HAVE THEPEAKER OF THE -- AND - IN FRONT OF THE SPEAKER OF THE - HOUSE, THE TWO OF WHOM WE'VE - TOLD HAVE NOT SPOKE TON ONE - ANOTHER IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS, - SO WE WILL SEE IF THERE IS - CONVERSATION TONIGHT. - THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED - STATES.AN - (CHEERAPPLAUSE) - >> Woodruff: REPUBLICANS IN - THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - GIVING THE PRESIDENT A HARDY - WELCOME. - EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM VOTEDAG - NST THE ARTICLES OF - IMPEACHMENT IN THE HOUSE THAT - WENT ON TO THE SENATE WITH TWO - DISSENTING VOTES FROM DEMOCRATS. - THVOTES IN THE USE, ALL - DEMOCRATS EXCEPT TWO VOTED FOR - IMPEACHMENT. - EVERY SINGLE REPUBLICAN IN THE - HOUSE VOTED AGAINST. - AND TOMORROW, WE'LL SEE THE

- SENATE VOTE. - HERE'S TNTE PRESI - >> MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, THE - PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. - (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) - (CHANTING FOUR MRE YEA) - >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. - THANK YOU VERY MUCH. - MADAM SPEAKER, - MRVICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERS - CONGRESS, THE FIRST LADY OF THE - (CHEERS AND APPLAU - AND MY FELLO CITIZENS. - THREE YEARS AGO, WE LAUNCHED THE

- GREAT AMERICAN COMEBACK.A - TONIGHT, I SND BEFORE YOU TO - SHARE THE INCREDIBLE RESULTS. - JOBS ARE BOOMING, INCOMES ARE - CRIME IS FALLING, CONFIDENCE IS - RGING, AND OUR COUNTRY IS A - THRI HIGHLY RESPECTED - AGAIN. - (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) - AMERICA'S ENEMIES ARE ON THE - RUN, AMERICA'S FORTUNES ARE ON - THE RISE, AND AMECA'S FUTURE - IS BLAZING BRIGHT. - THE YEARS OFNO ECOC DECAY ARE - OVER.HE - S AND APPLAUSE) - THE DAYS OF OUR COUNTRY BEING - USED, TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AND

- EVEN SCORNED BY OTHER NATIONS - ARE LONG BEHIND US.AU - (CHEERS AND AP) - GONE, TOO, ARE THE BROKEN - PROMISES, JOBLESS RECOVERIES, - TIRED PLATITUDES AND CONSTANT - EXCUSES FOR THE DEPLION OF - AMERICAN WEALTH, POWER AND - PRESTIGE. - IN JUST THREE SHORT YEARS, WE - HAVE SHATTERED THE MENTALITY O - AMERICAN DECLINE, AND WE HAVE - REJECTED THE DOWNSIZING OF - AMERICANS' DESTINY. - WE HAVE TOTALLY REJECTED THE - DOWNSIZING. - WE ARE MOVING FORWARD AT A PACE - THAT WAS UNIMANABLE JUT - SHORT TIME AGO, AND WE ARE NEVEG - EVER GOIACK. - (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) - EAM THRILLED TO REPORT TO YOU - TONIGHT THAT OUONOMY IS THE

- MILITARY IS COMPLETELY REBUILT - WITH ITS POWER BEINGM UNATCHED - ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, AND IT'S - NOT EVEN CLOSE. - OUR BORDERS ARE SECURE, OUR - VALU ARE RENOUR PRIDE IS, OUR - RESTORED, AND FOR ALL OF THE - REASONS, I SAY TO THE PEOPLE OF - EAT COUNTRY AND TO THE - MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, THE STATE - OF OUR UNION IS STRONGER THAN - EVER BEFORE. - (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) - THE VION I WILL LAY OUT THIS - EVENING DEMONSTRATES HOW WE ARE - BUILDING THE WORLD'S MOST

- PROSPEROUS AND INCLUSIVE - SOCIETY, ONE WHERE EVERY CITIZ - CAN JOIN IN AMERICA'S - UNPARALLELED SUCCESS, AND WHERE - EVERY COMMUNITY CAN TAKPART IN - AMERICA'S EXTRAORDINARY RISHEE. - FROMNSTANT I TOOK OFFICE, - I MOVED RAPIDLY TO REVIVE THE - U.S. ECONOMY, SLASHING A RECMBOD - OF JOB-KILLINGON - REGULA ENACTING HISTORIC - AND RECORD-SETTING TAX CUTS, AND - FIGHTING FOR FAIR AND RECIPROCAL - (CHEERS AND APPLAU - OUR AGENDA IS RELENTLESSLY - PRO-WORKER, PRO-FAMILAN - PRO-GROWTH MOST OF ALL, - PRO-AMERICAN. - (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE - WE ARE ADVANCING WITH UNBRIDLED - OPTIMISM AND LIFTING OUR

- CITIZENS OF EVE RACE, COLOR, - RELIGION AND CREED VER VRY - HIGH. - SINCE MY ELECTION, WE HAVE - CREATED 7 MILLION NEW JOBS, - 5 MILLION MORE THAN GOVERNMENT - EXPERTS PROJECTED DURING TH - PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION. - (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) - THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS THE - LOWEST IN OVER HALF A CENTURY. - (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) - AND RY INCREDIBLY, THE AVERAGE - UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNDER MY - ADMINISTRATI IS LOWER THAN ANY - ADMINISTRATION IN THE HISTORY OF - OUR COUNTRY. - (ALAUSE) - IF WE HADTHN'T REVERSEE FAILED - ECONOMIC POLIES OF THE

- PREVIOUSDMINISTRATION, TH - SUCCESS.NG THIS EAT ECONOMIC - (APPLAUSE) - THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATFOR - AFRICAN-AMERICANS, - HISPANIC-AMERICANS ANDAM - ASIAICANS HAS REACHED THE - LOWEST LEVELS IN HISTORY. - (APPLAUSE) - THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN YOUTH - UNEMPLMENT HAS REACHED - ALL-TIME LOW. - AFRICAN-AMERICAN POVERTY HAS - DECLINED TO THE LOWEST RATE EVER - RECORDED.

- (APPLAUSE) - THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR WOMEN - REACHED THE LOWEST LEVEL IN - ALMOST 70 YEARS, AND LAST YEAR - WOMEN FAILED 72% OF ALL NEW -- - FILLED 72% OF ALL NEW JOBS - ADDE - (APPLAUSE) - THE VETERANS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE - DROPPED TO A RECORD LOW. - (APPLAUSE) - THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR - DISABLED AMERICANS HAS REACHED - AN ALL-TIME LOW. - (APPLAUSE)A - WORKERS WITHOUIGH SCHOOL - DIPLOMA HAVE ACEVED THE LOWEST

- UNEMPLOYMENT RATE RECORDED IN - U.S. HISTORY. - (APPLAUSE) - A RECORD NUMBER OF YOUNG - AMERICANS ARE NOW EMPLOYED. - (APPLAUSE) - UNDER THE LAST ADMINIRATION, - MORE THAN 10 MILLION PEOPLE WERE - ADDED TO THE FOOD STAMP ROLLS. - UNDER MY ADMINISTRATION, - 7 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE COME - OFF FOOD STAMPS, AND 10 MILLION - PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LIFTED OFF OF - WELFARE. - (APPLAUSE) - IN EIGHT YEARS UNDER THE LAST - ADMINISTRATION, OVER 300,000

- WORKING-AGE PEOPLE DROPPED OUT - OF THE WORKFORCE. Y - IN JUST THRARS OF MY, - ADMINISTRATI5 MILLION - PEOPLE, WORKING-AGE PEOPLE, HAVE - JOINED THE WORKFORCE. - (APPLAUSE) - SINCE MY ELECT WN, THE NETORTH - OF THE BOTTOM HALF OF WAGE - INNERS HAS INCREASED B7 4%, - THREE TIMES FASTER THAN THE - INCREASE FOR THE TOP 1%. - (APPLAUSE) - AFTER DECADES OF FLAT AND - FALLING INCOMES, WAGES ARE - RISING FAST AND WONDERFULLY, - THEY ARE RISINFASTEST FOR - A 16% PAY INCREASE SINCE MY SEEN - ELECTION. - (APPLAUSE)

- THIS IS A BLUE-COLLAR BOOM. - (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) - REAL MEDLDIAN HOUSENCOME IS - NOW AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL EVER - RECORDED. - (APPLAUSE) - SINCE MY ELECTION, U.S. STOCK - MARKETS HAVE SOARED 70%, DING - MORE THAN $12 TRILLION TO OUR - NATION'S WEALTH, TRANSCENDING - ANYTHING ANYONE BELIEVED WAS - POSSIBLE. - THISORS A REC - IT IS SOMETHING THAT EVERY - COUNTRY IN THE WORLD IS LOOKING - UP TO, THEY ADMIRE. - (APPLAUSE) - REACHED AMAZING NEW HIGHS.ST

- ALL OF THOSE MILLIONS PEOPLE - WITH 401Ks AND PENSIONS AREFA - DOIN BETTER THAN THAT HAVE - EVER DONE BEFORE WITH INCREASES - OF 60, 70, 80, 90 AND 100% AND - EVEN MORE.BS - ND INVESTMENTS ARE POURING - IN TO 000 PREVIOUSLY - NEGLIGENTED NEIGHBORHOODS, - THANKS TO OPPORTUNITY ZONES, A - PLAN SPEARHEADED BY SENATOR TIM - SCOTT AS PART OF OUR GREAT - REPUBLICAN TAX CUT. - (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) - IN OTHER WORDS, WEALTHY PEOPLE - AND COMPANIES ARE POUORINGNEY - INTO POOR NEIGHBORHOODS AND - AREAS THAT HAVEN'T SEEN

- INVESTMENTS IN DECADES, CREATING - JOBS, ENERGY AND EXCITEMENT. - (APPLAUSE) - THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT - THESE DESERVING COMMUNITIES HAVE - SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. - IT'S ALL WOKING. - OPPORTUNITY ZONES ARE HELPING - AMERICANS, LIKE ARMY TERAN - TONY RANKENS FROM CINCINNATI, - OHIO. - AFTER STRUGGLING WITH DRUG - ADDICTION, TONY LOST HIS JOB, - HIS HOUSE AND HIS FAMILY. - HE WAS HOMELESS.T - EN TONY FOUND A - INVESTS IN OPPTUNITY ZONES. - HE IS NOW A TOP TRADESMAN, - DRUG-FREE, REUNITED WITH HIS - FAMILY, AND HE IS HERE TONIGHT. - TONY, KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. - TONY. - (APPLAUSE) - >> THANK YOU, TONY.R - ARING ECONOMY HAS, FOR THE

- FIRST TIME EVER, GIVEN MANY - FORMER PRISONERS THE ABILITY TOG - GET EAT JOB AND A FRESH - START. - THIS SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE IS - MADE POSSIBLE BECAUSE WEASSED - LANDMARK CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM - INTO LAW. - EVERYONE SAID CRIMINAL JUSTICE - REFORM COULDN'T BE DONE, BUT I - GOT IT DONE, AND THE PEOPLE IN - THIS ROOM GOT IT DONE.LA - (AE) - THANKS TO OUR BOLD REGULATORY - REDUCTION CAMPAIGN, UNITED - STATES HAS BECOME THE NUMBER ONE - PRODUCER OF OIL AND NATURAL GAS - ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, BY FAR. - (APPLAUSE) - WITH THE TREMENDOUS PROGRESS WE

- HAVE MAER THE PAST THREE - YEARS, AMERICA IS NOW ENERG - INDEPENDENT AND ENERGY JOBS, - LI SO MANY OTHER ELEMENTS OF - OUR COUNTRY, ARE AT A RECORD - HIGH. - (APPLAUSE) - WE AR DOING NUMBERS THAT NO ONE - WOULD HAE THOUGHT POSSIBLE JUST - THREE YEARS AGO.R - LIKEWISE, WEE RESTORING OUR - NATION'S MANUFACTUNG MIGHT, - EVEN THOUGH PREDICTIONS WERE, AS - YOU ALL KNOW, THAT THIS COULD - NEVER EVER BE DONE. - AFTER LOSFAG 60,000TORIES - UNDER THE PREVIOUS TWO - ADMINISTRATIONS, AMERICA HAS NOW - GAINED 12,000 NEW FACTORIES - UNDER MY ADMINISTRATN WITH - THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF - PLANTS AND FACTORIES BEING - PLANNED OR BEING BUILT. - (APPLAUSE) - COMPANIES ARE NOT LEAVING, THEY - ARE COMING BACK TO THE U.S.A.

- (APPLAUSE) - THE FA IS THAT EVERYBODY WANTS - TO BE WHERE THE ACTION IS, AND - THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS, - INDEED, THE PLACE WHERE THE - ACTION IS. - (APPLAUSE) - ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROMISES I - MADE TO THE AMERICAN EOPLE WAS - TO REPLACE THE DISASTROUS NAFTA - TRADE DEAL. - (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) - IN FACT, UNFAIR TRADE IS PERHAPS - THE SINGLE BIGGEST REASON THAT I - DECIDED TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT.IN - FOLLNAFTA'S ADOPTION, OUR - NATION LOST E IN FOUR - MANUFACTURING JOBS. - MANY POLITICIANS CAME AND WENT, - PLEDGING TO CHANGE OR REPLACE - NAFTA, ONLY TO DO SO AND THEN - ABSOTELY NOTNG HAPPENED. - BUT UNLIKE SO MANY WHO CAME - BEFORE ME, I KEEP MY PROMISES -- - WE DID OUR JOB.

- (APPLAUSE) - SIX DAYS AGO, I REPLACED NAFTA - AND GNED A BRAND-NEW - INTO LAW.ANADA AGREEMENT - THE USMCAILL CREATE NEARLY - 100,000 NEW HIGH-PAYING AMERICAD - AUTO JOBS MASSIVELY REDUC - EXPORTS FOR OUR FARMERS, - RANCHERS AND FACTORY WORKERS. - IT WILL ALSO BRING TRADE WITH - MEXICO AND CANADA TO A MUCH - HIGHER LEL, BUT ALSO TO BE A - MUCH GREATER DEGREE OF FAIRNESS - AND RECROCITY, WE WILL HAVE - THAT FAIRNESS AND RECIPROCITY, - AND I SAY THAT FINALLY BECAUSE - IT'S BEEN MANY, MANY YEARS THAT - WE WERE TREATED FAIRLY ON TRADE - (APPLAUSE) - THIS IS THE FIRST MAJOR TRADE

- DEAL IN MANY YEARS TO EARN THE - STRONG BACKING OF AMERICA'S - LABOR UNIONS. - (APPLAUSE) - I ALSO PROMISED OUR CITIZENS - AT I WOULD IMPOSE TARIFFS TO - CONFRONT CHINA'S MASSIVE THEFT - OF AMERICA'S JOBS. - OUR STRATEGY HAS WKED. - DAYS AGO, WE SIGNED AND - GREAKING NEW AGREEMENT - WITH CHINA THAT WILL DEFEND OUR - WORKERS, PROTECT OUR - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, BRING - BILLNS AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS - TNTO OUR TREASURY, AND OF VAS - NEW MARKETS FOR PRODUCTS MADE - AND GROWN RIGHT HERE IN THE - S.A. - (APPLAUSE) - FOR EDECADES, CHINA HAS TAKEN - ADVANTAGE OF THE UNITED STATES. - NOW WE HAVE CHANGED THAT. - BUT, AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE, - WE'VE EVER HAD WITH CHINA,SHI - INCLUDING WITH PRESIDENT XI.

- THEY RESPECT WHAT WE'VE DONE - BECAUSE, QUITE FRANKUL, THEY - NEVER REALLY BELIEVE THAT - THEY WERE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH - WHAT THEY WERE DONG YEAR AFTER - YEAR, DECADE AFTER DECADE, - WITHOUT SOMEONE IN OUR COUNTRY - STEPPING UP AND SAYING, THAT'S - ENOU. - (APPLAUSE) - NOW WE WANT TO RBUILD OUR - COUNTRY, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT - WE'RE DOING. - WE ARE REBUILDING OUR COUNTRY. - AS WE RESTORE -- - (APPLAUSE) - -- AMERICAN LEADERSHIP - THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, WE ARE - ONCE AGAIN STANDING UP FOR - FREEDOM IN OUR HEMISPHERE.LA - (AE) - THAT'S WHY ATMY ADMINISN - REVERSED THE FAILING POLICIES OF - THE PREOUS ADMINISTRATION ON - CUBA. - (APPLAUSE)

- WE ARE SUPORTING THE HOS OF - CUBANS, NICARAGUANS ANDNE - ELANS TO RESTORE - DEMOCRACY. - THE UNITED STATESS LEADING A - 59 DIPLOMATION COALITION - AGAINST THE SOCIALIST LEADER OF - VENEZUELA NICOLAS MADURO. - (APPLAUSE) - MADURO IS AN ILLEGITIMATE RULERY - ANT WHO BRUTALIZES HIS - PEOPLE, BUT MADURO'S GR ON - TYRANNY WILL BE SMASHED AND - BROKEN. - BRAVE MAN WHO CARRIES WITH HIM - THE HOPES, DREAMS ANRA - ASONS OF ALL VENEZUELANS. - JOINING US IN THE GALLERY IS THE - TRUE AND LEGITIMATE PRESIDENT OF

- VENEZUELA, JUAN GUAIDO. - (CHEERS AND APPLENSE) - MR. PRES PLEASE TAKE THIS - MESSAGE BACK TO YOUR COUNTRY. - (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) - THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. - GREAT HONOR. - THANK YOU VERY MUCH. - PLEASE TAKE THIS MESSAGE BACK - THAT ALL AMERICANS ARE UNITED - WITH THE VENEZUELAN PEOPLE IN - THEIR RIGHTEOUS STRUGGLE FOR - FREEDOM. - THANK YOU VERY MUCH,ES - MR. PRENT. - (APPLAUSE) - THANK YOU VERY MUCH. - ALWAYS REMEMBER, FREEDOM UNIFIES

- THE SOUL. - (APPLAUSE) - TO SAFEGUARD AMERICAN LIBERTY, - WE HAVE INVESTED A - RECORD-BREAKING $2.2 TRILLION IN - THE UNIT STATES MILITARY. - (APPLAUSE) - WE HAVE PURCHASED THE FINEST - PLANES, MISSILES, ROCKETS, - SHIPS, AND EVERY HER FOM OF - MILITARY EQUIPMENT,ER AND IT'S - ALL MADE RIGHT HERE IN THE - U.S.A. - (APPLAUSE) - WE ARE ALSO GETTING OUR ALLIES, - FINALLY, TO HELP PAY THEIR FAIR

- SHARE. - (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) - OTHER N.A.T.O. MEMBERS BY MOREOM - THAN $400 BILLION, AND THE - NUMBER OF ALLIES MEETING THEIRIG - MINIMUM OBIONS HAS MORE - THAN DOUBLED. - AND JUST WEEKS AGO, FOR THE - FIRST TIME SINCE PRESIDENTT - TRUMAN ELISHED THE AIR - FORCE, MORE THAN 70 YEARS - EARLER, WE CRATED A BRAND-NEW - BRANCH OF THE UNITED STATES - ARMED FORCES, IT' TS CALLEDHE - (APPLAUSE)E. - VERY IMPORTANT. - IN T GALLERY TONIGHT, WE HAVE - A YOUNG GENTLEMAN, AND WHAT HE

- WANTS SO BADLY, 13 YEARS OLDIA - N WANFAY, HE'S AN EIGHTH - GRADER FROM ARIZONA. - PLEASE STAND UP. - N HAS ALWAYS DREAMED OF GOING - TO SPACE. - HE WAS THE FIRST IN HIS CLASS - AND AMG E YOUNGEST AT AN - AVIATION ACADEMY. - HE ASPIRES TO GO TO T AIR - FORCE ACADEMY, AND THEN HE HAS - HIS EYE ON THE SPACE FORCE. - AS IAN SAYS, MOST PEOPLE LOOK UP - IN SPACE. - I WANT TO LOOK DOWN ONTHE - WORLD. - (APPLAUSE) - BUT SITTING BEHIND IAN TONIGHT - IS HIS GREATEST HERO OF THEM - BORN IN CLEVELAND, OHIO, ONE

- CENTURY AGO - CHARLES ONE OF THE LAST - SURVIVING TUSKEGEE AIRMEN, THE - FIRST BLACK FIGHTER PILOTSAND - HE ALSO HAPPENS TO BE IAN'S - GREAT GRANDFATHER. - (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) - INCREDIBLE STORY - AFTER MORE THAN 130 COMBAT - MISSIONS IN WORLD WAR II, HE - CAME BACK HOME TO A COUNTRY

- STILL STRUGGLING FOR CIVILRI - TS AND WENT ON TO SERVE - AMERICA IN KOREA AND VIETNAM. - ON DECEMBER 7th, CHARLES - CELEBRATED HIS 100th BIRTHDAY. - (APPLAUSE) - A FEW WEEKS AGO, I SIGNED A BILL - PROMOTING CHARLES McGEE TO - BRIGADIER GENERAL, AND, EARLIER - TODAY, I PINNED THE STARS ON S - SHOULDERS IN THE OVAL OFFICE. - GENERAL McGEE, OUR NATIO - SALUTES YOU. - THANK YOU, SIR. - (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) - OM

- HE PILGRIMS TO THE - FOUNDERS, FROM THE SOLDIERAT - LLEY FORGE, TO THE MARCHERS AT - SELMA, AND FROM PRESIDENT - LINCOLN TO THE REVEREND MARTIN - LUTHER KING, AMERICANS HAVE - ALWAYS REJECTED MITS ON OUR - CHILDREN'S FUTURE. - MEMBERS OF CGRESS, WE MUST - NEVER FORGET THAT THE ONLY - VICTORIES THAT MATTER IN - WASHINGTON ARE VICTORIES THAT - DELIVER FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLES - (APPLAE) - THE PEOPLE ARE THE HEART OF OUR - COUNTRY.

- THEIR DREAMS ARE THE SOUL OF OUR - COUNTRY, AND THEIR LOVE IS WHAT - POWERS AND SUSTAINS OUR COUNT.WE - UST ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT OUR - JOB IS TO PUT AMERICA FIRST. - (APPLAUSE) - THE NEXT STEP FORWARD IN - BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE SOCIETY IS - MAKING SURE THAT EVERY YOU - AMERICAN GETS A GREAT EDUCATION - AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE - THE AMERICAN DREAM, YET, FOR TOO - LONG, COUNTLESS AMERICAN - CHILDREN HAVE BEEN TRAPPED IN - FAILINGGOVERNMENT SCHOOLS. - TO RESCUE THESE STUDENTS, 18 - STATES HAVE CREATED SCHOOL - CHOICE IN THE FORM OF - OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIPS. - THE PROGRAMS ARE SO POPULAR THA - TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS - REMAIN ON A WAITING LIS - ONE OF THSE STUDENTS IS JANIAH

- DAVIS, A FOURTH GRADER FROM - .HILADELPH - (APPLAUSE) - JANIAH'S MOM STEPHANIE IS A - SINGLE PARENT. - HER DAUGHTER A BETTER FUTURE, - BUT, LAST YEAR, THAT FUTURE WAS - PUT FURTHER OUTER REACH WHEN - PENNSYLVANIA'S GOVERNOR VETOED - LEGISLATION TO EXPAND SCHOOL - CHOICE TO 50000 CHILDREN. - JANIAH AND STEPHANIE ARE IN THE - GALLERY. - STEPHANIE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR - BEING HERE WITH UR BEAUTIFUL - DAUGHTER. - THANK YOU SO MUCH. - (APPLAUSE) - BUT,A JNIAH, I HAVE GOOD NEWS - FOR YOU BECAUSE I AM PLEASED TO

- INFORM YOU YOUR LONG WAIT IS - OVER. - I CAN PROUDLY ANNOUNCE TONIGHT - THAT ANOPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP - HAS BECOME AVAILABLE, IT'S GOING - TO YOU, AND YOLL SOON BE - HEADING TO THE SCHOOL OF YOUR - OICE. - (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) - NOW, I CALL ON THE CONGRESS TO - GIVE ONE MILLION AMERI - CHILDREN THE SAME OPPORTUNJUY - JANIYAH HA RECEIVED. - PASS THE EDUCATION FREEDOM - SCHOLARSHIPS AND OPPORTUNITY - ACT-- BECAUSE NO PARENT SHOULD - NT FORCED TO SEND THEIR CHILD TO - A FAILING GOVERNCHOOL. - ( APPLAUSE ) - EVERY YOUNG PERSON SHOULD HAVE A

- SA AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT - WHICH TO LEARN AND GROW. - FOR THIS REASON, OUR MAGNIFICENT - FIRST LADY H LAUNCHED THE "BE - BEST" INITIATIVE-- TO ADVANCE A - SAFE, HEALTHY, SUPPORTIVE, AND - DRUG-FREE LIFE FOR THE NEXT - GENERATION, ONLINE, IN SCHOOL, - AND IN OUR COMMUNITIES. - THANK YOU, MELANIA, FOR YO - EXTRAORDINARY LOVE AND PROFOUND - CARE FOR AMERICA'S CHILDREN. - THANK YOU VERY MUCH. - (APPLAUSE) - TO GIVE OUR CITIZEIS DETERMINED - OPPORTUNITIES THEY NEED - REGARDLESS OF AGE OR BACKGROUND.

- THROUGH OUR PLEDGE TO AMERICAN - WORKERS, OVER 400 COMPANIES WILL - ALSO PROVIDE NEW JOBS AND - EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES TO - ALMOST 15 MIION AMERICANS. - MY BUDGET ALSO CONTAINS AN - EXCITING VISION FOR OUR NATION'S - HIGH SCHOOLS. A - TONIGHT, THE CONGRESS TO - SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND BACK MY - PLAN TO OFFER VOCATIONAL AND - TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN EVERY - SINGLE HIGH SCHOOL IN AMERICA. - (APPLAUSE) - TO EXPAND EQUAL PORTUNITY, I - AM ALSO PROUD THAT WE ACHIEVED - RECORD AND PERMANENT FUNDING FOR - OUR NATION'S HISTORICALLY BLACK - COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. - (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

- A GOOD LIFE FOR AMERICAN - FAMILIES ALSO REQUIRES THE MOST - AFFORDABLE, INNOVATIVE, AND - HIGH-QUALITY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM - ON EARTH. - BEFORE I TOOK OFFICE, HEALTH - INSURANCE PREMIUMS HAD MORE THAN - DOUBLED IN JUST FIVE YEARS. - I VED QUICKLY TO PROVIDE - AFFORDABLE ALTERNATIVES. - OUR NEW PLANS ARE UP TO 60% LESS - EXPENSIVE. - AND BETTER. - (APPLAUSE) - I HAVE ALSO MADE AN IRONCLAD - PLEDGE TO AMERICAN FAMILIES: WE - WILL ALWAYS PROTECT PATIENTS - WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS- - (APPLAUSE) - AND WE WILL ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR

- MEDICARE AND YOUR SOCIAL - SECURITY. - ALWAYS. - (APPLAUSE) - THE AMERICAN PATIENT SHOULD B - NEVER NDSIDED BY MEDICAL - BILLS. - THAT IS WHY I SIGNED A - EXECUTIVE ORDER REQUIRING PRICER - TRANCY. - (APPLAUSE) - MANY EXPERTS BELIEVE T - TRANSPARENCY, WHICH WILL GO INTO - FULL EFFECT AT THE BEGINNING OF - NEXT YEAR, WILL BE EVEER - THAN HEALTHCARE REFORM. - (APPLAUSE) - IT WILL SAVE FAMILIES MASSIVE - AMOUNTS OF MONEY FORY

- SUBSTANTIATTER CARE. - BUT AS WE WORK TO IMPROVE - AMERICANS' HEAHCARE, THERE ARE - OSE WHO WANT TO TAKE AWAY YOUR - HEALTHCARE, TAKE AWAY YOUR - DOCTOR, ANABOLISH PRIVATE - INSURANCE ENTIRELY. - 132 LAWMAKERS IN THIS ROOM HAVE - ENDORSED LEGISLAON TO IMPOSE A - SOCIALIST TAKEOVER OF OUR - HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, WIPING OUT - THE PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE - PLANS OF 180 MILLION AMERICANS. - WHO E VERY HAPPY. - TO THOSE WATCHING AT HOMEYO - TONIGHT, I WANTO KNOW: WE - WILL NEVER LET SOCIALISM DESTROY - AMERICAN HEALTHCARE! - (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) - OVER 130 LEGISLATORS IN THIS - CHAMBER HAVE ENDORSED

- LEGISLATION THAT WOULD BANKRUPT - OUR NATION BY PROVIDING FREE - TAXPAYER-FUNDED HEALTHCARE TO - MILLIONS OF ILLEGAL ALIENS, - FORCING TAXPAYERS TO SUBSIDIZE - FREE CARE FOR ANYONE IN THE - WORLD WHO UNLAWFULLY CS.SSES OUR - BORD - THESE PROPOSALS ULD RAID THE - MEDICARE BENEFITS OUR SENIORS - DEPEND ON, WHILE ACTING AS A - POWERFUL LURE FOR ILLEGAL - IMMIGRATION. - THIS IS WHAT IS HAPPENING IN - CALIFORNIA AND OTHER STATES--E - THEIR SYSTEMS TALLY OUT OF - CONTROL, COSTING TAXPAYERS VAST - AND UNAFFORDABLE AMOUNTS OF - MONEY. - IF FORCING AMERICAN TAXPAYERS TO - PROVIDE UNLIMITED FREE - HEALTHCARE TO ILLEGAL ALIENS - DS FAIR TO YOU, THEN STA - WITH THE RADICAL LEFT. - BUT IF YOU BELIEVE THAT WE - AND AMERICAN SENIORS, THEN STAND - WITH ME AND PASS LEGISLATION TO - PROHIBIT FREE GOVERNMENT - HEALTHCARE FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS! - (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)IS

- ILL BE A TREMENDOUS BOONLR - TO OURDY VERY-STRONGLY - GUARDED SOUTHERN BORDER WHERE, L - AS WE SPEAK,G, TALL, AND - VERY POWERFUL WALL IS BEING - BUILT. - (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) - WE HAVE NOW COMPLETED OVER 100 - MILES FULLY COMPLETED BY EARLY - NEXT YEAR. - WE WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY MORE - THAN 500 MILES COMPLETED BY - EARLY NEXT YEAR. - MY ADMINISTRATION IS ALSO TAKINT - BIG PHARMACEUTICAL - COMPANIES. - WE HAVE APPROVED A RECORD NUMBER - OF AFFORDABLE GENERIC DRUGS, AND

- MEDICINES ARE BEING APPROVED BY - THE D.A. AT A FASTER CLIP TH - EVER BEFORE. - (APPLAUSE) - I WAS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE LAST - YEAR THAT, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN - 51 YEARS, THE COST OF - PRESCRIPTION DRUGS ACTUALLY WENT - DOWN. - (APPLAUSE) - AND WORKING TOGETHER, THE - CONGRESS CAN REDUCE DRUG PRICES - SUBSTANTIALLY FROM CURRENT. - LEVE - I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING TO SENATORY - CHUCK GRASF IOWA AND - OTHERS IN THE CONGRESS IN ORDER - TO GET SOMETHING ON DRCING - DONE, AND DONE PROPERLY. - I AM CALLING FOR BIPARTISAN - LEGISLATION THAT ACHIEVES THE - GO OF DRAMATICALLY LOWERIN - PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES. - GET A BILL ON MY DESK, AND IO - WILL SIGN IT IW WITHOUT

- DELAY. - (APPLAUSE) - WITH UNYIELDING COMMITMENT, WE - ARE CURBING THE OPIOID - EPIDEMIC-- DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS - DECLINED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN - NEARLY 30 YEARS. - (APPLAUSE) - AMONG THE STATES HARDEST HIT, - OHIO IS DOWN 22%, PENNSYLVANIA - IS DOWN 18%, WISCONSIN IS DOWN - 10%-- AND WE WILL NOT QUIT UNTIL - WE HAVE BEATEN THE OPIOID - EPIDEMIC ONCE AND FOR ALL. - (APPLAUSE) - PROTECTING AMERICANS' HEALTH - ALSO MEANS FIGHTING INFECTIOUS

- DISEASES. - WE ARE COORDINATING WITH THE - CHINESE GOVERNMENT AND WORKING - CLOSELY TOGEER ON THE - CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK IN CHINA. - MY ADMINISATION WILL TAKE ALL - NECESSARY STEPS TO SAFEGUARD OUR - CITIZENS FROM THIS THREAT. - WE HAVE LAUNCHEDMBITIOUS NEW - INITIATIVES TO SUBSTANALLY - IMPROVE CARE FOR AMERICANS WITH - KIDNEY DISEASE, ALZHEIMER'S,ND - THOSE STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL - HEALTH. - AND BECAUSE THE CONGRESS FUNDED - MY REQUEST, WE ARE PURSUING NEW - CURES FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER, AND - WE WILL ERADICATE THE AIDS - EPIDEMIC IN AMERICA BY THE END - OF THIS DECADE. - (APPLAUSE) - ALMO EVERY AMERICAN FAMILY - KNOWS THE PAIN WHEN A VED ONE - IS DIAGNOSED WITH A SERIOUS - ILLNESS. - HERE TONIGHT IS A SPECIAL MAN,

- BELOVED BY MILLIS OF AMERICANS - WHO JUST RECEIVED A STAGE FOURNC - AD CANCER DIAGNOSIS. - THIS IS NOT GOOD NEWS, BUT WHATE - IS GOO IS THAT HE IS THE - GREATEST FIGHTER AND WINNER THAT - YOU WILL EVER MEET. - RUSH LIMBAUGH, THANK YOU FOR - YO DECADES OF TIRELESS - DEVOTION TO OUR COUNTRY. - (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) - NI - RUSH, IN RECON OF ALL THAT - YOU HAVE DONE FOR OUR NATION, - THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE A DAY - THAT YOU SPEAK TO AND INSPIRE,

- AND ALL OF THE INCREDIBLE WORK - THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR CHARITY, - I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE TONIGHT - THAT YOU WILBE RECEIVING OUR - COUNTRY'S HIGHEST CIVILIAN - DAHONOR, THE PRESIDENTIAL OF - FREEDOM. - (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) - I WILL NOW ASK THE FIRST LADY OF - THE UNITED STES TO PLEASE - STAND AND PRESENT YOU WITH THE

- HONOR. - (APPLAUSE) - (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) - SH AND KATHRYN, - CONGRATULATIONS!

- AS WE PRAY FOR ALL WHO ARE SICK, - WE KNOW THAT AMERICA ISCH - CONSTANTLYVING NEW MEDICAL - BREAKTHROUGHS. - IN 2017, DOCTORS AT ST. LUKE'S - HOSPITAL IN KANSAS CITY - DELIVERED ONE OF THE EARLIT - PREMATURE BABIES EVER TO - SUIVE. - BORN AT JUST 21 WEEKS AND SIX - DAYS, AND WEIGHING LESS THAN A - POUND, ELLIE SCHNEIDER WAS BORN - A FIGHTER. - THROUGH THE SKILL OF HER - DOCTORS-- AND THE PRAYERS OF HER - PARENTS-- LITTLE ELLIE KEPT ON - WINNING THE BATTLE OF LIFE. - TODAY, ELLIE IS A STRONG,-O - HEALTHY TWO-YE GIRL - SITTING WITH HER AMAZING MOTHER - ROBIN IN THE GALLERY. - ELLIE AND ROBIN, WE ARE SO GLATH - TO HAVE YOU S TONIGHT. - (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) - ELLIE REMINDS US THAT EVERY - CHILD IS A MIRACLE OF LIFE.

- THANKS TO MODERN MEDICALER - WO 50% OF VERY PREMATURE - BABIES DELIVERED AT THE HOSPITAL - WHERE ELLIE WAS BORN NOW - SURVIVE. - IT'S AN INCREDIBLE THING. - THANK YOU RY MUCH. - (APPLAUSE) - OUR GOAL SULD BE TO ENSURE - THAT EVERY BABY HAS THE BEST - CHANCE TO THRIVE AND GROW JUST - LIKE ELLIE. - THAT IS WHY I AM ASKING THE - CONGRESS TO PROVIDE AN - ADDITIONAL $50 MILLION TO FUND - NEO-NATAL RESEARCH FOR AMERICA'S - YOUNGEST PATIES. - (APPLAUSE) - F AT IS ALSO WHY I AM CALLING - UPON THE MEMBERSNGRESS - HERE TONIGHT TO PASS LEGISLATION - FINALLY BANNING THE LATE-TERM - ABORTION OF BABIES. - (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) - WHETHER WE ARE REPUBLICAN,

- DEMOCRAT, OR INDEPENDENT, SURELY - WE MUST ALL AGREE THAT EVERYS - HUMAN LIFESACRED GIFT FROM - GOD! - AS WE SUPPORT AMERICA'S MOMS AND - ODS, I WAS RECENTLY PROUDRO - SIGN THE LAWDING NEW - PARENTS IN THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE - PAID FAMILY LEAVE, SERVING AS A - MODEL FOR THE REST OF E - COUNTRY. - (APPLAUSE) - NOW, I CALL ON THE CONGRESS TO - PASS THE BIPARSAN ADVANCING

- SUPPORT FOR WORKING FAMILIES - ACT, EXTENDING FAMILY LEAVE TO - MOTHERS AND FATHERS ALL ACROSS - THE NATION. - (APPLAUSE) - 40 MILLION AMERICAN FAMILIES - HAVE AN AVERAGE $2,200 EXTRA - THANKS TO OUR CHILD TAX CREDIT - (APPLAUSE) - I HAVE ALSO OVERSEEN HISTORIC - FUNDING INCREASES FOR - ENABLING 17 STATESRVE MORE - CHILDREN, MANY OF WHICH HAVE - REDUCED OR ELIMINATED THEIRAL - WAITLISTGETHER. - (APPLAUSE) - AND I SENT THE CONGRPLAN - WITH A VISION TO FURTHER EXPAND - ACCESS TO HIGHUALITY CHILDCARE - D URGE YOU TO ACT IMMEDIATELY. - (APPLAUS - TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, NCYS

- AGO, I ANN THAT THE UNITED - STATES WILL JOIN THE ONE - TRILLION TREES INITIATIVE, AN - AMBITIOUS EFFORT TO BRING - PLGETHER GOVERNMENT AND THE - PRIVATE SECTOR TT NEW - TREES IN AMERICA AND AROUND THE - WORLD. - (APPLAUSE) - WE MUST ALSO REBUILD ARICA'S - INFRASTRUCTURE. - (CHEERING) - (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) - I ASK YOU TO PASS SENATOR - BARRASSO'SINIGHWAY BILL TO - ST IN NEW ROADS, BRIDGES, - AND TUNNELS ACROSS OUR LAND.

- I AM ALSO COMMITTED TO ENSURINGE - THAT CITIZEN CAN HAVE - ACCESS TO HIGH-SPEED INTERNET, - INCLUDING RURAL AMERICA. - (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) - A BETTER TOMORROW FOR ALL - AMERICANS ALSO REQUIRES US TO - KEEP AMERICA SAFE. - THAT MEANS SUPPORTING THE MEN - AND WOMEN OF LAW ENFORMENT AT - EVERY LEVEL, INCLUDING OUR - NATION'S HEROIC I.C.E. OFFICERS. - (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) - LAST YEAR, OUR BRAVE I.C.E. - OFFICERS ARRESTED MORE THANAL - 120,000 CRIMLIENS CHARGED - WITH NEARLY 10,000 BURGLARIES, - 5,000 SEXUALSSAULTS, 45,000 - VIOLENT ASSAULTS, AND 2,000

- MURDERS. - TRAGICALLY, THERE ARE MANY - CILES IN AMERICA WHERE RADI - POLITICIANS HAVE CHOSEN TO - PROVIDE SANCTUARY FOR THESE - CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIENS. - IN SANCTUARY CITIES, LOCAL - OFFICIALS ORDER POLICE TO - RELEASE DANGEROUS CRIMINAL - ALIENS TO PREY UPON THE PUBLIC, - INSTEAD OF HANDING THEM OVER TO - I.C.E. TO BE SAFELY REMOVED. - ASIEN FREED BY THE SANCTUARY - CITY OF NEW YORKHARGED - WITH THE BRUTAL RAPE AND MURDER - OF A 92-YEAR-OLD WOMAN - THE KILLER HAD BEEN PREVIO ALY - ARRESTED FAULT, BUT UNDER - NEW YORK'S SANCTUARY POLICIES, - HE WAS SET FREE. - I.C.E.'S DETAINER REQUEST, HIS - DETAINER REQUEST, HIS VICTIM - WOULD BE ALIVE TODAY.

- THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA PASSED - AN OUTRAGEOUS LAW DECLARING - THEIR WHOLE STATE TO BE A - SANCTUARY FOR CRIMINAL ILLEGAL - IMMIGRANTS, A VERY TERRIBLE - SANCTUARY, WITH CATASTROPHIC - RESULTS. - HERE IJUST ONE TRAGIC EXAMPLE. - IN DECEMBER 2018, CALIFORNIA - POLICE DETAINED AN ILLEGAL ALIEN - WITH FIVE PRIOR ARRESTS, - INCLUDING CONVICTIONS FOR - ROBBERY AND ASSAULT. - BUT AS REQUIRED BY CALIFORNIA'S - SANCTUARY LAW, LOCAL AUTHORITIES - RELEED HIM. - DAYS LATER, THE CRIMINAL ALIEN - WENT ON A GRUESOME SPREE OF - DEADLY VIOLENCE. - HE VICIOUSLY SHOT ONE MAN GOING - ABOUT HIS DAILY WORK, HE - APPROACHED A WOMAN SITANNG IN - HER CASHOT HER IN THE ARM - AND THE CHEST.D - HE WALTO A CONVENIENCE - STORE AND WILDLY FIRED HIS - WEAPON.IJ - HEKED A TRUCK AND SMASHED - INTO VEHICLES, CRITICALLYOC - INJURING IT VICTIMS. - ONE OF THE VICTIMS IS A TERRIBLE - TERRIBLE SITUATION, DIED, A 51

- YEAR OLD - AMERICAN NAMED ROCKY JONES. - ROCKY WAS AT A GAS STAHEN - THIS VILE CRIMINAL FIRED EIGHT - BULLETS AT HIM FROM CLOSE RANGE, - MUERING HIM IN COLD BLOOD. - ROCKY LEFT BEHIND A DEVOTED - FAMILY, INCLUDING HIS BROTHERS - WHO LOVED HIM MORE THA - ANYTHING. - ONE OF HIS GRIEVING BROTHERS IS - HERE WITH US TONIGHT. - JODY, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND? - JODY. - THANK YOU. - JODY, OUR HEARTS WEEP FOR YOUR - LOSS-- AND WE WILL NOT REST - UNTIL YOU HAVE JUSTICE. - SENATOR THOM TILLIS HAS - INTRODUCED LEGISLATION TO ALLOW - AMERICANS LIKE JODY TO SUE

- SANCTUARY CITIES A - A LOVED ONE IS HURT OR KILLED AS - A RESULT OF THESDEADLY - ACTICES. - S ASK THE CONGRESS TO PASS THE - JUSTICE FOR VICT SANCTUARY - CITIES ACT IMMEDIATELY.IT - THE STATES OF AMERICA - SHOULD BE A SANCTUARY FOR - LAW-ABIDING AMERICANS-- NOT - CRIMINAL ALIENS! - IN THE LAST THREE YES, ICE HAS - ARRESTED OVER 5,000 WICKED HUMAN - TRAFFICKERS-- AND I HAVE SNED - NINE PIECES OF LEGISLATION TO - STAMP OUT THE MENACE OF HUN - TRAFFICKING, DOMESTICALLY AND - AROUND THE GLOBE. - MY ADMINISTRATION HAS UNDERTAKEN - AN UNPRECENTED EFFORT TO

- SECURE THE SOUTHERN RDER OF - THE UNITED STATES. - BEFORE I CAME INTO OFFICE, IF - YOU SHOWED UP ILLEGALLY ON OUR - SOUTHERN BORDER AND WE - ARRESTED, YOU WERE SIMPLY - RELEASED AND ALLOWED INTO OUR - COUNTRY, NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN. - MY ADMINISTRATION HAS ENDED - CATCH-AND-RELEASE. - IF YOU COME ILLEGALLY, YOU WILL - NOW BE PROMPTLY REMOVED FROM OUR - COUNTRY. - WE ENTERED INTO HISTORIC - COOPERATION AGREEMENTS WITH THE - GOVERNMENTS OF MEXICO, HONDURAS, - EL SALVADOR, AND GUATEMALA. - AS AESULT OF OUR UNPRECEDENT - EFFORTS, ILLEGAL CROSSINGS ARE

- DOWN 75% SINCEAY-- DROPPING - EIGHT STRAIGHT MONTHS IN A ROW. - AND AS THE WALL GOES UP, DRUG - SEIZURES RISE, AND BORDER - CROSSINGS GO DOWN. - AND GOING DOWN VERAY PIDLY. - LAST YEAR, I TRAVELED TO THE - BORDER IN TEXAS AND MET CHIEF - PATROL AGENT RAUL ORTIZ. - OVER THE LAST 24 MTHS, AGENT - ORTIZ AND HIS TEAM HAVE SEIZED - MORE THAN 200,000 POUNDS OF - POISONS NARCOTICS, ARRESTED - HUMAN SMUGGLERS, - AND RESCUED MORE THAN 2,000 - MIGRANTS. DAYS AGO, AGENT ORTIZ - WAS PROM - BORDER PATROL-- AND HE JOINS US - TONIGHT. - CHIEHIEF ORTIZ, PLEASE STAND.

- GRATUL NATION THANKS YOU AND - ALL THE HERO OF BORDER PATROL. - AND ICE. - THANK YOU VERY MUCH. - TO BUILD ON THESE HISTORIC - GAINS, WE ARE WORKING ON - LEGISLATION TO REPLACE OUR - OUTDATED AND RANDOMIZED - IMMIGRATION SYSTEM WH ONEIT - BASED ON MWELCOMING THOSE - WHO FOLLOW THE RULES, CONTRIBUTE - TO OUR ECONOMY, SUPPORT - THEMSELVES FINANCIALLY, AND - UPHOLD OUR VALUES. - WITH EVERY ACTION, MY - ADMINISTRATION IS RESTORING THE - RULE OF LAW AND RE-ASSERTING THE - CULTURE OF AMERICAN FREEDOM. - WORKING WITH SENATE MAJORITY - LEADER MCCONNELL AND HIS

- COLLEAGUES IN THE SENATE, WE - HAVE CONFIRMED A RECORD NUMBER - OF 187 NEW FEDERAL JUDGES TO - UPHOLD OUR CONSTITUTION AS - WRITTEN. THIS INCLUDES TWOW - BRILLIANT PREME COURT - JUSTICES, NEIL GORSUCH, AND - BRETT KAVANAUGH. - WE - ANAVE MANY IN THE - PIPELINE. - MY ADMINISTRATN IS ALSO - DEFENDING RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, AND - THAT INCLUDES THE CONSTITUTIONAL - RIGHT TO PRAY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

- IN AMERICA, WE DO NOT PUNISH - PRAYER. WE DO T TEAR DOWN - CROSSES. - WE DO NOT BAN SYMBOLS OF FAITH. - WE DO NOT MUZZLE PREACHERS AND - PASTORS. IN AMERICA, WE - CELEBRATE FAITH. - WE CHERISH RELIGION. - AND WE RAISE OUR SIGHTS TO THE - GLORY OF GOD! - JUST AS WE BELIEVE IN THE FIRST - AMENDMENT, WE ALSO BELIEVE IN - ANOTHER CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT - THAT IS UNDER SIEGE ALL ACROSS - OUR COUNTRY. - SO LONG AS I AM PRESIDENT I WILL - ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR - AMENDMENT RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR - ARMS. - IN REAFFIRMING OUR HERITAGE AS - FREE NATION,ST REMEMBER

- THAT AMERICA HAS ALWAYS BEEN A - FRONTIER NATION. - NOW WE MUST EMBRACE THE NEXT - FRONTIER, AMERICA'S MANIFEST - DESTINY IN THE STARS. - I AM ASKING THE CONGRESS TO - FULLY FUND THE ARTEMIS PROGRAM - TO ENSURE THAT THE NEXT MAN AND - THE FIRST WOMAN ON THE MOON WILL - BE AMERICAN ASTRONAUTS-- USING - ENSURE THAT AMERICA IS THE FIRST - NATION TO PLANT ITS FLAG ON - MARS. - O ADMINISTRATION IS ALSO - STRONGLY DEFENDI NATIONAL - SECURITY AND COMBATING RADICALIS - MIC TERRORISM. - LAST WEEK, I ANNOUNCED A P - GROUNDBREAKIN FOR PEACE

- BETWEEN ISRAEL AND THE - PALESTINIANS. - RECOGNIZING THAT ALL PAST - ATTEMPTS HAVE FAILED, WE MUST BE - RMINED AND CREATIVE IN ORDER - MILLIONS OF YOUNG THEN AND GIVE - CHANGE TO REALIZE A BETTER - FUTURE. - THREE YEARS AGO, T BARBARIANS - OF ISIS HELD OVER 20,000 SQUARE - MILES OF TERRITO IN IRAQ AND - SYRIA. - TODAY, THE ISIS TERRITORIAL - CALIPHATE HAS BEEN 100% - DESTROYED, AND THE FOUNDER AND - LEADER OF ISIS-- THE - BLOODTHIRSTY KILLER - AL-BAGHDADI-- IS DEAD! - WE ARE JOINED THIS EVENING BY - CARL AND MARSHA MUELLER. - AFTER GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE, - THEIR BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER KAYLA

- WORKER. KAYLA ONCE WROTE"SOME - SOME PEOPLE FIND GNATURE.. - SOME PEOPLE FIND GOD IN LOVE; ID - OD IN SUFFERING. - I'VE KNOWN FOR SOME TIMEHAT MYUS - LIFE'S WORK ISG HANDS - IN 2013, WHILE CARR SUFFERING." - SUFFERING CIVILIANS INYRIA, - KAYLA WAS KIDNAPPED, TORTURED, - AND ENSLAVED BY ISIS, AND KEPT - AS A PRISONER OF AL-BAGHDADI - HIMSELF. - AFTER MORE THA500 HORRIFYING - DAYS OF CAPTIVITY, AL-BAGHDADI - MURDERED YOUNG KAYLA. - SHE WAS JUST 26 YEARS OLD. - ON THE NIGHT THAT UNITED STATES - SPECIAL FORCES OPERATORS ENDED - AL-BAGHDADI'S MISERABLE LIFE, - THE CHAIRM OF THE JOINT CHIEFS - OF STAFF, GENERAL MARK MILLEY,

- RECEIVED A CALL IN THE SITUATION - ROOM. - HE WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAVE MEN - OF THE ELITE SPECIAL FORCES - TEAM, THAT SO PERFECTLY CARRIED - OUT THE OPERATION, HAD GIVEN - THEIR MISSION A NAME-- "TA - FORCE 8-14." - IT WAS A REFERENCE TO A SPECIAL - DAY: AUGUST 14-- KAY'S - BIRTHDAY. - WARRIORS NEVER FORGOT KAYLA-- - AND NEITHER WILL WE. - EVERY DAY, AMERICA'S MEN AND - WOMEN IN UNIFORM DEMONSTRATE THE

- INFINITE DEPTHS OF LOVE THAT - DWELLS IN THE HUMAN HEART. - ONE OF THESE AMERICAN HEROES WAS - AR STAFF SERGEANT CHRISTOPR - HAKE. - ON HIS SECOND DEPLOYMENT TO IR - IN 2008, SERGEANT HAKE WROTE A - LETTER TO HIS ONE-YEAR-OLD SON, - GAGE: "I WILL BE WITH YOU - AGAIN," HE WROTE TO GAGE. - "I WILL TEACH YOU TO RIDE YOUR - FIRST BIKE, BUILD YOUR FIRST - IDND BOX, WATCH YOU PLAY SPORTS - AND SEE YOU HAVEALSO. - I LOVE YOU SON, TAKE CARE OF - YOUR MOTHER. - I AM ALWAYS WITH YOU. DAD." - ON EASTER SUNDAY OF 2008, CHRIS - WAS OUT ON PATROIN BAGHDAD - WHEN HIS BRADLEY FIGHTING - VEHICLE WAS HIT BY A ROAIDE - BOMB.TH - NIGHT, HE MADE THE ULTIMATE - SACRIFICE FOR OUR COUNTRY. - SERGEANT HAKE NOW RESTS IN - ETERNAL GLORY IN ARLINGTON, AND - FE KELLI IS IN THE GALLERY

- TONIGHT, JOINED BY THEIR SON, - WHO IS NOW 13 YEARS OLD. - TO KELLI AND GAGE: CHRIS WILL - LIVE IN OUR HEARTS FOREVER. - HE'S LOOKING DOWN YOU NOW. - THANK YOU. - THANK YOU VERY MUCH. - THANK YOU BOTH VERY MUCH. - THE TERRORIST RESPONSIBLE FOR - KILLING SERGEANT HAKE WAS QASEM - SOLEIMANI, WHO PROVIDED THE - DEADLY ROADSIDE BOMB THAT TOOK - CHRIS'S LIFE. - SOLEIMANI WAS THE IRANIAN

- REGIME'S MOST RUTHLESS BUTCHER, - A MONSTER WHO MURDERED OR - WOUNDED THOUSANDS OF ARICAN - SERVICE MEMBERS IN IRAQ. - AS THE WORLD'S TOP TERRORIST, - SOLEIMANI ORCHESTRATED THE - DEATHS OF COUNTLESS MEN, WOMEN, - AND CHILDREN. - AND WENT ON TO ASSAULT USSAULT - TED STATES FORCES IN IRAQ, - AND WAS ACTIVELY PLANNING NEW - ATTACKS. - THAT IS WHY, LAST MONTH, AT MYRE - ION, THE UNITED STATES - MILITARY EXECUTED A FLAWLESS - SOLEIMANI AND TERM HISKILLED - EVIL REIGN OF TERROR FOREVER. - OUR MESSAGE TO THE TERRORISTS IS - CLEAR: YOU WILL NER ESCAPE - AMERICAN JUSTICE. - IF YOU ATTACK OUR CITIZENS, U

- FORFEIT YOUR LIFE! - IN RECENT MONTHS, WE HAVE SEENIA - PROUD IR RAISE THEIR - VOICES AGAINST THEIR OPPRESSIVE - RULERS. - THE IRANIAN REGIME MUST ABANDON - ITS PURSUIT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS, - STOP SPREADING TERROR, DEATH, - AND DESTRUCTION, AND START - WORKING FOR THE GOOD OF ITS OWN - PEOPLE. BECAUSE OF OUR POWERFUL - SANCTIONS, THE IRANIAN ECONOMY - IS DOING VERY POORLY. - WE CAN HELP THEM MAKE IT VERYGO - IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, - BUT PERHAPS THEY ARE TOO PROUD - OR TOO FOOLISH TO ASK FOR THAT - HELP. - WE ARE HERE. - LET'S SEE WHICH ROAD THEY - CHOOSE.LL - IT IS TOUP TO THEM. - ASEE DEFEND AMERICAN LIVES, - ARE WORKING TO END AMERICA'S

- WARS IN THE MIDDLE EAST. - IN AFGHASTAN, THE - DETERMINATION AND VALOR OF OUR - WARFIGHTERS HAS LOWED US TO - MAKE TREMENDOUS PROGRESS, AND - PEACE TALKS ARE UNDERWAY. - I AM NOT LOOKING TO KI - HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPL - IN AFGHANISTAN, MANY OF THEM - INNOCENT. - IT IS ALSO NOT OUR FUNCTION TO - SERVE OTHER NATIONS AS AAW - ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. - THESE ARE WARFIGHTERS, THE BEST - IN THE WORLD, AND THEY EITHER - WANT TO FIGHT TO WIN OR NOT - FIGHT AT ALL. - WE ARE WORKING TO FINALLY END - AMERICA'S LONGEST WAR AND BRING - OUR TROOPS BACK HOME! - WAR PLACES A HEAVY BURDEN ON OUR - TION'S EXTRAORDINARY MILITARY - FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY SPOUSES

- LIKE AMY WILLIAMAGFROM FORT - BR NORTH CAROLINA, AND HER - TWO CHILDREN-- SIX-YEAR-OLDRE - ELLIANA AND YEAR-OLD - ROWAN. AMY WORKS FULL TIME, AND - VOLUNTEERS COUNTLESS HOURS - HELPING OTHER MILITARY FAMILIES. - FOR THE PAST SEVEN MONTHS, SHE - HAS DONE IT ALL WHILE HER - HUSBAND, SERGEANT FIRSS - TOWNSEND WILLIAMS, IS IN - AFGHANISTAN ON HIS FOURTH - DEPLOYMENT TO THE MIDDLE EAST. - AMY'S KIDS HE NOT SEEN THEIR - AMY, YOUR FAMILY'SFICEMONTHS. - MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR ALL OF OUR - FAMILIESO LIVE IN SAFETY AND - PEACE. - AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU. - THANK YOU, AMY. - AMY. - THERE IS ONE MORE THING.

- TONIGHT WE HAVE A VERYPECIAL - SURPRISED. - I AM THRILLED TO SAY YOUR - HUSBAND IS BACK FROM DEPLOYMENT - AND HE IS HERE TONIGHT AND WE - LONGER.T KEEP HIM WAITING ANY - WELCOME HOME, SERGEANT WILLIAMS. - WANK YOU VERY MUCH.

- AS THE WORLD BEANESS - TONIGHT, AMERICA IS A LAND OF - HEROES. THIS IS GRE PLACE WHERE - TNESS IS BORN, WHERE - DESTINIES ARE FORGED, AND WHERE - GENDS COME TO LIFE. - THIS IS E HOME OF THOMAS - MANY GREAT GENERALLUDING, OF - WASHINGTON, RSHING, PATTON, - AND MACARTHUR. THIS IS THE HOME - OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, FREDERICK - DOUGLASS, AMELIA EARHA, - HARRIET TUBMAN, THE WRIGHT - BROTHERS, NEIL ARMSTRONG, AND SO - MANY MORE. - THIS IS THE COUNTRY WHERE - CHILDREN LEARN NAMES LIKE WYATT - EARP, DAVY CROCKETT, AND ANNIE - OAKLEY. THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE - THE PILGRIMS LANDED ATLYMOUTH - AND WHERE TEXAS PATRIOTS MADE - THEIR LAST STAND AT THE ALAMO. - THE BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL, ALAMO. - THE AMERICAN NATION WAS CARVED

- OUT OF THE VAST FRONTIER BY THE - TOUGHEST, STRONGEST, FIERCEST, - AND MOST DETERMINED MEN AND - WOMEN EVER TO WALK THE FACE OF - THE EARTH. - OUR ANCESTORS BRAVED THE - UNKNOWN; TAMED THE WILDERNESS; - SETTLED THE WILD WEST; LIFTEDIO - MI FROM POVERTY, DISEASE,; - AND HUNGNQUISHED TYRANNY - AND FASCISM; USHERED THE WORLDF - TO NEW HEIGHTSIENCE AND - MEDICINE; LAID DOWN - RAILROADS, DUG OUT CANALS, - RAISED UP THE SKYSCRAPERS-- AND, - LADIESND GENTLEMEN, OUR - ANCESTORS BUILT THE MOST - EXCEPTIONAL REPUBLIC EVER TO - EXIST IN ALL OF HUMAN HISTORIN - AND WE ARE MIT GREATER - THAN EVER BEFORE! - THIS IS OUR GLORIOUS AND - MAGNIFICENT INHERINCE.

- WE ARE ARICANS. - WE ARE THE PIONEERS. - WE ARE THE PATHFINDERS. - WE SETTLED THE NEW WORLD, WE - BUILT THE MODERN WORLD, AND WE - CHANGED HISTORY FOREVER BY - EMBRACING THE ETERNAL TRUTH THAT - EVERYONE IS MADE EQUAL BY THE - HAND OF ALMIGHTY GOD. - AMERICA IS THE PLACE WHERE - ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN! - AMERICA IS THE PLACE WHEREAN - ANYONEISE. - AND HERE, ON THIS LAND, ON THIS - SOIL, ON THIS CONTINENT, THE - MOST INCREDIBLE DREAMS COME - TRUE! - THIS NATION IS OUR CANVAS, AND - THIS COUNTRYS OUR MASTERPIECE. - WE LOOK AT TOMORROW AND SEE - UNLIMITED FRONERS JUST WAITING

- TO BE EXPLORED. - OUR BRIGHTEST DISCOVERIES ARE - NOT YET KNOWN. - OUR MOST THRILLING STORIES ARE - NOT YET TOLD - OUR GRDEST JOURNEYS ARE NOT - YET MADE. - THE AMERICAN AGE, THE AMERICAN - EPIC, THE AMERICAN ADVENTURE, - HAS ONLY JUST BEGUN! - OUR SPIRIT IS STILL YOUNG; THE - SUN IS STILL RISING; GOD'S GRACE - IS STILL SHINING; AND FELLOW - AMERICANS, THE BEST IS YET TO - COME! - THANK YOU. - GOD BLESS YOU. - GOD BLESS AMERICA. - >> AND PRIDENT TRUMP CONCLUDES - HIS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS - WITH THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE

- NANCY PELOSI VSIBLY TEARING HAD - HER COPY OF THE SPEECH IN HALF - AS SHE STANDS BEHI HIM. - THE PRESIDENT TURNING TO LEAVE - THE DIS DIAS, WALKING BY THE - MILITARY OF THE COUNTRY. - SOME OF THE JURY ADVERTISES OF - THE SUPREME CORT -- JURY - ADVERTISES OF THE SUPREME COURT. - KAVANAUGH, GORSUCH AND OTHERS. - AND MAKING HIS WAY PST MEMBERS - OF THE CABINET. - MAJORITY LEADER MCCONNELLND - OTHERS. - SENATOR FROM MISSOURI AS HE - MAKEWHAT APPEARS TO BE A BRISK - EXIT FROM THE HOUSE CHAMBER - AFTER HIS ADDRESS WHICH LASTED - JUST ABOUT AN HOUR 20 MIUTES.PR - THE SIDENT TODAY TOLD - REPORTERS IT WOULD RUN A HOUR

- AND 25 MINUTES AND IT'S JUST - ABOUT THAT LEN - THE PRESIDENT MOVING QUICKLY TO - LEAVE E HOUSE QUICKLY. - SOMETIMES WE SEE PESIDENTS - WITH MEMBERS.VE CONVERS - WE CAN HEAR HIM NOW ACCEPTINGCO - RATULATIONS. - THANK YOU. - WE HEARD ONE SAY BRILLIANT. - ANOTHER ONE THANK YOU. - WAY OUT THE DOOR WITH A CAMERAS - RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM AS YOU CA - E AS HE WALKS OUT. - THIS WAS THE STATE OF THE UNION - THAT SPANNED THE STORY OF THE - LAST YEAR. - NO MENTION AT ALL OF - IMPEACHMENT, OF THE VOTE COMING - UP TOMORROW IN THE UNITED STATES - SENATE. - THE MEMBERS OF THE SENATE WILL - BE VOTING TOMORRTH ON WHE TO - ACQUIT OR CONVICT ARE IN THE - AUDIENCE TONIGHT. - NO MENTION OF THAT. - THE PRESIDENT SPOKE OF A - SUCCESSFUL AMERICAN ECONOMY, - SUCCESSFUL AMERICANREIGN - POLICY. - HIS APPROACH TO HEALTHCARE, TO

- THE ENVIRONMENT, FAMILIES AND - WITH A LONG LIT OF - INTRODUCTIONS OF GUESTS IN THE - GALLERY, INCLUDING VERY - EMOTIONALLY AT THE END A REUNI - BETWEEN A MASTER SERGEANT IN - AFGHANISTAN IN A SURPRISEUN - N WITH HIS WIFE I BELIEVE - BASED AT FORT BRAG. - >> THE SESSIONS OF THE TWO - HOUSES NOW DISSOLVED. - HERE I AM IN THE STUDIO. - MATT SCHLAPP IS CHAIR OF THE - AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION. - HE'S AN ADVISOR FOR PRESIDENT - TRUMP. - PRESIDENT TRUMP'S RE-ELECTION - CAMPAI. - ONG WITH HIM JAMAL SIMMONS A - DEMOCRATIC STRATEGIST THAT - WORKED ON PRESIDENT OBAMA'S 2008 - UNDER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON.SE - HE'S HOST OF THE SHOW WHY YOU - SHOULD CARE ON HILL TV. - HELLO TO BOTH OF YOU. - >> GOOD EVENING. - >> GOOD TO SEE YOU.

- MATT SCHLAPP, YOU KNOW THIS - PRESIDENT. - YOU'VE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR HIM - FOR A LONG TIME. - NO MENTION OF IMPEACHMENT. - >> YEAH.F - I KINDIKED THAT SMATTER. - I MEAN I SUPPOSE YOU COULD SENSE - THE ACRIMONY THERE WITH THE WAY - PELOSI WAS REACTING TO THE - SPEECH, THE WAY THE REPUBLICANS - AND DEMOCRATS WERE REACTING IN - AN OPPOTE MANNER. - BUT HERE'S THE NUMBER ONE THING - I TOOK OUT OF THE SPEECH. - IT SURE HELPS THE PRESIDENT WHEN - THEY'RE ON THE CUSP NNING - FOR RE-ELECTION TO HAVE A STRONM - EC - TICKING THROUGH ALL THOSE FACTS - OF THE ECONOMY IT'S A STRONG - CASE TO MAKE AND QUITE HONESTLY - I THOUGHT THE DEMOCRATS SHOULD - BE T. - IT'S THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT - GROW THE NOMY, IT'S NOT JUST - THE PRESIDENT. - >> JAMAL SIMMONS, THE PREDENT - DID TALK AT LENGTH ABOUT THE O - HEALTHE ECONOMY. - HE ALSO SPOKE AT LENGTH ABOUT - HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS, WHERE THE - AND IN FOREIGN RELATIONS ANDD - PAINTED A PICTURE OF A BRISK - THRIVING AMERICA.

- >> HE DID. - AND YOU KNOW THERESIDENT'S - VERY GOOD AT THE ASPIRATIONAL - SENSIBILITY. - AS MUCH AS MAKE AMERICA GREAT IS - ROOTED IN GRIEVANCE, IT'S ALSO - ABOUT SOME SORT OF ASPIRATIONAL - MESSAGE.MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAI. - DO YOU KNOW WHAT HE DID TODAY. - HE DID A COUPLE THING THAT WAS - DISTURBING. - IT WAS AMERICA VERSUS THE WORLD. - WHENEVER HE TALKED ABOUT AUN - FOREIGN Y, IT WAS A - COUNTRY, SOME PLACE WE WERE AT - WAR, SOME PLACE WE WERE TRYING - TO CONTROL, IRAN, AFGHANISTAN. - AND THEN THERE WAS CITIZENS - VERSUS IMMIGRANTS. - EVERY TIME IMIGRANTS CAME UP, - IT WAS STOPNG THEM, STOPPING - THE CRIMINALS ORO STPPING - TERRORISM. - TAKING ADVANTAGE OF US.M FROM - THAT'S THE THING CAUSES SO MUCH - DISTRESS AMONGHOSE DEMOCRATS - SITTING THERE WATCHING CAUSE A - LOT OF THE AMERICANS DON'T - APPROACH THE WORLD THAT WAY. - THEY THINK PERHAPS AMERICA - SHOULD BE BUILDING ALLIANCES AND - CREATING A WORLD WE ALL WORK - TOGETHER AND WE SHOULD HAVE A - COUNTRY THAT'S WELCOMING PEOPLE

- AND NOT SHUTTING THEM OUT. - >> WHAT ABO TAT MATT SCHLAPP. - AN OPPOSITIONAL APPROACH IS WHAT - JAMAL SEEMS TO BE DCRIBING. - >> I UNDERSTAND THAT. - I THINK THAT WAS GOOD WHEN YOU - SAID PRESIDENT WAS BEING AS - THAT'S GOOD.. - I -- AS ADMINISTRATIONAL. - THAT'S GOOD. - WHAT I SEE IS THE PRESIDENT IS - DOING BETTER FOR THE AMERICAND - VOTERS AE'VE SEEN A RECENT - REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT DO. - HE'S ACTUALLY, HISWORK ON - CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM AND THE - FACT THAT THE ECONOMY IS DOING - EVERYONE IS IMPROVING ALL - DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS ARE IMOVING - INCLUDING NEW AMERICANS D - THAT'S GREAT WHEN THEY WERE - TALKING ABOUT THEIR WAS ARE - RISING AT A FAST CLIP. - I UNDERSTAND WHY DEMOCRATS WOULT - O TALK ABOUT THIS IN TERMS - OF DIVISION BUT A GOOD ECONOMY - IS HELPING EVERYBODY. - >> I LOOKED UP A COUPLE NUMFARS - JUST TOT CHECK MYSELF. - THE PRESIDENT TALKED ABOUT - AFRIN AMERICAN UNEMPLOYMENT - BEING SO LOW. - JUST FOR THE RECORDRICAN - AMERICAN DONALD 9% UNDER - PRESIDENT OBAMA AND UNDT ER

- PRESIDUMP IT ONLY DROPPED - 2%. - >> BUT IT'S SLOWER. - IT'S LIKE SAYING -- - >> SAYING IT'S CONTINUED TO - DROP. - >> IF I MAKE A MILLION DOLLARS - AND YOU COME AND YOU MAKE A - HUNDRED THOUSAND YOU MADE SOME - MORE MONEY. - THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU DID AS - GOOD A JOS I DID. - I THINK PRESIDENT OBAMA DID MUCH - MORE TO MAKE THE ECONOMY WO - FOR PEOPLE ACROSS THE SPECTRUM - THAN PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS DONE. - >> WE ARE WAITING NOW. - WE'RE ABOUT 40 SECONDS AWAY IND - FACT FROM THOCRATIC - RESPONSE. - THIS IS THE TRADITIONAL RESPONSE - OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.TO - IT'S GOINE FROM THE GOORCH - TONIGHT FROM THE GOVERNOR OF - SHE IS GRESSIO GRETCHEN WHITMER. - SCHOOL IN EAST LANCING,IG - MICHIGAN. - WE'RE GOING TO TURN TO HER IN - JUST A MINUT - I THINK THAT'S COMING UP. - WHEN SHE IS DONE, WE WANT TO - COME BACK AND LOOK AT ME MORE - OF WHAT PRESIDENT TRUMP HAD TO - SAY, SOME OF THE THEMES THAT HE - HIT ON, SOME OF THE CLAIMS THAT - HE MADE ABO HIS AINISTRATION - AND THE REACTION THERE IN THE - GALLERY.

- THIS IS MICHIGAN GOVERN GRETCHEN - WHITMER. - >> GOOD EVENING. - I'M HONORED TO BE HERE AND - GRATEFUL THAT YOU'RTUNING IN. - I'M GRETCHEN WHITMER 49TH - GOVERNOR OF THE GREAT STATE - MICHIGAN. - TONIGHT I'M AT MY DAUGHTER SHERI - AND SYDNEY'S SCHOOL EAST LANCING - HIGH SCHOOL. - WE'RE HERE TODAY WITH FAMILIES, - PARENTS, TEACHERS AND MOST - IMPORTANTLY STUDENTS. - I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR - COMING, BUT TONIGHT I'ING TO - TALK TO THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE - WATCHING ATHOME. - I NEED A LOT MORE THAN 10 - MINUTES TO RESPOND TO WHAT THE - ESIDENT JUST SAID. - SO INSTEAD OF TALKING ABOUT WHAT - HE IS SAYG, I'M GOING TO - HIGHLIGHT WHAT DEMOCRATS ARE - DOING. - AFTER ALL, YOU CAN LISTEN TO - WHAT SOMEONE SAYS BUT TO KNOW - THE TRUTH EVERYTHIN, WATCH WHAT. - FROM AMERICANS EVERYWHERE. - WE LOVE OUR FAMILIES AND WANT A - GOOD LIFE TODAY AND A BETOMTE - LIFEROW FOR OUR KIDS.

- WE WORK HARD AND WE EXPECT OR - GOVERNMENT TO WORK HA FOR US - AS WELL. - WE HAVE VIT ANDALUE LOYALTY. - AND FOR THE DETROIT LIONS. - WE AND ALL AMERICANS MIGHT BE - WEARY OF TODAY POLITICS BUT - MUST STAY ENGAGED. - OUR COUNTRY, OUR DEMOCRA, OUR - FUTURE DEMAND IT. - WE'RE CAPABLE OF GREAT THINGS - WHEN WE WK RGETHER. - WE CANNOT FORGET THAT DESPITE - THE DISHONESTYD DIVISION OF - THE LAST FEW YEARS AND THAT WE - HEARD TONIGHT FROM THE PRESINT - OF THE UNITED STATES, TOGETHER - ENTIAL. BOUNDLESS P - YOUNG AMERICANS ARE PROVING THAT - EVERY DAY. - BY TAKING ACTION. - THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO FOCUS ON - TONIGHT. - MONTY SCOTT IS 13 YEARS OLD ANDV - IN MICHIGAN. - MONTY STREET WAS COVERED IN - POTHOLES. - THEY WERE ANKLE DEEP AND HE GOT - TIRED OF WAITING THEM TO GE - FIXED.

- SO HE GRABBED A SHOVEL AND A - BUCKET OF DIRT AND FILLED THEM - IN HIMSELF. - DURING MY COMPLAIN PEOPLE TOLD - ME TO FIX THE DAMN ROADS BECAU - BROKEN TIRES AND BROKEN - WINDSHIELDS ARE DOWN RIGHT - DANGEROURS - AND CAR REPAKE MONEY FROM - RENT, CHD CARE OR GROCERIES. - AND WE, THE DEMOCRATS ARE DOING - SOMETHING ABOUT IT - IN ILLINOIS, THE GOSEVERNOR PASD - A MULTIBILLION PLAN TO REBUILD - THE ROAD AND BRIDGES. - GOVERNOR MURPHYS REPLACING - LEAD PIPES IN NEW JERSEY. - ALACROSS THE COUNTRY - DEMOCRATIC LEADERS ARE BUILDING - BRIDGES, FIXING,OADS EXPANDING - BROADBAND AND CLEANING UP - DRINKI WATER. - EVERYONE IN THIS COUNTRY - BENEFITS WHEN WE INVEST IN - INFRASTRUCTURE. - CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS HAVE - PRESENTED PROPOSALS TO KEEP US - MOVING FORWARD BUT PRESIDENT - TRUMP AND REPUBLICANS IN THE - SENATE ARE BLACKING THE PTH. - EN IT COMES TO INFRASTRUCTURE

- MONTY TRIED TO DO MORE WITH A - SHOVEL AND A PILE OF DIRT THAN - THE REPUBLICANS IN D.C. HAVE - WITH THE OVAL FICE AND THE - U.S. SENATE. - BULLYING PEOPLE TWITTER DOESN'T - FIX BRIDGES, IT BURNS THEM. - OUR ENERGY SHOULD BE USED TO - SOLVE PROBLEMS. - AND IT'S TRUE FOR HEALTHCARE - TOO. - FOR ME, FOR SO MANY AMERICANS, - HEALTHCARE IS PERSONAL, NO - POLITICAL. - WHEN I WAS 30, I BECAME A MEMBER - OF THE SANDWICH GENERATION. - THAT MEANS, I WAS SANDWICHED - BETWEEN TWO GENERATIONS OF MY - PRIMARY CARE-GIVER. I WAS THE - HOLDING DOWN A NEW JOB, CARING - FOR MY NEWBORN DAUGHTER AS WELL - AS THE END OF BRAIN CANCER - BATTLE. - I WAS YOU WITH A BBY AND AT THE - END OF THE DAY I HAD TO FIG MY - MOTHER'S COVERAGE WHEN THEY - DENIED HER COVERAGE FOR COPY -- - CHEMOTHERAPY. - IT CHANGED ME.

- THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT JUST TALK - AND NO ACTION. - THE STATE SENATOR I WORKED WITH - A REPUICAN LEGISLATURE EXPANDAL - CARE COVERAGE UNDER THE - AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE ACT. - TODAY MEMBERS ARE EXPANDING - COVERAGE AND LOWERING COSTS. - THERE'S WORK ACROSS THE AISLE TO - BRING MEDICAID COVERAGE TO TENS - OF HOSTS THOUSANDS. - THERE WAS ENSEDHRCA - PROTECTIONS INTO LAW. - EVERY DEMOCRAT RUNIDNING FOR - PRT HAS A PLAN TO EXPAND - HEALTHCARE FOR ALL AMERICANS. - EVERY ONE OFHEM HAS SUPPORTED - THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT WITH - COVERAGE FOR PEOPLE TH - PREEXISTING CONDITIONS. - THEY MAY HAVE DIFFERENT PLANS - BUT THE GOL IS THE SAME. - PRESIDENT TRUMP SADLY HAS A - DIFFERENT PLAN. - HE'S ASKING THE COURTS TO RIP - AWAY. LIFE SAVING PROTECTIONS - IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE. - DEMOCRATS ARE TRYING TO MAKE - YOUR HEALTHCARE BETTER.

- REPUBLICANS IN WASHINGTON ARE - TRYING TO TAKE IT AWAY. - THINK ABOUT KIDS LIK17 AR - OLD BLAKE CAROL FROM IDAHO WHO - ORGANIZED A FUND RAISER TO Y - FOR HIS MOM'S COLON CANCERS - TREATMENT.D - 19 YEAR ONY MEYERS FROM - UTAH WHO SOLD ART TO PAYER FOR - HER OWN G RAREENETIC DSORDER - TREATMENT. - NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TOOU - CROWE THEIR HEALTHCARE. - NOT IN AMERICA. - IN AMERICA HAS AB WITH EVERYONE - HEALTHCARE AND BENEFITS. - IN FACT, MANY HAVJOBS THAT - DONTS EVEDON'T EVEN PA ENOUGH TR - THEIR MONTHLY EXPENSES. - IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE - PRIDENT SAYS ABOUT THE SOCK - MARKET. - WHAT MATTERS IS THAT MILLIONS OF - PEOPLE STRUGGLE TO GET BY OR - DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY AT THE - YIEND OF THE MONTH AFTER P - FOR TRANSPORTATION, STUDENTS - LOANS OR PREN SCRIPTRUGS. - AMERICAN WORKERS ARE HURTING. - IN MY OWN STA. - OUR NEIGHBORS IN WISCONSIN, - OHIO, PENNSYLVANIAND ALL OVER - THE COUNTRY. - WAGES ARE STAGNATED WHILE CEOY

- S SKY ROCKETED. - SO WHEN THE PRESIDENT SAYTHE - ECONOMY'S STRONG, MY QUESTION IS - STRONG FOR WHOM. - STRONG FOR THE WEALTHY WHO ARE - REAPING REWARDS FROM TAX CUTS - THEY DON'T NEED? - THE AMERICAN ECONOMY NEEDS TO BE - A DIFFERENT KIND OF STRONG. - RONG FOR THE SCIENCE TEACHER - SPENDING HER OWN MONEY TO BUY - SUPPLIES FOR HER CLASSROOM. - STRONG FOR THE SINGLE MOM - PICKING UP EXT HOURS SOHE - CAN AFFORD HER DAUGHTER'S SOCCER - CLEATS. - STRONG FOR THE BUSINESS OWNER - WHO HAS TO MAKE PAYROLL AT THENE - OF THE MONTH. - MICHIGAN INVENTED MIDDLE CLASS - E WE KNOW IF TH ECONOMY - DOESN'T WORK FOR WORKING PEOPLE, - ITUST DOESN'T WORK. - WHO FIGHTS FOR WORKING, HARD - WORKING AMERICANS? - DEMOCRATS DO. - IN THE U.S. HOUSE, SPEAKER NANCY - PELOSI AND DEMOCRATS PASSED - A LANDRK BILL ON EQUAL PA. - ANOTHER BILL THAT GIVES 30 - MILLIOSEAMERICANS A RAIND - GROUND BREAKING LEGISLATION TO

- TO NEGOTIATE LOWER DRUG PRICESR - FOR AMERICA'S SENIORSND - FAMILIES. - THOSE THREE BILLS AND MORE THAN - 275 OTHER BPARTISAN BILLS ARE - ATET GATHERING DUST ON SEN - MAJORITY LEADER MITCH - MCCONNELL'S DESK. - SENATOR MCCONNELL, AMERICA NEEDS - YOU TO MOVE THOSE BILLS. - MEANWHILE, DEMOCRATSCROSS THE - COUNTRY ARE GETTING THINGS DONE. - PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR IS - EXPANDING THE RIGHTS FOR - OVERTIME PAY. - MICHIGAN IS TOO. - CLCAUSE IF YOU'RE ON THCK, - YOU DESERVE TO GET PAID. - NEVADA GOVERNOR, NORTH CAROLINA - GOVERNOR ARE WORKING TO GIVEO - HARDKING TEACHERS A RAISE. - AND SPEAKING OF THE CLASSROOM, - WISCONSIN GOVERNOR UNILATERALLY - INCREASED SCHOOL FUNDING BY $65 - LLION LAST YEAR. - IN COLORADO, THEOVERN HAD AN - ACTIVE FREE ALLAY - KINDERGARTENNEN. - IN 29 STATES WE HELPED PASS

- MINIMUM WAGE HIKES AND LAWS TOOV - IMLIVES FOR FAMILIES. - THAT'S STRENGTH. - THAT'S ACTION. - DEMOCRACY TAKES ACTION. - D THAT'S WHY I'M SO INSPIRED - BY YOUNG PEOPLE. - THEY RSPOND TO MASS SHOOTINGS,ND - DEG POLICIES THAT MAKE - SCHOOL SAFER. - THEY REACT TO A WORLD THAT'S - LITERALLY ON FIRE WITHIRE IN - THEIR BELLIES. - ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE.Y TAKE - THEY TAKE ON A ROAD AND FILLED A - POTHOLE WITH A SHOVEL AND DIRT. - IT GIVES ME GREAT CNFIDENCE IN - OUR FUTURE AN WHY SOMETIMES IT - FEELS LIKE ADULTS IN THE WORLD - BUT IT SHOULDN'T BTHAT WAY. - IT'S NOT THEIR MESS TO CLEAN UP. - E IT'S OURS. - OICES WE MAKE TODAY CREATE - THEIR REALITY TOMORROW. - YOUNG PEONGPLE, I'M TALO YOU - AND YOUR PARENTS AND - GRANDPARENTS. - DEMOCRATS WANT SAFE SCHOOLS. - WE WANT EVERYONE TO HAVE A PATH - TO A GOOD LIFE WHETHER IT'S

- THROUGH A UNION APPRENTICESHIP, - UNIVERSITY WITHOUT DROWNING INAR - DEBT. - WE WANT YOUR WATER TO BE CLAN. - WE WANT YOU TO LOVE WHO YOU LOVE - AND LIVE AUTHENTICALLY A YOUR - TRUE SELF. - WE WANT WOMEN TO HAVE AUTONOMY - TRER OUR BODIES. - WE WANT OUR CO WELCOMING - AND EVERYONE'S VOTE COUNTED. - 2020 IS A BIG YEA'SR. - H YEAR MY DAUGHTER SHERI - WILL GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL. - IT'S ALSO THE YEAR E'LL CAST - HER FIRST BLLOT ALONG TH - MILLIONS OF YOUNG AMERICANS. - THE TWO THINGS ARE CONNECTED - BECAUSWALKING ACROSS THE - GRADUATION STAGE IS AS IMPORTANT - AS WALKING INTO THE VOING BOOTH - FOR THE FIRST TIME. - HER FUTURE, ALL OUR KIDS' - FUTURES WILL BE DETERMINED NOT - JUST BY THEIR DREAMS BUT BY OUR - ACTIONS. - AS WE WITNESS THE IMPEACHMENT - PROCESS IN WAHINGTON, THERE ARE - SOME THINGS EACH OF US, NO - MATTER OUR PARTY, SOULD DEMAND. - THE TRUTH MATTERS.

- FACTS MATTER. - AND NO ONE SHOULD BE ABOVE THE - W. - IT'S NOT WHAT THOSE SENATORS - SAAB - TOMORROW IT'T WHAT THEY DO - THAT MATTERS. - REMEMBER, LISTEN TO WHAT PEOPLE - SAY BUT WATCH WHAT THEY DO. - IT'S TIME FOR ACTION. - COUNTING ON US.AMERICANS ARE - LET'S NOT LET THEM DOWN. - THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. - GOD BLESS AMERICA. - GO NIGHT. - >> AND THAT WAS THE DEMOCRATIC - RESPONSE TO THE PRESIDENT'S - STATE OF THE UNION. - IT WAS GIVEN BY THE GOVERNOR OF - CHIGAN, GRETCHEN WHITMER. - SPEAKING AS I SAID FOR THE - DEMOCRATS. - SHE WAS SPEAKING FROM A HIGH - SCHOOL IN EAST LANCING IN - MICHIGAN. - I WANT TO COME QUICKLY TO YOU, - TT SCHLAPP BECAUSE SHE TALKED - ABOUT AT ONE POINT SHE SAID WE - NEED AN ECONOMY THAT'S STRONG - BUT A DIFFERENT KIND OF STRONG - AND SHE TALKED ABEOUT TACHERS

- AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO NEED THE - OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE THE KIND - OF WORK THAT THEY WANT TO DO. - S YES. - THIS TYPICAL THEME, RIGHT - WHICH IS HEY THE WEALTH ISN'T - GOING TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE OR - MAYBE JUST GOING TO THE PEOPLE - AT THE TOP. - THAT'S WHY PEOPLE'S ATTITUDES ON - THE ECONOMIES ARE IMPORTANT. - WHAT YOU'RE SEEING WITH THE - FIRST BURST OF INCREASE OF - INCOME AT THE LOWER END IS THAT - PEOPLE FEEL MORE OPTIMISTIC - UNDER TRUMP'S ECONOMY THAN THEY - OBAMA'S ECONOMY. YEARS OF - THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT - GAL THAT CAME OUT 47%.O - THAT'S A BIGD NUMBER FOR - HIM. - I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD HAPPEN - IF PEOPLE FELT A LOT OFO NOMIC - INSECURITY. - >> JAMAL SIMMONS, REFERRING BACK - TO WHAT YOU WERE SAYINEARLIER - ABOUT HOW YOU SAID AMONG OTHERS, - AFRIN AMERICANS VEN'T - BENEFITED AS MUCH AS PRESIDENT - TRUMP WOULD HAVE YOU BELIEVE - BUT THECONOMY IS GOING STRG - IN MANY RESPECTS. - IT'S NOT JUST T STOCK MARKET, - IS THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, AN - HISTORIC LOW. - HOW CH OF AHALLENGE IS THAT

- FOR DEMOCRATS. - WE JUST HEARD A DEMOCRATICRY - GOVERNORG TO MAKE THE - CASE. - WE NEED A LEADER WHO I GOI TO - BE DIFFERENT, A DIFFERENT KIND - OF HELP, BRING DIFFERENT KIND - OF HELP IN OUR ECONOMY. - >> AS I WAS MENTIONING BEFOR - THE FUNDAMENTAL PART OF THE - TRUMP APPROACH IS THAT HE'S - STANDING UP FOR A VERSION OFA - AMERAT IS, THAT SEEMS TO - BE UNFAMILIAR TO WHAT MOSTK - AMERICANS THOUT. - YOU KNOW, THE PRESIDENT, FIRST - OF ALL I GIVE CREDIT TO MY HOM - STATE GOVERNOR GRETCHEN WHITMER - AND THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNI - BECAUSHINK THEY ARE DOING A - GOOD JOB IN DIVERSE - ADMISTSTRATION, CRIMINAL JUE - REFORM, THEY ARE DOING A GOOD - JOB. - BUT THE PRESIDENT KEEPS A LOT OS - PROMAGAIN I LOOKED IT UP, - POLITI-FACT. - HE'S BROKEN 17% OF HIS PROMISE - PRESIDENT OBAMA KEPT 75% OF HIS - PROMISES. - WHEN PRESIDENTS MAKE THESE

- D STATEMENTS THEY ARE ROOIN - SOMETHING BUT THEY'RE NOT OFTEN - ROOTED IN THE TRUTH. - IN JUST A MINUTE I WANT TO GIVE - A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE BUT I - WANT TO GO TO THE CAPITOL TO OUR - LISA DESJARDS, OUR - CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT. - LISA YOU WERE IN THE CHAMBER FOH - F THE PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS - TONIGHT. - >> THAT'S RIGHT. - AND IT WAS EXTRAORDINARY, JUDY. - THE CHAMBER IS AS PARTISAN AS - I'VE EVER FELT IT. - UALLY THE PRESIDENT'S TEAM IS - CHEERING WILDLY.T - THAT HAPPENEIGHT AGAIN AND - AGAIN BUT WHAT WAS DIFFERENT - TONIGHT JUDY IS I THINK I HEA - DEMOCRATS BEING MORE VOCAL AS A - GROUP PUSHING BACK AT A - PRESIDENT THAN I EVER HEARD - BEFORE. - E POINT THEY WERE CHANTING - THHR3, HR3. - 'S A PRESCRIPTION DRUG BILL - THAT HOUSE DEMOCRATS HAD WHICH - HAS BEEN KIND OF LEFTO THE - SIDE IN THE SENATE, IS - MALINGERING THERE. - THEY WERE FIGHTING FOR THAT. - BUT THERE'S MORE YOU CAN SEE ON - THE FACES, THERE SES TO BE A - REAL PERSONAL DIVIDE IN THAT - CHAMBER. - WHEN I TALKED TO DEMOCRATS JUST - NOW COMING OUT OF THE CHAMBER

- CONGRESSWOMAN BARBARA LEE. - SHE HAD THE IDEA OF THE AFRICAN - AMERICANS YOU WERE TALKING - ABOUT, I BELIEVE. - SHE DIDN'T FEEL IT WS SINCERE. - I'M SURE REPUBLICANS FEEL THE - OPPOSITE. - I TALKED TO CONGRESSMAN JOAQUIN - CASTRO. - HE MADE THE POINT, THEY JUST - DON'T BELISIE THIS PRENT. - I ASKED HIM THOUGH, WHAT DID YOU - THINK ABOUT THE NEW ELEMENTS - NIGHT WITH RUSH LIMBAUGH - GETTING THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL - OF FREEDOM, A MOTHER BEINGH - REUNITED WR HUSBAND WHO - WAS DEPLOYED AND HE ADMITTED - THAT WAS POWERFUL.AS - THATOMETHING HE HADN'T - SEEN BEFORE. - HERE'S A PRESIDENT, HE'S A - SHOWMAN AND HWAS ABLE TO DO IT - INHE CHAMBER TONIGHT AND IT - WAS POWERFUL IN THE CHAMBER,MO - ATS ADMIT IT. - >> VERY DIFFICULT NOT TO BE - THE PRESIDENT INTD HISWE SAW AS - GUESTS IN THE GALLERY. - I WANT TO GO NOW TO YAMICHE. - >> HE WANTED TO MAKE AN - OPTIMISTIC SPEECH THAN HE DID

- THREE YEARS AGO TALKING ABOUT - AMERICAN CARNAGE AND FACTORIES - CLOSING AND LOOKG LIKE GRAVE - YARDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. - INSTEAD HE WANT TO TALK ABOUT - THE GREAT AMERICAN COK. - THAT WAS THE THEME OF THE - SPEECH. - HE WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE AND - TALK ABOUT WHAT HE THINKS WERE - HIS BIG ELSE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.S - THIS SPEECH W PART CAMPAIGN - RALLY PART TV REALITY SHOW BUT - NOT IN A DERROGATORY WAY. - THERE WEREOINTS THAT LISA - POINTED OUT THE WERE POINTS - THAT MADE YOU FEEL SOMETHING. - RUSH LIMBAUGH GETTI THE MEDAL - OF FREEDOM. - HE SAID HE HNG CANCER AND - MANY PEOPLE ARE FOCUSED AND SAD. - A LOTS OF DEMOCRE HIM AS - CONTROVERSIAL AND RACIST FOR - SOME OF THE THINGS HE SAID - SPECIFICALLY ABOUT PRESIDENT - TRUMP AND PRESIDENT OBAMA NOT - BEING BORN IN THIS COUNTRY. - OF COURSE THAT WAS A CONSPIRACY - THEORY THAT WASN'T TRUE BUT - THERE WERE MOMENTS WHERE HE - REUNITR A WIFE WITH HE HUSBAND - WHO WAS DEPLOYED ABROAD AND THIS - FEELING YOU COULD SEE IN THE - WIFE'S EYES SHE WAS MOVED AND - SHE FELT SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.

- HE ALSO GAVE SHA SCHOL TO A - YOUNG CHILD AND FOCUSING ON - SCHOOL CHOICE WHICH IS AN ISSUE - AT DEMOCRATS LARGELY. SPLIT - A LOT OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN - SUPPORT SCHOOL. - A REPUBLICAN WON THE STATE AND - GOT A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM BLACK - WOMEN SAYING WE WANT SCHOOL - CHOICE. - I HAVE TO FACT CHECK - IMMIGRATION, TALKING ABOUT - IMMIGRANTS COMMITTING CRIMES. - STUDIES AFTER STUDIES SHOW - IMMIGRANTS, UNDOCUMENTED - IMMIGRANTS ARE LS LIKELY TO - COMMIT A CRIME TAN U.S. - CITIZENS. - HE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE BORDER - WALL. - WALL AND HE'S TALKING ABOUTORDER - EXISTING. - AND LASTLY ABOUT HEALTHCAREAB - TALKINUT PREEXISTING - CONDITIONS AND DEMOCRATS OF - COURSE SAY THAT'S THOUGHT TRUE, - HE'S FIGHTING THAT AND ACUALLY - TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM THE - AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. - >> YAMICHE. - SENATOR GIVEN WHAT'S BEEN GOING - ON THEAST FEW WEEKS WITH THE

- IMPEACHMENT TRIAL IN THE SENATE, - GIVEN EVERYTHING ELSE, WHAT WS - THE MAIN MESSAGE YOU TOOK - TONIGHT FROM THE PRESIOFNT? - >> FIRS ALL WE RE HAPPY HEWA - ENERGETIC, THAT HE TALKED - ABOUT THE THINGS WE'VE DONE - RIGHT SO FAR. - THE BEST UNEMPLOYMENT IN YEARS. - THE FACT THAT OUR ECONOMY IS - GOING, NEW TRADEALS AND SO - FORTH. - BUT HE ALSO A VERY EMOTIONAL - TYPE TALKING ABOUT REAL PEOPLE - WITH REAL CHALLENGES AND - RECOGNIZING INDIVIDUALS HAVE - DONE GOOD THINGS FOR OUR - COUNTRY. - AND THTA HE ENDED WITLKING - ABOUT THE FUTURE AND I THINKTH - 'S WHAT WE WERE HOPING THE - PRESIDENT TALK ABOUT NOT ONLY - WHAT HE'S ACCOMPLISHED SO FAR - BUT TO GO ON TO SAY THERE'S MORE - TO BE DONE AND MORE - OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE AND GOOD - THINGS TO BEAONE. - AND HELKS ABOUT - LEGAL IMMIGRATION. - HE TALKED ABOUT OUR FUTURE AND - HE TALKS ABOUT MAKG CHANGES IN

- HEALTHCARE. - PRESCRIPTION DRUGS HE WANTS TO - SEE SOMETHING DONE ON THAT. - THERE'S A REAL MOVE THERE. - HE TALKS ABOUT GETTING RID OF - SURPRISE BILLING ON MEDICAL - CHARGES. - THAT'S A POSITIVE THING. - REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS GET - ONG. - ONE OF TE BIGGEST CHEERS WHEN - WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT FIXING - OUR INFRASTRUCTURE THE PRESIDENT - MADE THAT AN ISSUE HE WANT TO - DO. - AND THAT WAS REPUBLICANS AND - DEMOCRATS BOTH. - I THINK ONCE WE TAKE CARE OF THE - IMPEACHMENT ISSUES TOMORROW, AND - THAT WILL BE DONE TOMORROW, I - THINK MOST PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRE - WANT TOHEM GET BACK DOWN - AND FOCUS ON THE CHALLENGE THAT - OUR ENTIRE COUNTRY HAS. - >> SENATOR JUSTUICKLY I'M SURE - YOU KNOW THAT DEMOCRATS ARE - SAYING SOME OF WHAT THE - PRESIDENT ID TONIGHT BELIES - BERE HIS POLICY HASEN. - FOR EXAMPLE THE ADMINISTRATION - IS IN THE CORT. - BASICALLY TRYING TO UNDO TH - HEALTHCARE LAW THAT WAS PASSED - UNDER PRESIDENT OBAMA THAT OULD - PROTECT PREEXISTING CONDITIONS. - DEMOCRATS ALSO POINT THIS IS - A PRESIDENT WHO HAS NOT COME TO

- THE TABLE AND TRIED TO REAT CH N - AGREEM REDUCING THE COST - OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. - SO TO WHAT EXTENT SHOULD WE BE - HOLDING HIM AND HIS - ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTABLE FOR - WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING? - >> I CAN TELL YOU THAT WITHIN - R CONFERENCE, W WANT TO KEEP - BUT ALSO EVEN BEFORE OBAMACARE. - KICAME IN IN PLACES LIKE SOUTH - DAKOTA, PREEXISTING CONDITIONS - WAS NEVER AN ISSUE AFTER THAT. - THERE ARE A LOT OF U THAT - UNDERSTAND WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE - PREEXISTING CONDITIONS BE - PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE. - IN FACT THE ALEXANDER MURRAY - AOPOSAL WHICH WE WERE - SUPPORTING WOUTUALLY HAVE - REDUCED THE COST AND IT WO - HAVE KEPT PREEXISTING CONDITIONS - AT BAY. - AVAILABLE TO US IN PAST THATADE - I THINK THE PRESIDENT WOULD LIKE - TO SEE BROUGHT IN AGAIN. - T A MATTER OF FACT, ONE E - ITEMS WHEN IT CAME TO THE - PROPOSAL OF WHAT WE CALL THE - ALEXANDER MURRAY PROPOSAL IN E - SENATE WAS THE FACT IF OBAMACARE - IS IDENTIFIED AS NOTING VALID - ANYMORE, IT WILL PUSH PEOPLE TO

- COME TOGETR TO ACTUALLY CREATE - A PRODUCT THAT IS AFFORDABLE. - AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE THET - PRESID GOING. - >> SENATOR MIKE ROUNDS OF SOUTH - DAKOTA. - THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKINGI - TIME TO TALKH US, WE - APPRECIATE IT. - JAMAL SIMMONSBACK HERE AT THE - TABLE. - YOU'RE HEARING THIS REPUBLICAN - SENATOR SUPPORTER SAY THIS S - WHAT WE WANT, WE WANT DO - THIS. - DEMOCRAT - SEEN IT FROM THE ADMINISTRATION. - >> THAT'S RIGHT. - THEY'RE HAVING TWO DIFFERENTAN - CONVERSATION FRANKLY THE - PRESIDENT IS GETTING THE BEST OF - THE DEMOCRATS ON IS ONE. - BACK IN 1996 WHEN BILL CLINTON - WAS RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION - PEOPLE WERE SAYING HE WAS - MAYBE THE SCHOOL UNIFORMS WERE - TOO SMALL. - PRESIDENT TRUMP HE DIDN'T DO - HE WAS GIVING OUT INDIVIDUAL - GRANTS OF FAVORS AS IF HE WAS - SORT OF THE KING BESTOWING IT - UPON A NEW SUBJECT. - WHETHER IT WS A MEDAL OF - FREEDOM OR A SCHOLARSHIP IN - THESE VERY SMALL INDIVIDUAL

- THINGS. - IT'S GREAT THEATRE. - PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY ARE USE - TO SEEING THIS KIND OF THING NOW - ON THTELEVISION, A GREAT - INFRASTRUCTURE CONVERSATIONS - WITH GRETCHEN WHITMER BUT IT'S - HARD TO COMPETE WITH THE - PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES - REUNITING A FAMILY ON - TELEVISION. - >> VERY TOUGH. - MATT SCHLAPP HOW SERIOUS IS THIS - PRESIDENT ABOUT WANTING TO WRKWI - DEMOCRATS. - HOW MUCH IS HE WILLING TO - COMPROMISE. - HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK THEY ARE - WILLING TO COMPROMISE TO BRING - DOWN THE PRICE OF PRESCRIPTION - DRUGS. - TO DO THINGS ABOUT - INFRASTRUCTURE. - THESE ARE THINGS WE'RE HEARINGA - FOR THREE . - >> THE PRESIDENT LED ON CRIMINAL - JUSTICE REFORM WHICH IS ONE OF - THE FEW LEGISLATIVE AWE - ENEASSMENTSDACHIEVEMENTSOUT SIDT - WITH NANCY PELOSI'S EVENTUAL - SUPPORT WHICH AT LEAST IF YOU - BELIEVE THE DEMOCRATS KIND OF - BEHIND THE SCENE TALKING, THEY - FELT LIKE THEY NEEDED TO DO - SOMETHING BESES JUST - IMPEACHING THE PREDENT. - I DON'T SEE ANY ATTITUDE. - PELOSI LITERALLY RIPPED HIS - SPEECH IN HALF AT THE END OF - THIS. - HE DIDN'T SHAKE H HAND. - I DON'T SE MUCH WILLINGNESS. - THE PRESIDENT IS GOING TO PUSH

- HIS ADVANTAGE LIKE EVERYTHING - OBAMA DID WITH A PHONE AND A P - AND EXECUTIVE POWERS. - IF HE GETS RE-ELECTED THAT'S - WHERRESTART HAPPENS. - >> YOU DON'T HAVE TO REMINDAR - OTHER, WNINE MONTHS TEN - MONTHS FROM THE NEXT ELECTION. - >> IT CAN'T COME SOON ENOUGH. - >> MATSCHLAPP, JAMAL SIMMONS. - WE THANK YOU BOTH BEING HERE AT - THE TABLE WITH ME, YAMHE AT - THE AT THE WHITE AND LISA - S SJARDINS AND THAR STATE - RESPONSE.N ADDRESS AND - STAY WITH US AS OUR COVEGE - CONTINUES ON-LINE. - AND THEN AGAIN TOMORROW STARTING - AT 3:45PM EASTERN FOR LIVE - SPECIAL COVERAGE OF THE FINVOAL - IN THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL OF - PRESIDENT TRUMP. - I'M JUDY WOODRUFF. - FOR ALL OF US HER TE E CBS - NEWSHOUR, THANK YOU AND WE'LL - SEE YOU SOON. - >> THIS PROGRAM WAS MADE - POSSIBLE BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

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