Obama on Keystone: ‘Let’s Set Our Sights Higher than a Single Pipeline,’ Pass Infrastructure Bill

‘Let’s set a bipartisan infrastructure plan that could create more than a thousand jobs per year’

BARACK OBAMA: “And that’s why the third part of middle class economics is about building the most competitive economy anywhere. A place where businesses want to locate and hire. 21st century businesses need 21st century infrastructure, modern ports and stronger bridges, faster trains, and the fastest Internet. Democrats and Republicans used to agree on this. So let’s set our sights higher than a single oil pipeline. Let’s set a bipartisan infrastructure plan that could create more than thirty times as many jobs per year and make this country stronger for decades to come. Let’s do it. Let’s get it done. Let’s get it done. 21st century businesses including small businesses need to sell more American products overseas. Today, our businesses export more than ever. And exporters tend to pay their workers higher wages. But as we speak, China wants to write the rules for the world’s fastest — “

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