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Eachcandidatehasasmuchastwominutestorespondtoacommonquestion,andtherewillbeatwo-minutefollow-up.Theaudiencehereinthehallhasagreedtobepoliteandattentive-nocheeringorbooingoroutburstsofanysort.
WewillsetasidethatagreementjustthisoncetowelcomePresidentBarackObamaandGovernorMittRomney.
(APPLAUSE)
Gentlemen,thankyoubothforjoiningusheretonight.Wehavealotoffolkswho'
vebeenwaitingalldaytotalktoyou,soIwanttogetrighttoit.
GovernorRomney,asyouknow,youwonthecointoss,sothefirstquestionwillgotoyou.AndIwanttoturntoafirst-timevoter,JeremyEpstein,whohasaquestionforyou.
QUESTION:
Mr.President,GovernorRomney,asa20-year-oldcollegestudent,allIhearfromprofessors,neighborsandothersisthatwhenIgraduate,Iwillhavelittlechancetogetemployment.Whatcanyousaytoreassureme,butmoreimportantlymyparents,thatIwillbeabletosufficientlysupportmyselfafterIgraduate?
ROMNEY:
Thankyou,Jeremy.Iappreciateyour-yourquestion,andthankyouforbeingherethiseveningandtoallofthosefromNassauCountythathavecome,thankyouforyourtime.ThankyoutoHofstraUniversityandtoCandyCrowleyfororganizingandleadingthis-thisevent.
Thankyou,Mr.President,alsoforbeingpartofthis-thisdebate.
collegekidsalloverthiscountry.IwasinPennsylvaniawithsomeonewhohadjustgraduated-thiswasinPhiladelphia-andshesaid,"
I'
vegotmydegree.Ican'
tfindajob.I'
vegotthreepart-timejobs.They'
rejustbarelyenoughtopayformyfoodandpayforanapartment.Ican'
tbegintopaybackmystudentloans."
Sowhatwehavetodoistwothings.Wehavetomakesurethatwemakeiteasierforkidstoaffordcollege.
Andalsomakesurethatwhentheygetoutofcollege,there'
sajob.WhenIwasgovernorofMassachusetts,togetahighschooldegree,youhadtopassanexam.Ifyougraduatedinthetopquarterofyourairlines,wegaveyouaJohnandAbigailAdamsscholarship,fouryearstuitionfreeinthecollegeofyourchoiceinMassachusetts,it'
sapublicinstitution.
IwanttomakesurewekeepourPellgrantprogramgrowing.We'
realsogoingtohaveourloanprogram,sothatpeopleareabletoaffordschool.Butthekeythingistomakesureyoucangetajobwhenyougetoutofschool.Andwhat'
shappenedoverthelastfouryearshasbeenvery,veryhardforAmerica'
syoungpeople.Iwantyoutobeabletogetajob.
Iknowwhatittakestogetthiseconomygoing.Withhalfofcollegekidsgraduatingthisyearwithoutacollege-excuseme,withoutajob.Andwithoutacollegeleveljob,that'
sjustunacceptable.
Andlikewiseyou'
vegotmoreandmoredebtonyourback.Somoredebtandlessjobs.I'
mgoingtochangethat.Iknowwhatittakestocreategoodjobsagain.Iknowwhatittakestomakesurethatyouhavethekindofopportunityyoudeserve.Andkidsacrossthiscountryaregoingtorecognize,we'
rebringingbackaneconomy.
It'
snotgoingtobelikethelastfouryears.Themiddle-classhasbeencrushedoverthelastfouryears,andjobshavebeentooscarce.Iknowwhatittakestobringthemback,andI'
mgoingtodothat,andmakesurethatwhenyougraduate-whendoyougraduate?
2014.
2014.Whenyoucomeoutin2014,IpresumeI'
mgoingtobepresident.I'
mgoingtomakesureyougetajob.ThanksJeremy.Yeah,youbet.
Mr.President?
OBAMA:
Jeremy,firstofall,yourfutureisbright.Andthefactthatyou'
remakinganinvestmentinhighereducationiscritical.Notjusttoyou,buttotheentirenation.Now,themostimportantthingwecandoistomakesurethatwearecreatingjobsinthiscountry.Butnotjustjobs,goodpayingjobs.Onesthatcansupportafamily.
AndwhatIwanttodo,isbuildonthefivemillionjobsthatwe'
vecreatedoverthelast30monthsintheprivatesectoralone.Andthereareabunchofthingswecandotomakesureyourfutureisbright.
Numberone,Iwanttobuildmanufacturingjobsinthiscountryagain.NowwhenGovernorRomneysaidweshouldletDetroitgobankrupt.Isaidwe'
regoingtobetonAmericanworkersandtheAmericanautoindustryandit'
scomesurgingback.
Iwanttodothatinindustries,notjustinDetroit,butallacrossthecountryandthatmeanswechangeourtaxcodesowe'
regivingincentivestocompaniesthatareinvestinghereintheUnitedStatesandcreatingjobshere.
Italsomeanswe'
rehelpingthemandsmallbusinessestoexportallaroundtheworldtonewmarkets.
Numbertwo,we'
vegottomakesurethatwehavethebesteducationsystemintheworld.Andthefactthatyou'
regoingtocollegeisgreat,butIwanteverybodytogetagreateducationandwe'
veworkedhardtomakesurethatstudentloansareavailableforfolkslikeyou,butIalsowanttomakesurethatcommunitycollegesareofferingslotsforworkerstogetretrainedforthejobsthatareoutthererightnowandthejobsofthefuture.
Numberthree,we'
vegottocontrolourownenergy.Now,notonlyoilandnaturalgas,whichwe'
vebeeninvestingin;
butalso,we'
vegottomakesurewe'
rebuildingtheenergysourceofthefuture,notjustthinkingaboutnextyear,buttenyearsfromnow,20yearsfromnow.That'
swhywe'
veinvestedinsolarandwindandbiofuels,energyefficientcars.
We'
vegottoreduceourdeficit,butwe'
vegottodoitinabalancedway.Askingthewealthytopayalittlebitmorealongwithcutssothatwecaninvestineducationlikeyours.
Andlet'
stakethemoneythatwe'
vebeenspendingonwaroverthelastdecadetorebuildAmerica,roads,bridgesschools.Wedothosethings,notonlyisyourfuturegoingtobebrightbutAmerica'
sfutureisgoingtobrightaswell.
LetmeaskyouformoreimmediateanswerandbeginwithMr.Romneyjustquicklywhat-whatcanyoudo?
We'
relookingatasituationwhere40percentoftheunemployedhavebeenunemployedhavebeenunemployedforsixmonthsormore.Theydon'
thavethetwoyearsthatJeremyhas.
Whataboutthoselongtermunemployedwhoneedajobrightnow?
Wellwhatyou'
reseeinginthiscountryis23millionpeoplestrugglingtofindajob.Andalotofthem,asyousay,Candy,havebeenoutofworkforalong,long,longtime.Thepresident'
spolicieshavebeenexercisedoverthelastfouryearsandtheyhaven'
tputAmericansbacktowork.
Wehavefewerpeopleworkingtodaythanwehadwhenthepresidenttookoffice.Ifthe-theunemploymentratewas7.8percentwhenhetookoffice,it'
s7.8percentnow.Butifyoucalculatedthatunemploymentrate,takingbackthepeoplewhodroppedoutoftheworkforce,itwouldbe10.7percent.
Wehavenotmadetheprogressweneedtomaketoputpeoplebacktowork.That'
swhyIputoutafive-pointplanthatgetsAmerica12millionnewjobsinfouryearsandrisingtake-homepay.It'
sgoingtohelpJeremygetajobwhenhecomesoutofschool.It'
sgoingtohelppeopleacrossthecountrythatareunemployedrightnow.
Andonethingthatthepresidentsaid,whichIwanttomakesurethatweunderstand,hesaidthatIsaidweshouldtakeDetroitbankrupt.Andthat'
sright.Myplanwastohavethecompanygothroughbankruptcylike7-ElevendidandMacy'
sandCondell(ph)Airlinesandcomeoutstronger.
AndIknowhekeepssaying,youwanttotakeDetroitbankrupt.Well,thepresidenttookDetroitbankrupt.YoutookGeneralMotorsbankrupt.YoutookChryslerbankrupt.SowhenyousaythatIwantedtotaketheautoindustrybankrupt,youactuallydid.
AndIthinkit'
simportanttoknowthatthatwasaprocessthatwasnecessarytogetthosecompaniesbackontheirfeet,sotheycouldstarthiringmorepeople.ThatwaspreciselywhatIrecommendedandultimatelywhathappened.
Letmegivethepresidentachance.
Goahead.OBAMA:
Candy,whatGovernorRomneysaidjustisn'
ttrue.Hewantedtotakethemintobankruptcywithoutprovidingthemanywaytostayopen.Andwewouldhavelostamillionjobs.Andthat-don'
ttakemywordforit,taketheexecutivesatGMandChrysler,someofwhomareRepublicans,mayevensupportGovernorRomney.Butthey'
lltellyouhisprescriptionwasn'
tgoingtowork.
AndGovernorRomney'
ssayshe'
sgotafive-pointplan?
GovernorRomneydoesn'
thaveafive-pointplan.Hehasaone-pointplan.Andthatplanistomakesurethatfolksatthetopplaybyadifferentsetofrules.That'
sbeenhisphilosophyintheprivatesector,that'
sbeenhisphilosophyasgovernor,that'
sbeenhisphilosophyasapresidentialcandidate.
Youcanmakealotofmoneyandpaylowertaxratesthansomebodywhomakesalotless.Youcanshipjobsoverseasandgettaxbreaksforit.Youcaninvestinacompany,bankruptit,layofftheworkers,stripawaytheirpensions,andyoustillmakemoney.
That'
sexactlythephilosophythatwe'
veseeninplaceforthelastdecade.That'
swhat'
sbeensqueezingmiddleclassfamilies.
Andwehavefought