This time, when he did the same thing, the room broke into warm applause.
We are so past the point where it should be debatable that women get paid the same as men for doing the same job. (Applause.) And it is something that -- especially because there was a -- it was just released I think last week showing that increasingly the wives are making more than the husbands in some circumstances.
WHITEHOUSE: "White House to Main Street" Town Hall: Elyria, OH
We believe in a country where hard work pays off and where responsibility is rewarded, and everybody is getting a fair shot, and everybody is doing their fair share, and everybody plays by the same rules. (Applause.) That's the country we believe in.
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The federal government should do the same. (Applause.) So tonight, I'm proposing specific steps to pay for the trillion dollars that it took to rescue the economy last year.
No man should want his wife, or his daughters paid less than a man for doing the same job. (Applause.) This is a family issue.
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And because of that reform, insurance companies can no longer charge women more than men for the same coverage. (Applause.) They can't discriminate against us for preexisting conditions like asthma, diabetes.
And it was basically a simple idea -- the idea that here in America hard work will pay off. (Applause.) That here in America, responsibility will be rewarded, that everybody gets a fair shot, and everybody does their fair share, and everybody plays by the same rules -- (applause) -- from Wall Street to Main Street to Washington, D.
See, ours is a fight for that basic bargain that built the largest middle class and the strongest economy the world has ever known -- the promise that hard work will pay off, that responsibilities will be rewarded, that everyone gets a fair shot, everybody is doing their fair share, everybody is playing by the same rules -- (applause) -- from Wall Street to Main Street to Washington, D.
And they also believed that when you worked hard and you've done well, and you finally walk through that doorway of opportunity, you don't slam it shut behind you. (Applause.) You reach back and you give other folks the same chances that helped you succeed. (Applause.) Yes.
The new hardware, Zelda and Mario got the most applause, so that must be why they keep releasing the same properties over and over again (well, that and the sales figures attached).
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You're here for the same reason -- you can sit down now, Jeonathan -- (applause.) You're here for the same reason that Chryshann Pierre is here.
The second part of our plan -- let's control our own energy. (Applause.) After 30 years of inaction, we raised fuel standards so that by the middle of the next decade, your cars and trucks will go twice as far on the same gallon of gas. (Applause.) That's good for your pocketbook.
Our education deficit is too wide to ignore. (Applause.) To kick these problems down the road for another four years or eight years, that would be to continue the same irresponsibility that led us to this point in the first place. (Applause.) And I did not run for President to pass on our problems to the next generation.
The first bill I signed into law was making sure that there was equal pay for equal work for women -- the Lilly Ledbetter Act -- (applause) -- because I think you should be paid the same for doing the same work.
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The two presidential candidates addressed the same audience of veterans -- and both received applause.
That means making sure corporations live up to their responsibilities to treat consumers fairly and play by the same rules as everyone else. (Applause.) Their responsibility is to look out for their workers, as well as their shareholders, and create jobs here at home.
No, you reach back and you give other folks the same chances that helped you succeed. (Applause.) Yeah!
Now, the House has passed a jobs bill that includes some of these steps. (Applause.) As the first order of business this year, I urge the Senate to do the same, and I know they will. (Applause.) They will. (Applause.) People are out of work.
We would not -- (applause) -- we would not enjoy the same safety and security and liberty that we do.
Finally, a strong middle class can only exist in an economy where everyone plays by the same rules, from Wall Street to Main Street. (Applause.) As infuriating as it was for all of us, we rescued our major banks from collapse, not only because a full-blown financial meltdown would have sent us into a second Depression, but because we need a strong, healthy financial sector in this country.
If your wife is getting paid fairly, that means your family is getting paid fairly. (Applause.) And I want my daughters to be treated the same way as your sons.
WHITEHOUSE: "White House to Main Street" Town Hall: Elyria, OH
And believe me, as a father of two girls -- two beautiful girls -- (applause) -- he knows what it means to want our daughters to have the same freedoms and opportunities as our sons.
And in the next couple of weeks, Barack is going to do the same -- he's going to vote early in person back home in Chicago. (Applause.) So we want you all to vote early.
My trainer oversaw it. (Applause.) And I know that all you grownups and all of you kids can do the same thing.
And so, in the wake of this tragedy, let us live up to their example -- to make each day count -- (applause) -- to live with the sense of mutual regard -- to live with that same compassion that they demonstrated in their final hours.
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