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Rick Mastracchio: Flying
high above the earth,

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we would like to congratulate
West Wing Week

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on its 200th episode.

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Mike Hopkins: So, from
250 miles above the earth,

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congratulations on your
200th episode

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of West Wing Week.

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Bill Nye: 200th
episode, way to go.

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Take it away,
Mr. President.

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The President: Welcome to
the 200th episode

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of West Wing Week, your weekly
video guide

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to everything that's happening
here

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at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

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This anniversary episode
coincides

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with this years' State of the
Union address.

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We'll take you behind the
scenes and on the road

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to speak directly with
Americans like

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you about your lives and your
families and how,

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together, we can make sure
that every American

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who works and studies hard
has a real chance

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to get ahead.

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That's January 24th to
January 30th,

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or West Wing Week turns 200.

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POTUS on board.

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Laura Dean: It's
Friday afternoon.

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We're in the West Wing
basement,

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or the "Garden Level," as we
like to call it.

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We're honing in on the
State of the Union

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on Tuesday night.

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It's an exciting time.

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We've got a lot
of great ideas.

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And now, we're at the
point where we're trying

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to get it down to really
great language

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so that we can make the most
compelling case for the

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President's agenda to
the American people.

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Cody is going up there to
talk with the President.

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Ben Rhodes is going up
there to talk

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with the President.

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It's not so much
the big revisions.

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Now, we're getting down
to the real edits,

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the back-and-forth
on the language.

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The President: I like it.

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You know, I think
the tone is right.

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I think the
framework is right.

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Laura Dean: He's making
his agenda

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and his work real to the rest
of the country.

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So, I say, without
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this is the absolute highlight
of what I've gotten

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to do over the past few years.

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Cody Keenan: I haven't
fully gotten there, yet.

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I would spend some time
with -- maybe you should

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have trimmed my beard if
you were going

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to be on TV then.

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Dan Pfeiffer:
It's Tuesday.

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We're in the West Wing
of the White House.

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It is game day.

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It is finally State
of the Union day.

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I've worked on all of the
State of the Unions

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the President has delivered.

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This one is different
in two respects.

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One, he's putting an extra
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on executive actions, on what he
can do on his own with what

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we call his pen
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And he's really making an
effort, going back to sort

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of the spirit that infused
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political career, to
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citizens, companies,
states,

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localities -- to get involved in
the project of creating

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opportunity for
more Americans.

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He makes the point that
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to solve our problems just
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Everyone is going to
have to be involved.

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The President: Tonight
I ask more

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of America's business leaders to
follow John's lead.

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Do you what you can to
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your employees' wages.

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(applause)

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It's good for the economy.

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It's good for America.

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To every mayor, governor,
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legislator in America, I say,
"You don't have to wait

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for Congress to act.

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Americans will support
you if you take this on."

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Cody Keenan:
It was awesome.

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Barack Obama.

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You did a great
job on this.

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Male Speaker:
Thank you, sir.

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The President: I don't
know why anyone else

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(laughter and applause)

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Jay Carney: It's
Wednesday, and we are

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at the Costco in
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The President is going
to take a tour here.

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And after that, he is
going to talk about

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one of the themes of his State
of the Union address: the

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importance of paying
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Americans a living wage.

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We need to raise the
minimum wage so that hard

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work and responsibility is
rewarded in this country.

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The President: The only
way to get Congress

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to move is if the American
people -- block by block,

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neighborhood by
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state by state -- tell them,
"This is a priority."

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If you work hard, you
shouldn't be in poverty.

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And, as I saw today when
I visited a Costco store

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where they pay people
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wage, it actually
doesn't hurt businesses.

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It makes sure that
employees don't have a lot

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of turnover, they're loyal
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they're enthusiastic, and Costco
is one of the most

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profitable corporations
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So, whether you're a
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or a small business, this is
something that

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can potentially be
good for everybody.

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David Litt:
We're at the

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U.S. Steel Irvin Plant in West
Mifflin, Pennsylvania.

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We're touring the plant,
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the President is giving remarks.

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He's going to talk about
retirement security,

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and he's going to announce
a new type of retirement

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bond that helps Americans
a safe retirement

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after a lifetime of hard work.

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The President: This
company

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helped build America.

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And, over 100 years
later, you're still at it.

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You're part of one of the
great turnaround stories

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of this economic recovery
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of the American steel industry.

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Being a steel worker
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single one of you is doing
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to make the country stronger.

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Nicole Isaac: If it's
Thursday, it's Waukesha,

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where the President is
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this incredible GE plant.

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And then, he's going to
give a speech about ways

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in which we can increase
access to job-training

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opportunities for
Americans like you.

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The President: What we
need to do is look

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at where are the jobs and
take a job-driven

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approach to training.

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And that's what you're
doing here in Wisconsin.

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This plant is a great
example of that.

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That's why we're here --
in addition

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to, just, you seem like very
nice people.

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(laughter)

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But we're here because
you're doing some really

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good stuff that everybody
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to pay attention to.

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Ashley Judd: Okay, hang
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me one -- just one second.

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Hi, I'm Ashley Judd.

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It's the 30th of
January, 2014.

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And in Davidson County,
Tennessee,

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we're thrilled because the 44th
President, President

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Obama, is here at McGavock
High School,

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which is actually a school that
is being recognized

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nationally for all the
innovative things that

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they've been doing here.

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So, we're very pleased
that the President is here

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to acknowledge the good
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happening in Tennessee.

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The President: You get to
to learn how to operate

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a 3D printer and work on
your very own airplane.

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Now, that's pretty cool.

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I did not get my own plane
until I was 47 years old.

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(laughter)

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Yeah, it's a nice plane,
but I got to give it back.

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(laughter)

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That's the only thing.

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(laughter)

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It's a rental.

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(laughter)

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So, stay engaged with us
online, and remember,

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you can find out more about
any of these topics

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and see complete videos
at whitehouse.gov.

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Thanks so much for
checking out this 200th

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edition of West Wing Week.

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If you had met someone, I
will be out of office

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in about three years.

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So, you could hire me, and
I could, like,

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you know, promote your stuff.

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All right.

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Friend of mine.

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Don't joke.

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Don't start, like,
Facebook or Google

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without me, because you and me
-- we are right there.

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So, I'm just saying.

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Congratulations.

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You guys are
all outstanding.

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I'm really impressed with
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I'm going to keep your card.

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Just in case.