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1 00:00:13,113 --> 00:00:18,823 (applause) 2 00:00:23,590 --> 00:00:25,290 The President: Dear President Obama, I do not 3 00:00:25,291 --> 00:00:28,731 yet qualify for Medicare, and corporate is about to 4 00:00:28,728 --> 00:00:29,868 run out. 5 00:00:29,863 --> 00:00:34,603 I am desperate and do not know what to do. 6 00:00:34,601 --> 00:00:38,501 Do it for them. 7 00:00:38,505 --> 00:00:42,445 Do it for people who are really scared right now, 8 00:00:42,442 --> 00:00:43,842 through no fault of their own. 9 00:00:43,843 --> 00:00:45,183 Who have played by the rules, who have done all 10 00:00:45,178 --> 00:00:47,018 the right things. 11 00:00:47,013 --> 00:00:48,283 (applause) 12 00:00:48,915 --> 00:00:54,585 Let's get this done. 13 00:01:10,603 --> 00:01:12,103 Somebody knows where Alonya Sanchez is? 14 00:01:12,105 --> 00:01:16,445 (laughter) 15 00:01:16,443 --> 00:01:19,783 (talking simultaneously) 16 00:01:21,915 --> 00:01:24,315 (applause) 17 00:01:29,389 --> 00:01:32,229 (applause) 18 00:02:27,046 --> 00:02:29,916 The President: The - so everybody know about - 19 00:02:29,916 --> 00:02:31,616 Male Speaker: Right yeah, but it going to be - it's 20 00:02:31,618 --> 00:02:32,888 not going to be for another forty to 21 00:02:32,886 --> 00:02:34,486 fifty minutes. 22 00:02:34,487 --> 00:02:36,057 The President: Okay forty minutes, all right, so Katie? 23 00:02:36,055 --> 00:02:36,725 Female Speaker: Yeah, we are good. 24 00:02:36,723 --> 00:02:37,493 The President: You are going to let me know? 25 00:02:37,490 --> 00:02:38,730 Female Speaker: Yeah so it will be about forty 26 00:02:38,725 --> 00:02:39,825 minutes, then you will have fifteen minutes of 27 00:02:39,826 --> 00:02:40,956 calls, then the talks. 28 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:42,830 Male Speaker: What do you think they're going to do - 29 00:02:42,829 --> 00:02:44,969 The President: You guys could have had some popcorn. 30 00:02:44,964 --> 00:02:49,234 (laughter) 31 00:03:10,156 --> 00:03:10,926 The President: I want to thank my outstanding Vice 32 00:03:10,924 --> 00:03:13,964 President, Joe Biden. 33 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:15,560 And my wonderful secretary of Health and Human 34 00:03:15,562 --> 00:03:19,262 Services Kathleen Sebelius for her fantastic work 35 00:03:19,265 --> 00:03:21,635 on this issue. 36 00:03:21,634 --> 00:03:24,174 I want to thank the many staffers in congress, and 37 00:03:24,170 --> 00:03:27,640 my own incredible staff in the White House. 38 00:03:27,640 --> 00:03:30,810 Who have worked tirelessly over the past year to give 39 00:03:30,810 --> 00:03:34,280 Americans of all walk of life, towards reform 40 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:37,150 package finally worthy of the people we were sent 41 00:03:37,150 --> 00:03:41,150 here to serve. 42 00:03:41,154 --> 00:03:43,794 All right, the party's upstairs. 43 00:03:43,790 --> 00:03:46,260 Whenever you got people running up, and someone 44 00:03:46,259 --> 00:03:47,999 else can come with me now. 45 00:03:47,994 --> 00:03:52,134 (talking simultaneously) 46 00:03:59,539 --> 00:04:04,179 Multiple Speakers: (cheering) 47 00:04:04,177 --> 00:04:06,017 The President: Nancy Ann, Nancy Ann. 48 00:04:06,012 --> 00:04:11,322 Multiple Speakers: (cheering) 49 00:04:11,317 --> 00:04:12,757 The President: That does not work as well. 50 00:04:12,752 --> 00:04:14,952 (laughter) 51 00:04:14,954 --> 00:04:18,354 I am not going to ruin a good party with long speech. 52 00:04:18,358 --> 00:04:25,468 So many of you guys have worked so hard during the 53 00:04:25,465 --> 00:04:27,765 course of this year under incredibly 54 00:04:27,767 --> 00:04:29,237 adverse circumstances. 55 00:04:29,235 --> 00:04:32,535 Your families have, you know, shared the 56 00:04:32,538 --> 00:04:33,908 sacrifices with you. 57 00:04:33,906 --> 00:04:35,006 You are all younger than me. 58 00:04:35,008 --> 00:04:35,978 (laughter) 59 00:04:35,975 --> 00:04:38,945 So you can work on three hours sleep, but I cannot. 60 00:04:38,945 --> 00:04:42,345 So I am going to start retiring you guys can stay 61 00:04:42,348 --> 00:04:43,248 as long as you want. 62 00:04:43,249 --> 00:04:45,649 All right, thank you guys. 63 00:04:45,652 --> 00:04:48,192 (applause) 64 00:05:23,356 --> 00:05:24,626 The Vice President: Hey Al, how are you doing buddy? 65 00:05:24,624 --> 00:05:25,924 Male Speaker: I am doing fine Mr. Vice President. 66 00:05:25,925 --> 00:05:26,655 How are you? 67 00:05:26,659 --> 00:05:27,289 The Vice President: Good to see you. 68 00:05:27,293 --> 00:05:27,893 I'm well. 69 00:05:27,894 --> 00:05:28,294 How are you? 70 00:05:28,294 --> 00:05:29,324 Good to see you. 71 00:05:29,328 --> 00:05:31,028 So it really is 220 pages. 72 00:05:31,030 --> 00:05:32,230 Male Speaker: Yeah, it's -- 73 00:05:32,231 --> 00:05:33,831 The Vice President: 599 pages. 74 00:05:33,833 --> 00:05:34,563 I'm just joking. 75 00:05:34,567 --> 00:05:36,807 Male Speaker: Well it's -- in this format it 76 00:05:36,803 --> 00:05:40,303 is 906 pages. 77 00:05:40,306 --> 00:05:41,906 The Vice President: All right, I like big bills. 78 00:05:41,908 --> 00:05:43,308 You what I mean, I am a Democrat. 79 00:05:43,309 --> 00:05:46,209 Male Speaker: Here you go. 80 00:05:46,212 --> 00:05:46,912 The Vice President: All right. 81 00:05:46,913 --> 00:05:47,513 Male Speaker: That's it. 82 00:05:47,513 --> 00:05:48,783 Female Speaker: Woohoo. 83 00:05:48,781 --> 00:05:51,821 The Vice President: Tell you what, I never thought 84 00:05:51,818 --> 00:05:53,918 being president's second I would get to sign a bill. 85 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:55,050 (laughter) 86 00:05:55,054 --> 00:05:56,454 Male Speaker: Yes you do. 87 00:05:56,456 --> 00:05:57,386 There are perks. 88 00:05:57,390 --> 00:05:58,860 The Vice President: My Lord Al this thing is - 89 00:05:58,858 --> 00:05:59,488 Male Speaker: Want to sign them all? 90 00:05:59,492 --> 00:06:03,162 The Vice President: Yeah, no. 91 00:06:03,162 --> 00:06:04,662 Male Speaker: Greetings. 92 00:06:04,664 --> 00:06:05,834 Female Speaker: Holy cow. 93 00:06:05,832 --> 00:06:06,462 Male Speaker: Yes. 94 00:06:06,466 --> 00:06:08,136 (laughter) 95 00:06:08,134 --> 00:06:09,064 Female Speaker: That's the biggest one yet. 96 00:06:09,068 --> 00:06:09,768 Male Speaker: Yeah it's - 97 00:06:09,769 --> 00:06:10,269 Female Speaker: Here we go. 98 00:06:10,269 --> 00:06:10,899 Male Speaker: -- pretty large. 99 00:06:10,903 --> 00:06:11,903 Male Speaker: There it is. 100 00:06:11,904 --> 00:06:13,204 Female Speaker: Here it is. 101 00:06:30,923 --> 00:06:33,093 The President: What's going on? 102 00:06:33,092 --> 00:06:34,592 Let's do this. 103 00:06:34,594 --> 00:06:35,594 (talking simultaneously) 104 00:06:47,373 --> 00:06:50,613 I've got to sign it 22 times. That's a lot of pens man. 105 00:06:50,610 --> 00:06:52,410 (talking simultaneously) 106 00:06:56,249 --> 00:06:57,479 Male Speaker: Ladies and Gentleman please take your 107 00:06:57,483 --> 00:07:09,363 seats the program is about to begin. 108 00:07:10,263 --> 00:07:12,663 The President: The reason we made history today was 109 00:07:12,665 --> 00:07:13,835 because of you guys. 110 00:07:13,833 --> 00:07:20,173 And, you know, I -- this place is kind of a bubble, 111 00:07:20,173 --> 00:07:22,673 and one of the ways I remind myself of why I 112 00:07:22,675 --> 00:07:26,745 ran, and why this is important is to be able to 113 00:07:26,746 --> 00:07:30,016 read the letters, or emails, or meet people at 114 00:07:30,016 --> 00:07:32,786 town halls who tell me stories all the time about 115 00:07:32,785 --> 00:07:35,225 what they are going through. 116 00:07:35,221 --> 00:07:38,091 And sometimes the stories are heartbreaking, you 117 00:07:38,090 --> 00:07:43,930 know, because as powerful as it seems the President 118 00:07:43,930 --> 00:07:47,270 is, you know, you can't solve these things 119 00:07:47,266 --> 00:07:48,506 overnight sometimes. 120 00:07:48,501 --> 00:07:50,841 So, you know, you will get a letter from somebody who 121 00:07:50,837 --> 00:07:53,177 just lost their job, or is about to lose their house 122 00:07:53,172 --> 00:07:55,872 and you want nothing more than to be able to help them. 123 00:07:55,875 --> 00:08:01,045 And you can't do it as fast as you want, or as 124 00:08:01,047 --> 00:08:08,317 immediately as you would like, but if you stay with 125 00:08:08,321 --> 00:08:10,821 it every once in a while you actually get something 126 00:08:10,823 --> 00:08:13,263 that helps some folks, and it might not even help 127 00:08:13,259 --> 00:08:16,129 them tomorrow, but it will help them a year from now 128 00:08:16,128 --> 00:08:18,628 or five years from now. 129 00:08:18,631 --> 00:08:19,901 And, you know that's -- Male Speaker: It 130 00:08:19,899 --> 00:08:20,729 will help our kids -- 131 00:08:20,733 --> 00:08:21,363 The President: Yeah, it will help - 132 00:08:21,367 --> 00:08:21,897 Male Speaker: And our grandkids. 133 00:08:21,901 --> 00:08:23,071 The President: -- our kids and our grandkids. 134 00:08:23,069 --> 00:08:27,769 And that's really what this is all about, so this 135 00:08:27,773 --> 00:08:29,013 really was your day. 136 00:08:29,008 --> 00:08:33,408 You know, I know it may sound corny, but I 137 00:08:33,412 --> 00:08:34,112 really believe it. 138 00:08:34,113 --> 00:08:36,283 That if it were not for you just telling your 139 00:08:36,282 --> 00:08:38,652 stories, and letting yourselves be heard that 140 00:08:38,651 --> 00:08:42,651 we would not have been able to overcome so 141 00:08:42,655 --> 00:08:44,755 much of the resistance to get it done. 142 00:08:44,757 --> 00:08:47,097 So, you should pat yourselves on the back. 143 00:08:47,093 --> 00:08:48,263 All right. 144 00:08:48,261 --> 00:08:51,731 Okay, I am going to write this note for you, myself.