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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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