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Video clip Trump: We are also taking strong measures to protect our nation from radical Islamic terrorism. (Applause.) According to data provided by the Department of Justice, the vast majority of individuals convicted of terrorism and terrorism-related offenses since 9/11 came here from outside of our country. We have seen the attacks at home — from Boston to San Bernardino to the Pentagon, and, yes, even the World Trade Center.
- Initial ban included Iran,Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
- Why wasn’t Saudi Arabia on the list? Could it be because we have a cozy relationship with them?
Video clip: I am greatly honored to have Maureen Scalia with us in the gallery tonight. (Applause.) Thank you, Maureen. Her late, great husband, Antonin Scalia, will forever be a symbol of American justice. To fill his seat, we have chosen Judge Neil Gorsuch, a man of incredible skill and deep devotion to the law. He was confirmed unanimously by the Court of Appeals, and I am asking the Senate to swiftly approve his nomination.
- Good pick. Constitutional conservative. We need more judges that will abide by the original intent of the constitution.
- Judges are human and often let their political ideology corrupt their thinking on the bench.
- One of the most common errors the Supreme Court makes is to take cases that should be decided at the state level and make them federal such as abortion, gay marriage, etc.
Video clip: Right now, American companies are taxed at one of the highest rates anywhere in the world. My economic team is developing historic tax reform that will reduce the tax rate on our companies so they can compete and thrive anywhere and with anyone. (Applause.) It will be a big, big cut.
- Tax cuts good for economic growth
- Laffer curve?
- Will need to offset tax cuts with budget cuts or deficit will increase
Video clip: The first Republican President, Abraham Lincoln, warned that the “abandonment of the protective policy by the American government… will produce want and ruin among our people.” Lincoln was right — and it’s time we heeded his advice and his words.
- Protectionism leads to trade wars which will benefit some companies and hurt others
- Leads to crony capitalism
- Lincoln a poor president to emulate for trade policy
- Lincoln called his protectionist system the “American system”
- Nothing more than the old mercantilist system
Video clip: To launch our national rebuilding, I will be asking Congress to approve legislation that produces a $1 trillion investment in infrastructure of the United States — financed through both public and private capital — creating millions of new jobs.
- Tax cuts plus new spending will explode the budget deficit
- Merely transfers work from one group to another
- Politicians will choose winners and loser rather than the free market
- More crony capitalism will result
Video clip: First, we should ensure that Americans with preexisting conditions have access to coverage.
- Any plan with this provision will be nothing more than Obamacare lite.
- Trump not serious about true reform
- Republicans in congress would not vote for movement toward free markets; do not want to relinquish control of the health care market.
Video clip: Megan’s story is about the unbounded power of a father’s love for a daughter. But our slow and burdensome approval process at the Food and Drug Administration keeps too many advances, like the one that saved Megan’s life, from reaching those in need. If we slash the restraints, not just at the FDA but across our government, then we will be blessed with far more miracles just like Megan.
- Good idea to streamline the FDA approval process and give patients more choice.
- FDA regulations help drive the high cost of drugs.
- FDA’s incentives are to err on the side of slower approval.
Video clip: I am calling upon members of both parties to pass an education bill that funds school choice for disadvantaged youth, including millions of African American and Latino children. (Applause.) These families should be free to choose the public, private, charter, magnet, religious, or home school that is right for them.
- A move in the right direction
- Current system leaves school officials in control rather than parents and children
- ALL parents should be free to choose where to send money and the public funding should follow them.
- Why is a monopoly bad for consumers with everything except education?