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THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody.Hope you all had a good weekend.Last week, my Chief of Staff, Bill Daley, informed me that after spending time reflecting with his family over the holidays, he decided it was time to leave Washington and return to our beloved hometown of Chicago.Obviously this was not easy news to hear.And I didn’t accept Bill’s decision right away.In fact, I asked him to take a couple of days to make sure that he was sure about this.But in the end, the pull of the hometown we both love -- a city that’s been synonymous with the Daley family for generations -- was too great.Bill told me that he wanted to spend more time with his family, especially his grandchildren, and he felt it was the right decision.One of the things that made it easier was the extraordinary work that he has done for me during what has been an extraordinary year.Bill has been an outstanding Chief of Staff during one of the busiest and most consequential years of my administration.We were thinking back, just a year ago this weekend, before he was even named for the job, Bill was in the Situation Room getting updates on the shooting in Tucson.On his very first day, Bill took part in a meeting where we discued Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad.This was all before he even had time to unpack his office.Over the last year, he’s been intimately involved in every decision surrounding the end of the war in Iraq and our support of the people of Libya as they fought for their freedom.He was instrumental in developing the American Jobs Act and making sure taxes didn’t go up on middle-cla families.He helped us reach an agreement to reduce the deficit by over $2 trillion.And he played a central role in paing historic trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama.Given his past record of service as Secretary of Commerce, he was invaluable in all these negotiations.So no one in my administration has had to make more important decisions more quickly than Bill.And that’s why I think this decision was difficult for me.Naturally, when Bill told me his plans to go back to Chicago, I asked him who I thought could fill his shoes.He told me that there was one clear choice, and I believe he’s right.So today I’m pleased to announce that Jack Lew has agreed to serve as my next Chief of Staff.Let me begin, first of all, by thanking Ruth for allowing Jack to serve in what I know is one of the most difficult jobs in Washington.But Jack has had one of the other most difficult jobs in Washington.For more than a year, Jack has served as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.As anyone who’s been following the news lately can tell you, this is not an easy job.During his first tour at OMB under President Clinton, Jack was the only budget director in history to preside over budget surpluses for three consecutive years.And over the last year, he has helped strengthen our economy and streamline the government at a time when we need to do everything we can to keep our recovery going.Jack’s economic advice has been invaluable and he has my complete trust, both because of his mastery of the numbers, but because of the values behind those numbers.Ever since he began his career in public as a top aide to Speaker Tip O’Neill, Jack has fought for an America where hard work and responsibility pay off, a place where everybody gets a fair shot, everybody does their fair share, and everybody plays by the same rules.And that belief is reflected in every decision that Jack makes.Jack also has my confidence on matters outside the borders.Before he served at OMB for me, Jack spent two years running the extremely complex and challenging budget and operations proce for Secretary Clinton at the State Department, where his portfolio also included managing the civilian operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.And over the last year, he has weighed in on many of the major foreign policy decisions that we’ve made.
So there is no question that I’m going to deeply mi having Bill by my side here at the White House.But as he will soon find out, Chicago is only a phone call away and I’m going to be using that phone number quite a bit.I plan to continue to seek Bill’s advice and counsel on a whole range of iues in the months and years to come.And here in Washington, I have every confidence that Jack will make sure that we don’t mi a beat and continue to do everything we can to strengthen our economy and the middle cla and keep the American people safe.So I want to thank, once again, Bill for his extraordinary service, but also his extraordinary friendship and loyalty to me.It’s meant a lot.And I want to congratulate Jack on his new role.I know he is going to do an outstanding job, so thank you.Thank you, everybody.第二个视频
As you can see, I brought a few things with me for this week’s video.A padlock.A pair of boots.A candle.And a pair of socks.No, we’re not having a yard sale.And these products may not appear to have much in common.But they’re united by three proud words: “Made in America.” They’re manufactured by American workers, in American factories, and shipped to customers here and around the world.The companies that make these products are part of a hopeful trend: they’re bringing jobs back from overseas.You’ve heard of outsourcing – well, this is insourcing.And in this make or break moment for the middle cla and those working to get into the middle cla, that’s exactly the kind of commitment to country that we need.This week, I invited executives from businees that are insourcing jobs to a forum at the White House.These are CEOs who take pride in hiring people here in America, not just because it’s increasingly the right thing to do for their bottom line, but also because it’s the right thing to do for their workers and for our communities and our country.I told those CEOs what I’ll tell any busine leader: ask yourself what you can do to bring more jobs back to the country that made your succe poible.And I’ll make sure you’ve got a government that does everything in its power to help you succeed.That’s why, in the next few weeks, I will put forward new tax proposals that reward companies that choose to do the right thing by bringing jobs home and investing in America – and eliminate tax breaks for companies that move jobs overseas.It’s also why on Friday, I called on Congre to help me make government work better for you.Right now, we have a 21st century economy, but we’ve still got a government organized for the 20th century.Over the years, the needs of Americans have changed, but our government has not.In fact, it’s gotten even more complex.And that has to change.That’s why I asked Congre to reinstate the authority that past presidents have had to streamline and reform the Executive Branch.This is the same sort of authority that every busine owner has to make sure that his or her company keeps pace with the times.It’s the same authority that presidents had for over 50 years – up until Ronald Reagan.And let me be clear: I will only use this authority for reforms that result in more efficiency, better service, and a leaner government.These changes will make it easier for small busine owners to get the loans and support they need to sell their products around the world.For example, instead of forcing small busine owners to navigate the six departments and agencies in the federal government that focus on busine and trade, we’ll have one department.One place where entrepreneurs can go from the day they come up with an idea and need a patent, to the day they start building a warehouse, to the day they’re ready to ship their products overseas.And in the meantime, we’re creating a new website – BusineUSA – that will serve as a one-stop shop with information for businees small and large that want to start selling their stuff around the world.This means that more small busine owners will see their hard work pay off.More companies will be able to hire new workers.And we’ll be able to rebuild an economy that’s not known for paper profits or financial speculation, but for making and selling products like these.Products “Made in America.”
Thank you, and have a great weekend.
