Eliminating this friction, or more generally barriers to opportunity, is the next phase of economic acceleration.
At its best, government has simply knocked away barriers to opportunity and laid the foundation for a better future.
It should be on the side of the American people. (Applause.) A government that breaks down barriers to opportunity and prosperity.
Doesn't mean that they don't happen, but it means that most of the effects of race have to do with institutional and structural barriers to opportunity.
And so that then gives us an opportunity to have a conversation not only with black folks, but also with white folks and Latinos and others, who also may be experiencing some sort of institutional structural barriers towards opportunity.
The passing of the 1986 equal-employment-opportunity legislation removed most legal barriers to women in the workplace, but discrimination remains rampant.
Our natural opportunity to remove the access barriers, increase patient literacy and greatly improve engagement is to employ technology that enlists patient participation.
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As the agency once led by our Nation's first female Cabinet Secretary, the Department has broken down barriers to equal opportunity in the workplace.
Technology has become increasingly important in philanthropy, breaking down barriers, creating opportunity, and drawing individuals closer to each other and to causes that matter to them.
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Just as periods of economic uncertainty almost invariably lead to calls for the very trade barriers that reduce economic opportunity, so do downturns always coincide with overdone worry concerning the ability of new labor force entrants to achieve economically in ways that previous entrants once did.
Well, this administration's objective will be a healthy, vigorous, growing economy that provides equal opportunity for all Americans, with no barriers born of bigotry or discrimination.
When the team identifies an opportunity that will help to realize the mission, no bureaucratic or institutional barriers stand in the way.
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The planned rebuilding of aging or storm-damaged culverts is giving ecologists a rare opportunity to help wildlife expand their range into cooler regions to adapt to climate change by eliminating barriers imposed by highways and poorly designed culverts.
But he also points to cultural differences that might impede Europe's growth even if those regulatory barriers are swept away: workers in Europe's big economies are less likely to regard the opportunity for innovation, autonomy and interesting work as vital components of a job.
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"This will help overcome the barriers people may face in access to employment, education and local services and it will give many the opportunity for the first time to use the Internet, " Mr Brown said.
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