It can happen in Cleveland and Pittsburgh and Raleigh. What's happening in Detroit can happen in other industries. Writes NPR's Mark Memmott: "In mentioning where his policies can create jobs, the president cites cities in three 'swing states.' " And tonight, the American auto industry is back.
And together, the entire industry added nearly 160,000 jobs. Today, General Motors is back on top as the world's number one automaker. We got the industry to retool and restructure. We got workers and automakers to settle their differences. In exchange for help, we demanded responsibility. With a million jobs at stake, I refused to let that happen. On the day I took office, our auto industry was on the verge of collapse. This blueprint begins with American manufacturing. Tonight, I want to speak about how we move forward, and lay out a blueprint for an economy that's built to last - an economy built on American manufacturing, American energy, skills for American workers, and a renewal of American values. No, we will not go back to an economy weakened by outsourcing, bad debt, and phony financial profits. But I intend to fight obstruction with action, and I will oppose any effort to return to the very same policies that brought on this economic crisis in the first place. As long as I'm President, I will work with anyone in this chamber to build on this momentum. The state of our Union is getting stronger. Folks at the top saw their incomes rise like never before, but most hardworking Americans struggled with costs that were growing, paychecks that weren't, and personal debt that kept piling up. Technology made businesses more efficient, but also made some jobs obsolete. Long before the recession, jobs and manufacturing began leaving our shores. What's at stake aren't Democratic values or Republican values, but American values. Or we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, and everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules. We can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well, while a growing number of Americans barely get by.
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The defining issue of our time is how to keep that promise alive. They understood they were part of something larger that they were contributing to a story of success that every American had a chance to share - the basic American promise that if you worked hard, you could do well enough to raise a family, own a home, send your kids to college, and put a little away for retirement. The two of them shared the optimism of a Nation that had triumphed over a depression and fascism. My grandmother, who worked on a bomber assembly line, was part of a workforce that turned out the best products on Earth. My grandfather, a veteran of Patton's Army, got the chance to go to college on the GI Bill. At the end of World War II, when another generation of heroes returned home from combat, they built the strongest economy and middle class the world has ever known. I know we can, because we've done it before. An economy built to last, where hard work pays off, and responsibility is rewarded. A future where we're in control of our own energy, and our security and prosperity aren't so tied to unstable parts of the world. An America that attracts a new generation of high-tech manufacturing and high-paying jobs. Think about the America within our reach: A country that leads the world in educating its people. Imagine what we could accomplish if we followed their example.
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