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Good morning. I thought it might make sense to take some questions this week as my first term comes to an end.
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ɡʊd mɔɹnɪŋ. aɪ θɔt ɪt maɪt meɪk sɛns tu teɪk sʌm kwɛstʃʌnz ðɪs wik æz maɪ fɜ˞st tɜ˞m kʌmz tu æn ɛnd.
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It's been a busy and productive four years, and I expect the same for the next four years. I intend to carry out the agenda that I campaigned on.
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ɪt'ɛs bɪn ʌ bɪzi ʌnd pɹʌdʌktɪv fɔɹ jɪɹz, ʌnd aɪ ɪkspɛkt ðʌ seɪm fɔɹ ðʌ nɛkst fɔɹ jɪɹz. aɪ ɪntɛnd tu kæɹi aʊt ðʌ ʌdʒɛndʌ ðæt aɪ kæmpeɪnd ɑn.
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an agenda for new jobs, new opportunity, and new security for the middle class. Right now our economy is growing and our businesses are creating new jobs.
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æn ʌdʒɛndʌ fɔɹ nu dʒɑbz, nu ɑpɜ˞tunʌti, ʌnd nu sɪkjʊɹʌti fɔɹ ðʌ mɪdʌl klæs. ɹaɪt naʊ aʊɜ˞ ɪkɑnʌmi ɪz ɡɹoʊɪŋ ʌnd aʊɜ˞ bɪznʌsʌz ɑɹ kɹieɪtɪŋ nu dʒɑbz.
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So we are poised for a good year if we make smart decisions and sound investments.
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soʊ wi ɑɹ pɔɪzd fɔɹ ʌ ɡʊd jɪɹ ɪf wi meɪk smɑɹt dɪsɪʒʌnz ʌnd saʊnd ɪnvɛstmʌnts.
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and politics don't get in the way of America's progress. As I said on the campaign, one component to growing our economy.
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ʌnd pɑlʌtɪks dɑn'ti ɡɛt ɪn ðʌ weɪ ʌv ʌmɛɹʌkʌ'ɛs pɹɑɡɹɛs. æz aɪ sɛd ɑn ðʌ kæmpeɪn, wʌn kʌmpoʊnʌnt tu ɡɹoʊɪŋ aʊɜ˞ ɪkɑnʌmi.
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economy and broadening opportunity for the middle class is shrinking our deficits in a balanced and responsible way. And for nearly two years now,
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ɪkɑnʌmi ʌnd bɹɔdʌnɪŋ ɑpɜ˞tunʌti fɔɹ ðʌ mɪdʌl klæs ɪz ʃɹɪŋkɪŋ aʊɜ˞ dɛfɪsɪts ɪn ʌ bælʌnst ʌnd ɹispɑnsʌbʌl weɪ. ʌnd fɔɹ nɪɹli tu jɪɹz naʊ,
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I've been fighting for such a plan, one that would reduce our deficits by $4 trillion over the next decade.
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aɪ'vi bɪn faɪtɪŋ fɔɹ sʌtʃ ʌ plæn, wʌn ðæt wʊd ɹʌdus aʊɜ˞ dɛfɪsɪts baɪ $ tɹɪljʌn oʊvɜ˞ ðʌ nɛkst dɛkeɪd.
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which would stabilize our debt and our deficit in a sustainable way for the next decade. That would be enough not only to stop the growth of our debt relative to the size of our economy, but to also to stop the growth of our economy.
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wɪtʃ wʊd steɪbʌlaɪz aʊɜ˞ dɛt ʌnd aʊɜ˞ dɛfʌsʌt ɪn ʌ sʌsteɪnʌbʌl weɪ fɔɹ ðʌ nɛkst dɛkeɪd. ðæt wʊd bi ɪnʌf nɑt oʊnli tu stɑp ðʌ ɡɹoʊθ ʌv aʊɜ˞ dɛt ɹɛlʌtɪv tu ðʌ saɪz ʌv aʊɜ˞ ɪkɑnʌmi, bʌt tu ɔlsoʊ tu stɑp ðʌ ɡɹoʊθ ʌv aʊɜ˞ ɪkɑnʌmi.
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but it would make it manageable so it doesn't crowd out the investments we need to make in people and...
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bʌt ɪt wʊd meɪk ɪt mænɪdʒʌbʌl soʊ ɪt 'ti kɹaʊd aʊt ðʌ ɪnvɛstmʌnts wi nid tu meɪk ɪn pipʌl ʌnd...
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education and job training and science and medical research, all the things that help us grow. Step by step, we've made progress towards that goal. Over the past two years, I've made progress.
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ɛdʒʌkeɪʃʌn ʌnd dʒɑb tɹeɪnɪŋ ʌnd saɪʌns ʌnd mɛdʌkʌl ɹisɜ˞tʃ, ɔl ðʌ θɪŋz ðæt hɛlp ʌs ɡɹoʊ. stɛp baɪ stɛp, wi'vi meɪd pɹɑɡɹɛs tʌwɔɹdz ðæt ɡoʊl. oʊvɜ˞ ðʌ pæst tu jɪɹz, aɪ'vi meɪd pɹɑɡɹɛs.
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I've signed into law about $1.4 trillion in spending cuts. Two weeks ago, I signed into law more than $600 billion in new revenue.
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aɪ'vi saɪnd ɪntu lɔ ʌbaʊt $. tɹɪljʌn ɪn spɛndɪŋ kʌts. tu wiks ʌɡoʊ, aɪ saɪnd ɪntu lɔ mɔɹ ðæn $ bɪljʌn ɪn nu ɹɛvʌnu.
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by making sure the wealthiest Americans begin to pay their fair share. When you add the money that will save in interest payments on the debt...
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baɪ meɪkɪŋ ʃʊɹ ðʌ wɛlθiʌst ʌmɛɹʌkʌnz bɪɡɪn tu peɪ ðɛɹ fɛɹ ʃɛɹ. wɛn ju æd ðʌ mʌni ðæt wɪl seɪv ɪn ɪntɹʌst peɪmʌnts ɑn ðʌ dɛt...
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Altogether, that adds up to a total of about $2.5 trillion in deficit reduction over the next two years.
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ɔltʌɡɛðɜ˞, ðæt ædz ʌp tu ʌ toʊtʌl ʌv ʌbaʊt $. tɹɪljʌn ɪn dɛfʌsʌt ɹʌdʌkʃʌn oʊvɜ˞ ðʌ nɛkst tu jɪɹz.
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the past two years, not counting the $400 billion already saved from winding down the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. So we've made progress.
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ðʌ pæst tu jɪɹz, nɑt kaʊntɪŋ ðʌ $ bɪljʌn ɔlɹɛdi seɪvd fɹʌm waɪndɪŋ daʊn ðʌ wɔɹz ɪn ɪɹɑk ʌnd æfɡænʌstæn. soʊ wi'vi meɪd pɹɑɡɹɛs.
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we are moving towards our ultimate goal of getting to a $4 trillion reduction. And there will be more deficit reduction when Congress decides to close the gap.
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wi ɑɹ muvɪŋ tʌwɔɹdz aʊɜ˞ ʌltʌmʌt ɡoʊl ʌv ɡɛtɪŋ tu ʌ $ tɹɪljʌn ɹʌdʌkʃʌn. ʌnd ðɛɹ wɪl bi mɔɹ dɛfʌsʌt ɹʌdʌkʃʌn wɛn kɑŋɡɹʌs dɪsaɪdz tu kloʊs ðʌ ɡæp.
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decides what to do about the $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts that have been pushed off until next month. The fact is, though,
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dɪsaɪdz wʌt tu du ʌbaʊt ðʌ $. tɹɪljʌn ɪn ɔtʌmætɪk spɛndɪŋ kʌts ðæt hæv bɪn pʊʃt ɔf ʌntɪl nɛkst mʌnθ. ðʌ fækt ɪz, ðoʊ,
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we can't finish the job of deficit reduction through spending cuts alone. The cuts we've already made to priorities other than Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and defense.
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wi kæn'ti fɪnɪʃ ðʌ dʒɑb ʌv dɛfʌsʌt ɹʌdʌkʃʌn θɹu spɛndɪŋ kʌts ʌloʊn. ðʌ kʌts wi'vi ɔlɹɛdi meɪd tu pɹaɪɔɹʌtiz ʌðɜ˞ ðæn mɛdʌkɛɹ, mɛdʌkeɪd, soʊʃʌl sɪkjʊɹʌti ʌnd dɪfɛns.
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less as a share of our economy than it has been true for a generation. And that's not a recipe for growth.
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lɛs æz ʌ ʃɛɹ ʌv aʊɜ˞ ɪkɑnʌmi ðæn ɪt hæz bɪn tɹu fɔɹ ʌ dʒɛnɜ˞eɪʃʌn. ʌnd ðæt'ɛs nɑt ʌ ɹɛsʌpi fɔɹ ɡɹoʊθ.
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So we've got to do more both to stabilize our finances over the medium and long term, but also spur more growth in the short term.
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soʊ wi'vi ɡɑt tu du mɔɹ boʊθ tu steɪbʌlaɪz aʊɜ˞ fɪnænsɪz oʊvɜ˞ ðʌ midiʌm ʌnd lɔŋ tɜ˞m, bʌt ɔlsoʊ spɜ˞ mɔɹ ɡɹoʊθ ɪn ðʌ ʃɔɹt tɜ˞m.
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I've said I'm open to making modest adjustments to programs like Medicare to protect them for future generations. And I've also said that we need more revenue through tax reform.
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aɪ'vi sɛd aɪ'ɛm oʊpʌn tu meɪkɪŋ mɑdʌst ʌdʒʌstmʌnts tu pɹoʊɡɹæmz laɪk mɛdʌkɛɹ tu pɹʌtɛkt ðɛm fɔɹ fjutʃɜ˞ dʒɛnɜ˞eɪʃʌnz. ʌnd aɪ'vi ɔlsoʊ sɛd ðæt wi nid mɔɹ ɹɛvʌnu θɹu tæks ɹʌfɔɹm.
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If we combine a balanced package of savings from spending on health care and revenues from closing loopholes...
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ɪf wi kɑmbaɪn ʌ bælʌnst pækʌdʒ ʌv seɪvɪŋz fɹʌm spɛndɪŋ ɑn hɛlθ kɛɹ ʌnd ɹɛvʌnuz fɹʌm kloʊzɪŋ luphoʊlz...
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We can solve the deficit issue without sacrificing our investments in things like education that are going to help us grow.
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wi kæn sɑlv ðʌ dɛfʌsʌt ɪʃu wɪθaʊt sækɹʌfaɪsɪŋ aʊɜ˞ ɪnvɛstmʌnts ɪn θɪŋz laɪk ɛdʒʌkeɪʃʌn ðæt ɑɹ ɡoʊɪŋ tu hɛlp ʌs ɡɹoʊ.
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Turns out the American people agree with me. They listened to an entire year's debate over this issue, and they made a clear decision about the approach they prefer.
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tɜ˞nz aʊt ðʌ ʌmɛɹʌkʌn pipʌl ʌɡɹi wɪð mi. ðeɪ lɪsʌnd tu æn ɪntaɪɜ˞ jɪɹ'ɛs dʌbeɪt oʊvɜ˞ ðɪs ɪʃu, ʌnd ðeɪ meɪd ʌ klɪɹ dɪsɪʒʌn ʌbaʊt ðʌ ʌpɹoʊtʃ ðeɪ pɹʌfɜ˞.
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They don't think it's fair, for example, to ask a senior to pay more for his or her health care or a scientist to shut down life-saving research so that a multi-million dollar budget is not a problem.
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ðeɪ dɑn'ti θɪŋk ɪt'ɛs fɛɹ, fɔɹ ɪɡzæmpʌl, tu æsk ʌ sinjɜ˞ tu peɪ mɔɹ fɔɹ hɪz ɔɹ hɜ˞ hɛlθ kɛɹ ɔɹ ʌ saɪʌntɪst tu ʃʌt daʊn laɪf-seɪvɪŋ ɹisɜ˞tʃ soʊ ðæt ʌ mʌlti-mɪljʌn dɑlɜ˞ bʌdʒɪt ɪz nɑt ʌ pɹɑblʌm.
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millionaire investor can pay less in tax rates than a secretary. They don't think it's smart to protect endless corporate loopholes.
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mɪljʌnɛɹ ɪnvɛstɜ˞ kæn peɪ lɛs ɪn tæks ɹeɪts ðæn ʌ sɛkɹʌtɛɹi. ðeɪ dɑn'ti θɪŋk ɪt'ɛs smɑɹt tu pɹʌtɛkt ɛndlʌs kɔɹpɜ˞ʌt luphoʊlz.
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loopholes and tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans, rather than rebuild our roads and our schools, invest in our workers' skills, or help manufacturers bring jobs back to America.
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luphoʊlz ʌnd tæks bɹeɪks fɔɹ ðʌ wɛlθiʌst ʌmɛɹʌkʌnz, ɹæðɜ˞ ðæn ɹibɪld aʊɜ˞ ɹoʊdz ʌnd aʊɜ˞ skulz, ɪnvɛst ɪn aʊɜ˞ wɜ˞kɜ˞z' skɪlz, ɔɹ hɛlp mænjʌfæktʃɜ˞ɜ˞z bɹɪŋ dʒɑbz bæk tu ʌmɛɹʌkʌ.
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So they want us to get our books in order in a balanced way, where everybody pulls their weight, everyone does their part. That's what I want as well. That's what I've proposed.
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soʊ ðeɪ wɑnt ʌs tu ɡɛt aʊɜ˞ bʊks ɪn ɔɹdɜ˞ ɪn ʌ bælʌnst weɪ, wɛɹ ɛvɹibɑdi pʊlz ðɛɹ weɪt, ɛvɹiwʌn dʌz ðɛɹ pɑɹt. ðæt'ɛs wʌt aɪ wɑnt æz wɛl. ðæt'ɛs wʌt aɪ'vi pɹʌpoʊzd.
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And we can get it done, but we're going to have to make sure that people are looking at this in a responsible way rather than just through the lens of politics.
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ʌnd wi kæn ɡɛt ɪt dʌn, bʌt wi'ɹeɪ ɡoʊɪŋ tu hæv tu meɪk ʃʊɹ ðæt pipʌl ɑɹ lʊkɪŋ æt ðɪs ɪn ʌ ɹispɑnsʌbʌl weɪ ɹæðɜ˞ ðæn dʒʌst θɹu ðʌ lɛnz ʌv pɑlʌtɪks.
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Now, the other congressionally imposed deadline coming up is the so-called debt ceiling, something most Americans hadn't even heard of before two years ago. So I want to be clear about this.
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naʊ, ðʌ ʌðɜ˞ kʌnɡɹɛʃʌnʌli ɪmpoʊzd dɛdlaɪn kʌmɪŋ ʌp ɪz ðʌ soʊ-kɔld dɛt silɪŋ, sʌmθɪŋ moʊst ʌmɛɹʌkʌnz 'ti ivɪn hɜ˞d ʌv bɪfɔɹ tu jɪɹz ʌɡoʊ. soʊ aɪ wɑnt tu bi klɪɹ ʌbaʊt ðɪs.
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The debt ceiling is not a question of authorizing more spending. Raising the debt ceiling does not authorize more spending.
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ðʌ dɛt silɪŋ ɪz nɑt ʌ kwɛstʃʌn ʌv ɔθɜ˞aɪzɪŋ mɔɹ spɛndɪŋ. ɹeɪzɪŋ ðʌ dɛt silɪŋ dʌz nɑt ɔθɜ˞aɪz mɔɹ spɛndɪŋ.
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It simply allows the country to pay for spending that Congress has already committed to. These are bills that have already been racked up, and we need to pay them.
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ɪt sɪmpli ʌlaʊz ðʌ kʌntɹi tu peɪ fɔɹ spɛndɪŋ ðæt kɑŋɡɹʌs hæz ɔlɹɛdi kʌmɪtɪd tu. ðiz ɑɹ bɪlz ðæt hæv ɔlɹɛdi bɪn ɹækt ʌp, ʌnd wi nid tu peɪ ðɛm.
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America cannot afford another debate with this Congress about whether or not they should pay the bills they've already racked up.
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ʌmɛɹʌkʌ kænɑt ʌfɔɹd ʌnʌðɜ˞ dʌbeɪt wɪð ðɪs kɑŋɡɹʌs ʌbaʊt wɛðɜ˞ ɔɹ nɑt ðeɪ ʃʊd peɪ ðʌ bɪlz ðeɪ'vi ɔlɹɛdi ɹækt ʌp.
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If congressional Republicans refuse to pay America's bills on time, Social Security checks and veterans' benefits will be delayed.
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ɪf kʌnɡɹɛʃʌnʌl ɹɪpʌblɪkʌnz ɹʌfjuz tu peɪ ʌmɛɹʌkʌ'ɛs bɪlz ɑn taɪm, soʊʃʌl sɪkjʊɹʌti tʃɛks ʌnd vɛtɜ˞ʌnz' bɛnʌfɪts wɪl bi dɪleɪd.
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We might not be able to pay our troops, or honor our contracts with small business owners, food inspectors, air traffic controllers.
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wi maɪt nɑt bi eɪbʌl tu peɪ aʊɜ˞ tɹups, ɔɹ ɑnɜ˞ aʊɜ˞ kɑntɹækts wɪð smɔl bɪznʌs oʊnɜ˞z, fud ɪnspɛktɜ˞z, ɛɹ tɹæfɪk kʌntɹoʊlɜ˞z.
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Specialists who track down loose nuclear materials wouldn't get their paychecks. Investors around the world will ask if the United States of America is, in fact, a safe bet.
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spɛʃʌlʌsts hu tɹæk daʊn lus nukliɜ˞ mʌtɪɹiʌlz 'ti ɡɛt ðɛɹ peɪtʃɛks. ɪnvɛstɜ˞z ɜ˞aʊnd ðʌ wɜ˞ld wɪl æsk ɪf ðʌ junaɪtɪd steɪts ʌv ʌmɛɹʌkʌ ɪz, ɪn fækt, ʌ seɪf bɛt.
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Markets could go haywire. Interest rates would spike for anybody who borrows money. Every homeowner with a mortgage, every student with a college loan.
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mɑɹkʌts kʊd ɡoʊ heɪwaɪɹ. ɪntɹʌst ɹeɪts wʊd spaɪk fɔɹ ɛnibʌdi hu bɑɹoʊz mʌni. ɛvɜ˞i hoʊmoʊnɜ˞ wɪð ʌ mɔɹɡʌdʒ, ɛvɜ˞i studʌnt wɪð ʌ kɑlɪdʒ loʊn.
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every small business owner who wants to grow and hire. Be a self-inflicted wound on the economy. It would slow down our growth, might tip us into recession.
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ɛvɜ˞i smɔl bɪznʌs oʊnɜ˞ hu wɑnts tu ɡɹoʊ ʌnd haɪɜ˞. bi ʌ sɛlf-ɪnflɪktɪd waʊnd ɑn ðʌ ɪkɑnʌmi. ɪt wʊd sloʊ daʊn aʊɜ˞ ɡɹoʊθ, maɪt tɪp ʌs ɪntu ɹɪsɛʃʌn.
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and ironically would probably increase our deficit. So to even entertain the idea of this happening, of the United States of America not paying its bills, is irresponsible.
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ʌnd aɪɹɑnɪkli wʊd pɹɑbʌbli ɪnkɹis aʊɜ˞ dɛfʌsʌt. soʊ tu ivɪn ɛntɜ˞teɪn ðʌ aɪdiʌ ʌv ðɪs hæpʌnɪŋ, ʌv ðʌ junaɪtɪd steɪts ʌv ʌmɛɹʌkʌ nɑt peɪɪŋ ɪts bɪlz, ɪz ɪɹʌspɑnsʌbʌl.
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It's absurd. As the Speaker said two years ago, it would be, and I'm quoting Speaker Boehner now, a financial disaster not only for us, but for the worldwide economy.
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ɪt'ɛs ʌbsɜ˞d. æz ðʌ spikɜ˞ sɛd tu jɪɹz ʌɡoʊ, ɪt wʊd bi, ʌnd aɪ'ɛm kwoʊtɪŋ spikɜ˞ boʊnɜ˞ naʊ, ʌ fʌnænʃʌl dɪzæstɜ˞ nɑt oʊnli fɔɹ ʌs, bʌt fɔɹ ðʌ wɜ˞ldwaɪd ɪkɑnʌmi.
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So we've got to pay our bills. And Republicans in Congress have two choices here. They can act responsibly and pay America's bills.
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soʊ wi'vi ɡɑt tu peɪ aʊɜ˞ bɪlz. ʌnd ɹɪpʌblɪkʌnz ɪn kɑŋɡɹʌs hæv tu tʃɔɪsʌz hiɹ. ðeɪ kæn ækt ɹɪspɑnsʌbli ʌnd peɪ ʌmɛɹʌkʌ'ɛs bɪlz.
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Or they can act irresponsibly and put America through another economic crisis. But they will not collect a ransom in exchange for not crashing the American economy.
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ɔɹ ðeɪ kæn ækt ɪɹʌspɑnsʌbli ʌnd pʊt ʌmɛɹʌkʌ θɹu ʌnʌðɜ˞ ɛkʌnɑmɪk kɹaɪsʌs. bʌt ðeɪ wɪl nɑt kʌlɛkt ʌ ɹænsʌm ɪn ɪkstʃeɪndʒ fɔɹ nɑt kɹæʃɪŋ ðʌ ʌmɛɹʌkʌn ɪkɑnʌmi.
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The full faith and credit of the United States of America is not a bargaining chip. And they'd better choose quickly, because time is running short.
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ðʌ fʊl feɪθ ʌnd kɹɛdʌt ʌv ðʌ junaɪtɪd steɪts ʌv ʌmɛɹʌkʌ ɪz nɑt ʌ bɑɹɡɪnɪŋ tʃɪp. ʌnd ðeɪ'di bɛtɜ˞ tʃuz kwɪkli, bɪkɔz taɪm ɪz ɹʌnɪŋ ʃɔɹt.
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The last time Republicans in Congress even flirted with this idea, our Triple-A credit rating was downgraded for the first time in our history. Our business has created the fewest jobs of any month.
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ðʌ læst taɪm ɹɪpʌblɪkʌnz ɪn kɑŋɡɹʌs ivɪn flɜ˞tɪd wɪð ðɪs aɪdiʌ, aʊɜ˞ tɹɪpʌl-ʌ kɹɛdʌt ɹeɪtɪŋ wɑz daʊnɡɹeɪdʌd fɔɹ ðʌ fɜ˞st taɪm ɪn aʊɜ˞ hɪstɜ˞i. aʊɜ˞ bɪznʌs hæz kɹieɪtʌd ðʌ fjuʌst dʒɑbz ʌv ɛni mʌnθ.
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nearly the past three years, and ironically, the whole fiasco actually added to the deficit. So it shouldn't be surprising, given all this talk,
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nɪɹli ðʌ pæst θɹi jɪɹz, ʌnd aɪɹɑnɪkli, ðʌ hoʊl fiæskoʊ æktʃuʌli ædʌd tu ðʌ dɛfʌsʌt. soʊ ɪt 'ti bi sɜ˞pɹaɪzɪŋ, ɡɪvʌn ɔl ðɪs tɔk,
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that the American people think Washington is hurting rather than helping the country at the moment. They see their representatives consumed with partisan brinksmanship over paying our bills.
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ðæt ðʌ ʌmɛɹʌkʌn pipʌl θɪŋk wɑʃɪŋtʌn ɪz hɜ˞tɪŋ ɹæðɜ˞ ðæn hɛlpɪŋ ðʌ kʌntɹi æt ðʌ moʊmʌnt. ðeɪ si ðɛɹ ɹɛpɹʌzɛntʌtɪvz kʌnsumd wɪð pɑɹtʌzʌn bɹɪŋksmʌnʃɪp oʊvɜ˞ peɪɪŋ aʊɜ˞ bɪlz.
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while they overwhelmingly want us to focus on growing the economy and creating more jobs. Let's finish this debate.
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waɪl ðeɪ oʊvɜ˞wɛlmɪŋli wɑnt ʌs tu foʊkʌs ɑn ɡɹoʊɪŋ ðʌ ɪkɑnʌmi ʌnd kɹieɪtɪŋ mɔɹ dʒɑbz. lɛt'ɛs fɪnɪʃ ðɪs dʌbeɪt.
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Let's give our businesses and the world the certainty that our economy and our reputation are still second to none. We pay our bills. We handle our business.
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lɛt'ɛs ɡɪv aʊɜ˞ bɪznʌsʌz ʌnd ðʌ wɜ˞ld ðʌ sɜ˞tʌnti ðæt aʊɜ˞ ɪkɑnʌmi ʌnd aʊɜ˞ ɹɛpjʌteɪʃʌn ɑɹ stɪl sɛkʌnd tu nʌn. wi peɪ aʊɜ˞ bɪlz. wi hændʌl aʊɜ˞ bɪznʌs.
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And then we can move on, because America has a lot to do. We've got to create more jobs. We've got to boost the wages of those who have work. We've got to reach for energy independence.
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ʌnd ðɛn wi kæn muv ɑn, bɪkɔz ʌmɛɹʌkʌ hæz ʌ lɑt tu du. wi'vi ɡɑt tu kɹieɪt mɔɹ dʒɑbz. wi'vi ɡɑt tu bust ðʌ weɪdʒʌz ʌv ðoʊz hu hæv wɜ˞k. wi'vi ɡɑt tu ɹitʃ fɔɹ ɛnɜ˞dʒi ɪndɪpɛndʌns.
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We've got to reform our immigration system. We've got to give our children the best education possible. And we've got to do everything we can to protect them from the horrors of gun violence.
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wi'vi ɡɑt tu ɹʌfɔɹm aʊɜ˞ ɪmʌɡɹeɪʃʌn sɪstʌm. wi'vi ɡɑt tu ɡɪv aʊɜ˞ tʃɪldɹʌn ðʌ bɛst ɛdʒʌkeɪʃʌn pɑsʌbʌl. ʌnd wi'vi ɡɑt tu du ɛvɹiθɪŋ wi kæn tu pɹʌtɛkt ðɛm fɹʌm ðʌ hɔɹɜ˞z ʌv ɡʌn vaɪʌlʌns.
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And let me say I'm grateful to Vice President Biden for his work on this issue of gun violence, and for his proposals, which
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ʌnd lɛt mi seɪ aɪ'ɛm ɡɹeɪtfʌl tu vaɪs pɹɛzʌdɛnt baɪdʌn fɔɹ hɪz wɜ˞k ɑn ðɪs ɪʃu ʌv ɡʌn vaɪʌlʌns, ʌnd fɔɹ hɪz pɹʌpoʊzʌlz, wɪtʃ
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I'm going to be reviewing today and I will address in the next few days, and I intend to vigorously pursue. So with that, I'm going to take some questions.
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aɪ'ɛm ɡoʊɪŋ tu bi ɹivjuɪŋ tʌdeɪ ʌnd aɪ wɪl ædɹɛs ɪn ðʌ nɛkst fju deɪz, ʌnd aɪ ɪntɛnd tu vɪɡɜ˞ʌsli pɜ˞su. soʊ wɪð ðæt, aɪ'ɛm ɡoʊɪŋ tu teɪk sʌm kwɛstʃʌnz.
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And I'm going to start with Julie Pace of AP, and I want to congratulate Julie for this job. Well, as I said,
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ʌnd aɪ'ɛm ɡoʊɪŋ tu stɑɹt wɪð dʒuli peɪs ʌv eɪpi, ʌnd aɪ wɑnt tu kʌnɡɹætʃʌleɪt dʒuli fɔɹ ðɪs dʒɑb. wɛl, æz aɪ sɛd,
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The Vice President and a number of members of my Cabinet went through a very thorough process over the last month, meeting with a lot of...
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ðʌ vaɪs pɹɛzʌdɛnt ʌnd ʌ nʌmbɜ˞ ʌv mɛmbɜ˞z ʌv maɪ kæbʌnʌt wɛnt θɹu ʌ vɛɹi θɜ˞oʊ pɹɑsɛs oʊvɜ˞ ðʌ læst mʌnθ, mitɪŋ wɪð ʌ lɑt ʌv...
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stakeholders in this, including the NRA, listened to proposals, orders, and they've presented me now with
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steɪkhoʊldɜ˞z ɪn ðɪs, ɪnkludɪŋ ðʌ , lɪsʌnd tu pɹʌpoʊzʌlz, ɔɹdɜ˞z, ʌnd ðeɪ'vi pɹizɛntɪd mi naʊ wɪð
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a list of sensible, common-sense steps that can be taken to make sure that the kinds of violence we saw in Newtown doesn't happen again.
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ʌ lɪst ʌv sɛnsʌbʌl, kɑmʌn-sɛns stɛps ðæt kæn bi teɪkʌn tu meɪk ʃʊɹ ðæt ðʌ kaɪndz ʌv vaɪʌlʌns wi sɔ ɪn nutaʊn 'ti hæpʌn ʌɡɛn.
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I'm going to be meeting with the Vice President today. I expect to have a fuller presentation later in the week.
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aɪ'ɛm ɡoʊɪŋ tu bi mitɪŋ wɪð ðʌ vaɪs pɹɛzʌdɛnt tʌdeɪ. aɪ ɪkspɛkt tu hæv ʌ fʊlɜ˞ pɹɛzʌnteɪʃʌn leɪtɜ˞ ɪn ðʌ wik.
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to give people some specifics about what I think we need to do. My starting point is not to worry about the politics.
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tu ɡɪv pipʌl sʌm spɪsɪfɪks ʌbaʊt wʌt aɪ θɪŋk wi nid tu du. maɪ stɑɹtɪŋ pɔɪnt ɪz nɑt tu wɜ˞i ʌbaʊt ðʌ pɑlʌtɪks.
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My starting point is to focus on what makes sense, what works. What should we be doing to make sure that our children are safe?
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maɪ stɑɹtɪŋ pɔɪnt ɪz tu foʊkʌs ɑn wʌt meɪks sɛns, wʌt wɜ˞ks. wʌt ʃʊd wi bi duɪŋ tu meɪk ʃʊɹ ðæt aʊɜ˞ tʃɪldɹʌn ɑɹ seɪf?
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that we're reducing the incidence of gun violence. And I think we can do that in a sensible way that comports with the Second Amendment.
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ðæt wi'ɹeɪ ɹʌdusɪŋ ðʌ ɪnsʌdʌns ʌv ɡʌn vaɪʌlʌns. ʌnd aɪ θɪŋk wi kæn du ðæt ɪn ʌ sɛnsʌbʌl weɪ ðæt wɪð ðʌ sɛkʌnd ʌmɛndmʌnt.
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And then members of Congress, I think, are going to have to have a debate and examine their own conscience. Because if, in fact, and I believe this is true,
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ʌnd ðɛn mɛmbɜ˞z ʌv kɑŋɡɹʌs, aɪ θɪŋk, ɑɹ ɡoʊɪŋ tu hæv tu hæv ʌ dʌbeɪt ʌnd ɪɡzæmɪn ðɛɹ oʊn kɑnʃʌns. bɪkɔz ɪf, ɪn fækt, ʌnd aɪ bɪliv ðɪs ɪz tɹu,
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everybody across party lines was as deeply moved and saddened as I was by what happened in Newtown.
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ɛvɹibɑdi ʌkɹɔs pɑɹti laɪnz wɑz æz dipli muvd ʌnd sædʌnd æz aɪ wɑz baɪ wʌt hæpʌnd ɪn nutaʊn.
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We're going to have to vote based on what we think is best. We're going to have to come up with answers that set politics aside.
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wi'ɹeɪ ɡoʊɪŋ tu hæv tu voʊt beɪst ɑn wʌt wi θɪŋk ɪz bɛst. wi'ɹeɪ ɡoʊɪŋ tu hæv tu kʌm ʌp wɪð ænsɜ˞z ðæt sɛt pɑlʌtɪks ʌsaɪd.
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And that's what I expect Congress to do. But what you can count on is, is that the things that I've said in the past...
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ʌnd ðæt'ɛs wʌt aɪ ɪkspɛkt kɑŋɡɹʌs tu du. bʌt wʌt ju kæn kaʊnt ɑn ɪz, ɪz ðæt ðʌ θɪŋz ðæt aɪ'vi sɛd ɪn ðʌ pæst...
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the belief that we have to have stronger background checks, that we can do a much better job in terms of keeping these magazine clips with high capacity.
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ðʌ bɪlif ðæt wi hæv tu hæv stɹɔŋɜ˞ bækɡɹaʊnd tʃɛks, ðæt wi kæn du ʌ mʌtʃ bɛtɜ˞ dʒɑb ɪn tɜ˞mz ʌv kipɪŋ ðiz mæɡʌzin klɪps wɪð haɪ kʌpæsʌti.
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capacity, out of the hands of folks who shouldn't have them, an assault weapons ban that is meaningful, that those are things I continue to believe.
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kʌpæsʌti, aʊt ʌv ðʌ hændz ʌv foʊks hu 'ti hæv ðɛm, æn ʌsɔlt wɛpʌnz bæn ðæt ɪz minɪŋfʌl, ðæt ðoʊz ɑɹ θɪŋz aɪ kʌntɪnju tu bɪliv.
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make sense.
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meɪk sɛns.
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with the American people and with members of Congress about what I think will work, what I think is something that will make a difference.
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wɪð ðʌ ʌmɛɹʌkʌn pipʌl ʌnd wɪð mɛmbɜ˞z ʌv kɑŋɡɹʌs ʌbaʊt wʌt aɪ θɪŋk wɪl wɜ˞k, wʌt aɪ θɪŋk ɪz sʌmθɪŋ ðæt wɪl meɪk ʌ dɪfɜ˞ʌns.
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And to repeat what I've said earlier, if there is a step we can take that will save even one child from what happened in Newtown...
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ʌnd tu ɹɪpit wʌt aɪ'vi sɛd ɜ˞liɜ˞, ɪf ðɛɹ ɪz ʌ stɛp wi kæn teɪk ðæt wɪl seɪv ivɪn wʌn tʃaɪld fɹʌm wʌt hæpʌnd ɪn nutaʊn...
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We should take that step. The Press. Can you have the U.S. doctor without an assault on the family? The President. I'll present the details later in the week. Todd, NBC.
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wi ʃʊd teɪk ðæt stɛp. ðʌ pɹɛs. kæn ju hæv ðʌ ju.ɛs. dɑktɜ˞ wɪθaʊt æn ʌsɔlt ɑn ðʌ fæmʌli? ðʌ pɹɛzʌdɛnt. aɪ' pɹɛzʌnt ðʌ dɪteɪlz leɪtɜ˞ ɪn ðʌ wik. tɑd, ɛnbisi.
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Well, Chuck, the issue here is whether or not America pays its bills. We are not a deadbeat nation.
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wɛl, tʃʌk, ðʌ ɪʃu hiɹ ɪz wɛðɜ˞ ɔɹ nɑt ʌmɛɹʌkʌ peɪz ɪts bɪlz. wi ɑɹ nɑt ʌ dɛdbit neɪʃʌn.
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And so there's a very simple solution to this. Congress authorizes us to pay our bills.
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ʌnd soʊ ðɛɹ'ɛs ʌ vɛɹi sɪmpʌl sʌluʃʌn tu ðɪs. kɑŋɡɹʌs ɔθɜ˞aɪzɪz ʌs tu peɪ aʊɜ˞ bɪlz.
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Now, if the House and the Senate want to give me the authority so that they don't have to take these tough votes...
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naʊ, ɪf ðʌ haʊs ʌnd ðʌ sɛnʌt wɑnt tu ɡɪv mi ðʌ ʌθɔɹʌti soʊ ðæt ðeɪ dɑn'ti hæv tu teɪk ðiz tʌf voʊts...
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If they want to put the responsibility on me to raise the debt ceiling, I'm happy to take it. Mitch McConnell, the Republican Leader in the Senate.
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ɪf ðeɪ wɑnt tu pʊt ðʌ ɹispɑnsʌbɪlʌti ɑn mi tu ɹeɪz ðʌ dɛt silɪŋ, aɪ'ɛm hæpi tu teɪk ɪt. mɪtʃ mʌkɑnʌl, ðʌ ɹɪpʌblɪkʌn lidɜ˞ ɪn ðʌ sɛnʌt.
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had a proposal like that last year, and I'm happy to accept it. If they want to keep this responsibility, then they need to go ahead and get it done.
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hæd ʌ pɹʌpoʊzʌl laɪk ðæt læst jɪɹ, ʌnd aɪ'ɛm hæpi tu æksɛpt ɪt. ɪf ðeɪ wɑnt tu kip ðɪs ɹispɑnsʌbɪlʌti, ðɛn ðeɪ nid tu ɡoʊ ʌhɛd ʌnd ɡɛt ɪt dʌn.
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And there are no magic tricks here. There are no loopholes. There are no easy outs.
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ʌnd ðɛɹ ɑɹ noʊ mædʒɪk tɹɪks hiɹ. ðɛɹ ɑɹ noʊ luphoʊlz. ðɛɹ ɑɹ noʊ izi aʊts.
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This is a matter of Congress authorizes spending. They order me to spend. They tell me.
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ðɪs ɪz ʌ mætɜ˞ ʌv kɑŋɡɹʌs ɔθɜ˞aɪzɪz spɛndɪŋ. ðeɪ ɔɹdɜ˞ mi tu spɛnd. ðeɪ tɛl mi.
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You need to fund our Defense Department at such and such a level. You need to send out Social Security checks.
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ju nid tu fʌnd aʊɜ˞ dɪfɛns dɪpɑɹtmʌnt æt sʌtʃ ʌnd sʌtʃ ʌ lɛvʌl. ju nid tu sɛnd aʊt soʊʃʌl sɪkjʊɹʌti tʃɛks.
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You need to make sure that you are paying to care for our veterans. They lay all this out for me, and because they have the spending power.
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ju nid tu meɪk ʃʊɹ ðæt ju ɑɹ peɪɪŋ tu kɛɹ fɔɹ aʊɜ˞ vɛtɜ˞ʌnz. ðeɪ leɪ ɔl ðɪs aʊt fɔɹ mi, ʌnd bɪkɔz ðeɪ hæv ðʌ spɛndɪŋ paʊɜ˞.
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So I am required by law to go ahead and pay these bills. They also have to authorize a raising of the
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soʊ aɪ æm ɹikwaɪɜ˞d baɪ lɔ tu ɡoʊ ʌhɛd ʌnd peɪ ðiz bɪlz. ðeɪ ɔlsoʊ hæv tu ɔθɜ˞aɪz ʌ ɹeɪzɪŋ ʌv ðʌ
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debt ceiling in order to make sure that those bills are paid. And so what Congress can't do is tell me to spend x and then say
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dɛt silɪŋ ɪn ɔɹdɜ˞ tu meɪk ʃʊɹ ðæt ðoʊz bɪlz ɑɹ peɪd. ʌnd soʊ wʌt kɑŋɡɹʌs kæn'ti du ɪz tɛl mi tu spɛnd ɛks ʌnd ðɛn seɪ
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but we're not going to give you the authority to go ahead and pay the bills. And I just want to repeat, because I think sometimes the American people
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bʌt wi'ɹeɪ nɑt ɡoʊɪŋ tu ɡɪv ju ðʌ ʌθɔɹʌti tu ɡoʊ ʌhɛd ʌnd peɪ ðʌ bɪlz. ʌnd aɪ dʒʌst wɑnt tu ɹɪpit, bɪkɔz aɪ θɪŋk sʌmtaɪmz ðʌ ʌmɛɹʌkʌn pipʌl
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understandably aren't following all the debates here in Washington. Raising the debt ceiling does not authorize us to spend more. All it does is say
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ʌndɜ˞stændʌbli ɑɹʌn'ti fɑloʊɪŋ ɔl ðʌ dʌbeɪts hiɹ ɪn wɑʃɪŋtʌn. ɹeɪzɪŋ ðʌ dɛt silɪŋ dʌz nɑt ɔθɜ˞aɪz ʌs tu spɛnd mɔɹ. ɔl ɪt dʌz ɪz seɪ
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that America will pay its bills. And we are not a deadbeat nation. And the consequences of us not paying our bills
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ðæt ʌmɛɹʌkʌ wɪl peɪ ɪts bɪlz. ʌnd wi ɑɹ nɑt ʌ dɛdbit neɪʃʌn. ʌnd ðʌ kɑnsʌkwɛnsʌz ʌv ʌs nɑt peɪɪŋ aʊɜ˞ bɪlz
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as I outlined in my opening statement, would be disastrous. So I understand the impulse to try to get around this in a simple way, but there's one way to get around this.
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æz aɪ aʊtlaɪnd ɪn maɪ oʊpʌnɪŋ steɪtmʌnt, wʊd bi dɪzæstɹʌs. soʊ aɪ ʌndɜ˞stænd ðʌ ɪmpʌls tu tɹaɪ tu ɡɛt ɜ˞aʊnd ðɪs ɪn ʌ sɪmpʌl weɪ, bʌt ðɛɹ'ɛs wʌn weɪ tu ɡɛt ɜ˞aʊnd ðɪs.
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There's one way to deal with it, and that is for Congress to authorize me to pay for those.
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ðɛɹ'ɛs wʌn weɪ tu dil wɪð ɪt, ʌnd ðæt ɪz fɔɹ kɑŋɡɹʌs tu ɔθɜ˞aɪz mi tu peɪ fɔɹ ðoʊz.
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items of spending that they have already authorized. And the notion that
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aɪtʌmz ʌv spɛndɪŋ ðæt ðeɪ hæv ɔlɹɛdi ɔθɜ˞aɪzd. ʌnd ðʌ noʊʃʌn ðæt
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Republicans in the House or maybe some Republicans in the Senate would suggest that in order for us to
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ɹɪpʌblɪkʌnz ɪn ðʌ haʊs ɔɹ meɪbi sʌm ɹɪpʌblɪkʌnz ɪn ðʌ sɛnʌt wʊd sʌdʒɛst ðæt ɪn ɔɹdɜ˞ fɔɹ ʌs tu
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get our way on our spending priorities that we would risk the full faith and credit of the United States, that I think is
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ɡɛt aʊɜ˞ weɪ ɑn aʊɜ˞ spɛndɪŋ pɹaɪɔɹʌtiz ðæt wi wʊd ɹɪsk ðʌ fʊl feɪθ ʌnd kɹɛdʌt ʌv ðʌ junaɪtɪd steɪts, ðæt aɪ θɪŋk ɪz
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not what the founders intended. That's not how I think most Americans think our democracy should work. They've got a point of view. Democrats in Congress have a point of view.
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nɑt wʌt ðʌ faʊndɜ˞z ɪntɛndɪd. ðæt'ɛs nɑt haʊ aɪ θɪŋk moʊst ʌmɛɹʌkʌnz θɪŋk aʊɜ˞ dɪmɑkɹʌsi ʃʊd wɜ˞k. ðeɪ'vi ɡɑt ʌ pɔɪnt ʌv vju. dɛmʌkɹæts ɪn kɑŋɡɹʌs hæv ʌ pɔɪnt ʌv vju.
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They need to sit down and work out a compromise. Well, look, Chuck, there's a pretty straightforward way of doing this.
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ðeɪ nid tu sɪt daʊn ʌnd wɜ˞k aʊt ʌ kɑmpɹʌmaɪz. wɛl, lʊk, tʃʌk, ðɛɹ'ɛs ʌ pɹɪti stɹeɪtfɔɹwɜ˞d weɪ ʌv duɪŋ ðɪs.
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And that is to set the debt ceiling aside, we pay our bills, and then we have a vigorous debate about how we're going to do further deficit.
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ʌnd ðæt ɪz tu sɛt ðʌ dɛt silɪŋ ʌsaɪd, wi peɪ aʊɜ˞ bɪlz, ʌnd ðɛn wi hæv ʌ vɪɡɜ˞ʌs dʌbeɪt ʌbaʊt haʊ wi'ɹeɪ ɡoʊɪŋ tu du fɜ˞ðɜ˞ dɛfʌsʌt.
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as a reduction in a balanced way. Keep in mind that what we've heard from some Republicans
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æz ʌ ɹʌdʌkʃʌn ɪn ʌ bælʌnst weɪ. kip ɪn maɪnd ðæt wʌt wi'vi hɜ˞d fɹʌm sʌm ɹɪpʌblɪkʌnz
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in both the House and the Senate is that they will only increase the debt ceiling by the amount of spending cuts that they're able to push through.
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ɪn boʊθ ðʌ haʊs ʌnd ðʌ sɛnʌt ɪz ðæt ðeɪ wɪl oʊnli ɪnkɹis ðʌ dɛt silɪŋ baɪ ðʌ ʌmaʊnt ʌv spɛndɪŋ kʌts ðæt ðeɪ'ɹeɪ eɪbʌl tu pʊʃ θɹu.
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say it takes another trillion or trillion-two to get us through one more year.
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seɪ ɪt teɪks ʌnʌðɜ˞ tɹɪljʌn ɔɹ tɹɪljʌn-tu tu ɡɛt ʌs θɹu wʌn mɔɹ jɪɹ.
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they'd have to identify $2.5 trillion in cuts just to get the debt ceiling extended to next year. $2.5 trillion. That's what we're talking about.
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ðeɪ'di hæv tu aɪdɛntʌfaɪ $. tɹɪljʌn ɪn kʌts dʒʌst tu ɡɛt ðʌ dɛt silɪŋ ɪkstɛndʌd tu nɛkst jɪɹ. $. tɹɪljʌn. ðæt'ɛs wʌt wi'ɹeɪ tɔkɪŋ ʌbaʊt.
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And they can't even, Congress has not been able to identify 1.2 trillion dollars in cuts that they're happy with. Because these same Republicans say they don't want to cut defense.
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ʌnd ðeɪ kæn'ti ivɪn, kɑŋɡɹʌs hæz nɑt bɪn eɪbʌl tu aɪdɛntʌfaɪ . tɹɪljʌn dɑlɜ˞z ɪn kʌts ðæt ðeɪ'ɹeɪ hæpi wɪð. bɪkɔz ðiz seɪm ɹɪpʌblɪkʌnz seɪ ðeɪ dɑn'ti wɑnt tu kʌt dɪfɛns.
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They claim that they don't want to gut Medicare or harm the vulnerable, but the truth of the matter is they don't want to cut Medicare or harm the vulnerable.
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ðeɪ kleɪm ðæt ðeɪ dɑn'ti wɑnt tu ɡʌt mɛdʌkɛɹ ɔɹ hɑɹm ðʌ vʌlnɜ˞ʌbʌl, bʌt ðʌ tɹuθ ʌv ðʌ mætɜ˞ ɪz ðeɪ dɑn'ti wɑnt tu kʌt mɛdʌkɛɹ ɔɹ hɑɹm ðʌ vʌlnɜ˞ʌbʌl.
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The problem of the matter is, is that you can't meet their own criteria without drastically cutting Medicare.
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ðʌ pɹɑblʌm ʌv ðʌ mætɜ˞ ɪz, ɪz ðæt ju kæn'ti mit ðɛɹ oʊn kɹaɪtɪɹiʌ wɪθaʊt dɹæstɪkli kʌtɪŋ mɛdʌkɛɹ.
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for having an impact on Medicaid or affecting our defense spending. So the math just doesn't add up. Now, here's what would work.
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fɔɹ hævɪŋ æn ɪmpækt ɑn mɛdʌkeɪd ɔɹ ʌfɛktɪŋ aʊɜ˞ dɪfɛns spɛndɪŋ. soʊ ðʌ mæθ dʒʌst 'ti æd ʌp. naʊ, hiɹ'ɛs wʌt wʊd wɜ˞k.
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What would work would be for us to say we've already done close to $2 trillion in deficit reduction and if you add the interest that we won't...
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wʌt wʊd wɜ˞k wʊd bi fɔɹ ʌs tu seɪ wi'vi ɔlɹɛdi dʌn kloʊs tu $ tɹɪljʌn ɪn dɛfʌsʌt ɹʌdʌkʃʌn ʌnd ɪf ju æd ðʌ ɪntɹʌst ðæt wi wʌn'ti...
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