Transcripts For CSPAN Weekly Republican Address 20160109 : v

Settle the differences, we got the industry to retool and restructure. Everyone had some skin in the game. Our plan was not popular, critics said that it was a road to socialism or a disaster waiting to happen. But i would make that that again any day of the week. Because today, the American Auto industry is back. This plan went into effect, automakers have added more than 640,000 new jobs. We have cut the detroit Unemployment Rate by more than half. The big three automakers are raising wages. Seven years ago, auto sales had hit a 27 year low. Last year, they hit an alltime high. Later this month, i will visit the Detroit Auto Show to see this progress firsthand. Because i believe that every american should be proud of what our most iconic industry has done. Americat unlike what has done these past seven years. A 70usinesses are now on month streak of job creation with more than 14 million new jobs in all. We have revamped our schools and the way we pay for college. We have made historic investments in clean energy and put ourselves on a path to look a low carbon future. We have brought more than 17 million americans into our health care system. We have seen healthcare prices grow at the lowest rate in 50 years. And we have covered more than 90 of our people for the very first time. We have even cut our deficits by nearly 75 in the process. The point is, america can do anything. Even in times of great challenge and change, our future is entirely up to us. While imn on my mind writing my final state of the Union Address and on tuesday i will talk about the choices we are making to set this country firmly on an even better, and brighter course for decades to come. Thanks and have a great weekend. Senator hogan as we enter 2016, we need to member that we are truly blessed to live in the greatest country in the world thinks to military veterans, law enforcement, First Responders and others to keep us safe and free. On tuesday, president obama will give his last state of the Union Address to the nation. He will likely itemize a list of what he believes to be his accomplishments and priorities. Well he really need to hear about is how he will unleash the creativity and drive of the american people. As we look to the future, we need to recognize that the greatest strength of our country is the ingenuity, resourcefulness, productivity, work ethic, and talents of our people. As her publicans, we want to empower our great people and country to compete and win. That means reducing the regulatory burden, reforming and simple find the tax code, and getting our fiscal house in order. It means finding savings and andrms, reduce the size scope of government to make sure that we do not leave our kids and grandkids a big debt and deficit. Hello, im senator john hogan, and i would like to talk to you today about how the u. S. Needs to compete in the Global Energy arena. Holiday season, consumers all the lowest price of fuel at the pump in seven years. As a result, more families hit the road to see loved ones and friends. If you like paying less for gas at the pump this year, you need to know that those prices are lower because america is producing more oil and gas and more supplies are keeping costs down. If americans want that to continue, we must take proactive steps so that our domestic industry can continue to grow. Make no mistake, we are locked in a global battle to determine who will produce oil and gas in the world in the future. Libby opec, russia, countries like venezuela . Or will it be us, the United States . We took an important step toward winning that battle last month by lifting the fouryearold ban on oil exports. Opec is fighting to defend their market share and exert their historical dominance over oil markets and energy prices. Theyre actually working to undermine our energy industry. As a consequence of president obamas Nuclear Agreement with iran, this state sponsor of terrorism will now be able to increase its oil exports at a moment when our moderate sunni allies and their partners feel increasingly threatened by iranian belligerents. As a result, saudi arabia has opened this big it to maintain its own levels of exports. Letting your pins power base on the world stage is the fact that so much of europe depends on oil and gas from russia. Gas is relying on oil and dollars to fund its brutal terrorist activities in the middle east and the on. Part of defeating eiffel will include militarily denying them oil, revenues, which they are using to fund their operations. We cannot do that and ae