Remarks by the Vice President to the Young America’s Foundation
THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you for that wonderful, warm welcome. And thank you to my friend
Frank knows me well enough to know the introduction I prefer is just a little bit shorter. I'm a Christian, a conservative, and a Republican -- in that order. (Applause.)
And I's a great honor to be here tonight to address the rising generation of conservative leaders, the men and women of
So welcome back to
Thanks to the support of so many young conservatives like all of you here today all across this country, last November
And I came here tonight just to pay a debt of gratitude to all of you who helped elect a President who is fighting every day, fighting every day for the values and the ideals that unite us, and fighting every day to keep the promises that he made to the American people.
And for my part, it's a privilege to be back at the
I have to tell you as I ran into Ron and Frank backstage, thinking of all the years that we've stood together and all the encouragement they've been to me as a conservative, I just can't tell you how genuinely humbling it is for me to think that I'm standing before you today because of their encouragement, and support and because of folks like you all over this country, and because of the confidence and generosity of our new President that I stand before you today as the 48th Vice President of
It's remarkable to think about the
Since its founding in 1960, YAF has been a bulwark of American greatness. You fight for the truths of the Declaration of Independence and the
Today, YAF has more than 300 chapters that are active on over 2,000 campuses all across
You run so many noteworthy projects and programs, but I'd especially like to thank you particularly for your heroic work promoting and standing for freedom of expression and the free exchange of ideas on the campuses across this country. (Applause.)
As I said in an address I gave at the
You've speaking out against speech codes, safe spaces, political correctness. You fight to defend conservative speakers and students who want nothing more than to exercise their First Amendment right to the freedom of speech.
And so tonight, I just want to say thank you. Thank you to the young men and women of
And I can promise you as you labor, I see it every day, the
President
And our President has gone right to work putting men and women into a
I got to tell you I think President
You go around that table and people like
So as I stand before you today, I'm deeply humbled to be able to report to you that not just in assembling this team, but since day one of this administration, this President has been putting conservative principles into practice to strengthen America at home and abroad so that your generation can live in a country that is prosperous, safe, and free and is built on the highest ideals of the American experience. (Applause.)
Just look at what our President has done to get the American economy moving again already. President Trump I'm pleased to report has actually signed more laws cutting through federal red tape than any President in American history. (Applause.) This President has been unleashing American energy after years of frustration by a liberal administration like when he authorized the construction of the Keystone and Dakota pipelines. (Applause.) And begun to roll back the Clean Power Plan. The truth is under President
And this President has been putting America first, like when he announced that
In a word,
But as important as our prosperity is, this President knows that security is the foundation of our prosperity. And serving with him every day, I can assure you,
Our President has travelled across the wider world, reaffirming our historic alliances, challenging all who cherish freedom to step up and confront the forces that threaten our way of life. President Trump I'm pleased to report -- once again, we have a President who stands without apology on the world stage as leader of the free world. (Applause.)
And I have to tell you more personal to me, as the proud father of a
And we honor them through our tributes, but we also honor them through our actions. And I'll make you a promise: President
You think about it, our President has already signed the largest increase in military spending in nearly 10 years. And he's called on the
And under President
With the leadership of this Commander-in-Chief, I'm proud to report our armed forces are taking the fight to our enemy on our terms, on their soil. And with President
And when it comes to security at home, our President has been busy as well -- securing our borders, enforcing our laws, removing dangerous criminal illegal aliens from our streets, gang members, drug dealers, and violent criminal gangs like MS-13. And I'm pleased to report under President
So President Trump is keeping his promise to make America safe again, and I couldn't be more grateful to serve with him.
But frankly, let me say from my heart how meaningful it is to me to serve with a President who stands without apology for the sanctity of life. (Applause.)
In one of his very first acts in office,
And
So this President has been standing for the God-given liberties enshrined in our
So it's about jobs and prosperity. It's about security at home and abroad. It's our fundamental liberties, and it's strengthening America each and every day.
But as the President likes to say, at this
The truth is we got a lot more work to do. My fellow conservatives, let me assure you: Job one for this administration going forward is we're going to fight every day to keep the promise we made, and we're going to repeal and replace Obamacare. (Applause.)
Last week, it was clear that the
The truth is every day Obamacare survives is another day the American people struggle. When Obamacare passed, we heard a lot of promises. You remember? We heard if you like your doctor, you can keep it -- not true. We heard if you like your health insurance, can you keep it -- not true. We heard that the cost of health insurance was going to go down. That one sure wasn't true. In fact, we were promised that families would save up to
And while premiums are soaring, choices are plummeting. Next year, at least 40 percent of American counties, including nine whole states, will have only one choice of a health insurance provider, meaning they'll essentially have no choice at all.
Even worse, many counties will have no health insurance providers whatsoever in 2018 all across this country. And it's not just about the statistics. It's about real people. It's about small business owners, family farmers all across this country that are struggling to make ends meet.
Behind every number is a name, behind every name is a story. And I've heard these stories as I've traveled across America, and so has the President. Small businesses that talk about the heartache of struggling to keep their whole workforce in place, people that have worked for them for years and years. But with skyrocketing costs of health insurance, they got to choose between keeping the business going and keeping people on the payroll that they've known for years and years.
I've talked to working families -- literally a woman in
We all know the truth, America knows the truth: Obamacare has failed and Obamacare must go. (Applause.)
Now, the President and I were disappointed when the
But my fellow conservatives, let me be clear: This ain't over, this ain't by a long shot. (Applause.)
And
And when that day comes -- and rest assured, it will come -- we will begin to restore a healthcare system based on those timeless American principles of personal responsibility, free-market competition, and state-based reform. That's the conservative way to meet the needs of this country in the 21st century when it comes to healthcare, and that is the American way to improve 21st century healthcare for this generation and the next. (Applause.)
And while we're working with this
And
So it's about healthcare. It's about tax cuts. And under this President's leadership, and with the support of this
We'll keep reining in those unelected bureaucrats so they can't cripple our economy from the comfort of those taxpayer-funded metal desks.
We'll enact real education reform to give families more choices and make it possible for every child to be able to go to the school of their choice and have access to the world-class education every child deserves. It's a lot of work to do.
But I know I'm looking at a lot of young people that are anxious to get to it. So to this rising generation of conservative leaders, I'll tell you -- you picked a great time to show up. (Applause.) Because this the moment, now is the time.
To finish what we've started, though, the President and I are counting on all of you. We're counting on this rising generation. We need your voices. We need your values. We need your energy and your vision as never before.
As this rising generation of American leaders, you know that your future, the future of this country depends on what we do in the days ahead. No one has more stake in it than you.
It was
So I came here to night really to encourage you to keep standing up. Keep speaking out. Let your voices heard. With your peers and your colleagues, go out there and keep advocating without apology and with cheerfulness the common-sense conservative message that this country longs to hear.
And from this day forward, the President and I are going to have to count on every ounce of your energy. Your enthusiasm, your courage, your conviction, and your passion. And I know we'll have it.
But there's one more thing I might ask of you if you're so inclined. This is a very challenging time in the life of our nation -- widening and unknowable threats around the world, too much division here at home, an economy that's now beginning to get on its feet after years of struggling under the weight of big government. And I would just say as you leave here from this great conference energized, hearing all these speakers that you heard this week, you go back to your homes and go back to your schools renewed in your determination to make a difference for conservative values, I'd encourage you if you're inclined to bow the head and bend the knee, it would be a good time to do that, too.
The truth is it's a good time to pray for America because America matters far beyond our shores.
And when I tell you to pray for America, I'm not so much talking about an agenda or a party, but really just pray for this country.
So just pray for this country. Pray for all who serve her in every capacity because I truly do believe those ancient words of millennia ago are as true today as they've ever been, words that Americans have clung to in much more challenging times than these, that if His people who are called by His name will humble themselves and pray, he'll hear from Heaven, and he'll heal this land, this one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. (Applause.)
AUDIENCE:
THE VICE PRESIDENT: So in a word, men and women of the
And so I say to this rising generation, with your support, with the leadership that we have in President
Thank you very much. God bless the
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