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Thisidea–thatweareallboundup,asMartinLutherKingoncesaid,in"
asinglegarmentofdestiny"
–isalessonofalltheworld’sgreatreligions.Andneverhasitbeenmoreimportantforustoreaffirmthatlessonthanitistoday–atatimewhenwefacetestsandtrialsunlikeanywehaveseeninourtime.Aneconomiccrisisthatrecognizesnoborders.Violentextremismthat’sclaimedthelivesofinnocentmen,women,andchildrenfromManhattantoMumbai.Anunsustainabledependenceonforeignoilandothersourcesofenergythatpolluteourairandwaterandthreatenourplanet.Theproliferationoftheworld’smostdangerousweapons,thepersistenceofdeadlydisease,andtherecurrenceofage-oldconflicts.
Thesearechallengesthatnosinglenation,nomatterhowpowerful,canconfrontalone.TheUnitedStatesmustleadtheway.Butourbestchancetosolvetheseunprecedentedproblemscomesfromactinginconcertwithothernations.ThatiswhyImetwithleadersoftheG-20nationstoensurethattheworld’slargesteconomiestakestrongandunifiedactioninthefaceoftheglobaleconomiccrisis.Together,we’vetakenstepstostimulategrowth,restoretheflowofcredit,openmarkets,anddramaticallyreformourfinancialregulatorysystemtopreventsuchcrisesfromoccurringagain–stepsthatwillleadtojobcreationathome.
Itisonlybyworkingtogetherthatwewillfinallydefeat21stcenturysecuritythreatslikealQaeda.SoitwashearteningthatourNATOalliesunitedinStrasbourgbehindourstrategyinAfghanistanandPakistan,andcontributedimportantresourcestosupportoureffortthere.
Itisonlybycoordinatingwithcountriesaroundtheworldthatwewillstopthespreadoftheworld’smostdangerousweapons.ThatiswhyIlaidoutastrategyinPragueforustoworkwithRussiaandothernationstostoptheproliferationofnuclearweapons;
tosecurenuclearmaterialsfromterrorists;
and,ultimately,tofreetheworldfromthemenaceofanuclearnightmare.
Anditisonlybybuildinganewfoundationofmutualtrustthatwewilltacklesomeofourmostentrenchedproblems.Thatiswhy,inTurkey,IspoketomembersofParliamentanduniversitystudentsaboutrisingabovethebarriersofrace,region,andreligionthattoooftendivideus.
Withallthatisatstaketoday,wecannotaffordtotalkpastoneanother.Wecan’taffordtoallowolddifferencestopreventusfrommakingprogressinareasofcommonconcern.Wecan’taffordtoletwallsofmistruststand.Instead,wehavetofind–andbuildon–ourmutualinterests.Foritisonlywhenpeoplecometogether,andseekcommonground,thatsomeofthatmistrustcanbegintofade.Andthatiswhereprogressbegins.
Makenomistake:
weliveinadangerousworld,andwemustbestrongandvigilantinthefaceofthesethreats.Butletusnotallowwhateverdifferenceswehavewithothernationstostopusfromcomingtogetheraroundthosesolutionsthatareessentialtooursurvivalandsuccess.
AswecelebratePassover,Easter,andthistimeofrenewal,let’sfindstrengthinoursharedresolveandpurposeinourcommonaspirations.Andifwecandothat,thennotonlywillwefulfillthesacredmeaningoftheseholydays,butwewillfulfillthepromiseofourcountryasaleaderaroundtheworld.
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Saturday,April18,2009
It’snotnewstosaythatwearelivingthroughchallengingtimes:
TheworsteconomicdownturnsincetheGreatDepression.
Acreditcrisisthathasmadethatdownturnworse.
Andafiscaldisasterthathasaccumulatedoveraperiodofyears.
Intheyear2000,wehadprojectedbudgetsurplusesinthetrillions,andWashingtonappearedtobeontheroadtofiscalstability.
Eightyearslater,whenIwalkedinthedoor,theprojectedbudgetdeficitforthisyearalonewas$1.3trillion.
Andinordertojumpstartourstrugglingeconomy,wewereforcedtomakeinvestmentsthataddedtothatdeficitthroughtheAmericanRecoveryandReinvestmentAct.
Butassurelyasourfuturedependsonbuildinganewenergyeconomy,controllinghealthcarecostsandensuringthatourkidsareonceagainthebesteducatedintheworld,italsodependsonrestoringasenseofresponsibilityandaccountabilitytoourfederalbudget.
Withoutsignificantchangetosteerawayfromever-expandingdeficitsanddebt,weareonanunsustainablecourse.
Sotoday,wesimplycannotaffordtoperpetuateasysteminWashingtonwherepoliticiansandbureaucratsmakedecisionsbehindcloseddoors,withlittleaccountabilityfortheconsequences;
wherebillionsaresquanderedonprogramsthathaveoutlivedtheirusefulness,orexistsolelybecauseofthepowerofalobbyistorinterestgroup;
andwhereoutdatedtechnologyandinformationsystemsundermineefficiency,threatenoursecurity,andfailtoserveanengagedcitizenry.
Ifwe’retogoingtorebuildoureconomyonasolidfoundation,weneedtochangethewaywedobusinessinWashington.
WeneedtorestoretheAmericanpeople’sconfidenceintheirgovernment–thatitisontheirside,spendingtheirmoneywisely,tomeettheirfamilies’needs.
Thatstartswiththepainstakingworkofexaminingeveryprogram,everyentitlement,everydollarofgovernmentspendingandaskingourselves:
Isthisprogramreallyessential?
Aretaxpayersgettingtheirmoney’sworth?
Canweaccomplishourgoalsmoreefficientlyoreffectivelysomeotherway?
It’saprocesswehavealreadybegun,scouringourbudgetlinebylineforprogramsthatdon’tworksowecancutthemtomakeroomforonesthatdo.
Thatmeansendingtaxbreaksforcompaniesshippingjobsoverseas;
stoppingthefraudandabuseinourMedicareprogram;
andreformingourhealthcaresystemtocutcostsforfamiliesandbusinesses.
Itmeansstrengtheningwhisteblowerprotectionsforgovernmentemployeeswhostepforwardtoreportwastefulspending.
Anditmeansreinstatingthepay-as-you-gorulethatwefollowedduringthe1990s–soifwewanttospend,we’llneedtofindsomewhereelsetocut.
AndthisMonday,atmyfirst,fullCabinetmeeting,Iwillaskallofmydepartmentandagencyheadsforspecificproposalsforcuttingtheirbudgets.
Already,membersofmyCabinethavebeguntotrimbackunnecessaryexpenditures.
SecretaryNapolitano,forexample,isendingconsultingcontractstocreatenewsealsandlogosthathavecosttheDepartmentofHomelandSecurity$3millionsince2003.
InthelargestDepartment,SecretaryGateshaslaunchedanhistoricprojecttoreformdefensecontractingproceduresandeliminatehundredsofbillionsofdollarsinwastefulspendingandcostoverruns.
AndIcommendSenatorsMcCainandLevin–aRepublicanandaDemocrat–whohaveteameduptoleadthiseffortinCongress.
Finally,inthecomingweeks,Iwillbeannouncingtheeliminationofdozensofgovernmentprogramsshowntobewastefulorineffective.
Inthiseffort,therewillbenosacredcows,andnopetprojects.
AllacrossAmerica,familiesaremakinghardchoices,andit’stimetheirgovernmentdidthesame.
ThatiswhyIhaveassembledateamofmanagement,technology,andbudgetexpertstoguideusinthiswork–leaderswhowillhelpusrevampgovernmentoperationsfromtoptobottomandensurethatthefederalgovernmentistrulyworkingfortheAmericanpeople.
IhavenamedJeffreyZients,aleadingCEO,managementconsultantandentrepreneur,toserveasDeputyDirectorforManagementoftheOfficeofManagementandBudgetandasthefirsteverChiefPerformanceOfficer.
Jeffreywillworktostreamlineprocesses,cutcosts,andfindbestpracticesthroughoutourgovernment.
AneeshChopra,whoiscurrentlytheSecretaryofTechnologyforGovernorKaineofVirginia,hasagreedtoserveasAmerica’sChiefTechnologyOfficer.
Inthisrole,Aneeshwillpromotetechnologicalinnovationtohelpachieveourmosturgentpriorities–fromcreatingjobsandreducinghealthcarecoststokeepingournationsecure.
AneeshandJeffreywillworkcloselywithourChiefInformationOfficer,VivekKundra,whoisresponsibleforsettingtechnologypolicyacrossthegovernment,andusingtechnologytoimprovesecurity,ensuretransparency,andlowercosts.
ThegoalistogiveallAmericansavoiceintheirgovernmentandensurethattheyknowexactlyhowwe’respendingtheirmoney–andcanholdusaccountablefortheresults.
Noneofthiswillbeeasy.
Bigchangeneveris.
Butwiththeleadershipoftheseindividuals,Iamconfidentthatwecanbreakourbadhabits,putanendtothemismanagementthathasplaguedourgovernment,andstartlivingwithinourmeansagain.
Thatishowwewillgetourdeficitsundercontrolandmovefromrecoverytoprosperity.
AndthatishowwewillgivetheAmericanpeoplethekindofgovernmenttheyexpectanddeserve–onethatisefficient,accountableandfullyworthyoftheirtrust.
Thankyou.
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