Discurso Radial del Presidente a la Nación 08/30/08

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Buenos Días.

Este fin de semana, millones de estadounidenses celebrarán el Día del Trabajo. Este feriado conmemora el tradicional fin de la temporada de verano. Es también una oportunidad para considerar las contribuciones de estadounidenses trabajadores en todo nuestro país – desde maestros, agricultores, y profesionales en atención médica, a bomberos, oficiales de policía, dueños de pequeños negocios, y trabajadores en la línea de ensamblaje.

La fuerza de trabajo de Estados Unidos sigue siendo la maravilla del mundo. Sin embargo, muchas familias trabajadores han estado pasando por momentos económicos muy duros. Hay familias en nuestro país a las que les cuesta llegar a fin de mes. Hay una inquietud comprensible sobre los precios elevados de la gasolina y de los alimentos. Y muchos estadounidenses están preocupados por la salud de nuestros mercados de la vivienda y del empleo.

Yo comparto estas inquietudes sobre nuestra economía. Sin embargo hay algunas señales recientes de que nuestra economía empieza a mejorar. Aunque el mercado de la vivienda sigue experimentando dificultades, la disminución en las ventas de casas se ha estabilizado recientemente, y las ventas están aumentando en algunas partes del país. Pedidos para ciertos bienes duraderos, como ser equipo comercial, están aumentando. Y a principios de esta semana recibimos un informe de que la economía de Estados Unidos creció en el segundo trimestre a una tasa anual del 3.3 por ciento – lo que sorprendió a analistas que estaban pronosticando una recesión económica.

Estas señales gratas indican que el paquete de estímulo económico que sancioné anteriormente este año está logrando su efecto deseado. El paquete de crecimiento devolverá más de $150 mil millones este año a las familias y negocios estadounidenses. Muchos estadounidenses que recibieron reembolsos de impuestos los están gastando. Los negocios están aprovechando los incentivos tributarios para comprar nuevos equipos este año. Y hay señales de que el paquete de estímulo seguirá teniendo un impacto beneficioso sobre la economía en la segunda mitad del año.

El Día del Trabajo también es el comienzo tradicional de la temporada de elecciones. En los meses venideros, será muy tentador para algunos en el Congreso tratar de hacer mérito político en lugar de trabajar en pos del pueblo estadounidense. Nuestros ciudadanos merecen mejor que esto. Aún tenemos tiempo de alcanzar metas importantes para nuestro país. Mi administración mantiene la esperanza de que podamos trabajar con líderes Demócratas en el Congreso sobre medidas bipartitas que ayuden a los estadounidenses a lidiar con este período de incertidumbre económica.

Necesitamos colaborar sobre un enfoque integral hacia nuestros problemas energéticos. He pedido al Congreso que nos permita aprovechar fuentes enormes y sin usar de petróleo y gas, ampliar la capacidad doméstica de refinar, y fomentar el desarrollo de fuentes alternas de energía. El Congreso sigue bloqueando este enfoque integral. Como mínimo, los líderes Demócratas en el Congreso deberían seguir adelante con propuestas energéticas de sentido común que cuentan con apoyo bipartito – y no es demasiado tarde para hacer esto. Deberían actuar responsablemente levantando la prohibición sobre perforación en alta mar, ampliando el acceso al esquisto bituminoso, e implementando créditos tributarios a largo plazo para estimular el desarrollo de fuentes alternas de energía, como ser energía eólica, solar y nuclear.

Necesitamos trabajar juntos para abrir mercados para productos estadounidenses. Las exportaciones representan una porción del producto doméstico bruto de Estados Unidos más elevada que en cualquier período de nuestra historia. No es demasiado tarde para que el Congreso apruebe acuerdos de libre comercio con fuertes aliados como Colombia, Panamá y Corea del Sur – a fin de que podamos crear más oportunidades para agricultores, rancheros y empresarios estadounidenses.

Necesitamos trabajar juntos para mantener bajos sus impuestos. En un momento de retos económicos, lo último que necesitan las familias en Estados Unidos es un aumento masivo en los impuestos. No es demasiado tarde para que el Congreso haga permanente el alivio tributario que aprobamos en 2001 y 2003.

A pesar de nuestras dificultades económicas, hay toda razón por estar optimista sobre el futuro de Estados Unidos. Nuestra fuerza laboral es dinámica y productiva. Nuestra economía está mostrando que tiene capacidad de recuperación. Y nuestra nación es la más trabajadora, creativa y próspera sobre la tierra.

Laura y yo les deseamos un fin de semana del Día del Trabajo seguro y lleno de alegría.

Gracias por escuchar.

Para su publicación inmediata Oficina del Secretario de Prensa 30 de agosto de 2008

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Governor Sarah Palin Biography

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VIDEO BIOGRAPHY. Watch the video you didn't see on TV at the 2008 Republican National Convention! Narrated by John Voight.

State of Alaska Official Portraits. Credit photos to Jeff Schultz of Anchorage, AK. High Resolution Image

Sarah Louise Heath Palin (born February 11, 1964), Sandpoint, Idaho Governor Sarah Palin made history on Dec. 4, 2006, when she took office. As the 11th governor of Alaska, she is the first woman to hold the office. Since taking office, her top priorities have been resource development, education and workforce development, public health and safety, and transportation and infrastructure development.

Under her leadership, Alaska invested $5 billion in state savings, overhauled education funding, and implemented the Senior Benefits Program that provides support for low-income older Alaskans. She created Alaska’s Petroleum Systems Integrity Office to provide oversight and maintenance of oil and gas equipment, facilities and infrastructure, and the Climate Change Subcabinet to prepare a climate change strategy for Alaska.

Highlights of Governor Palin's tenure include a successful push for an ethics bill, and also shelving pork-barrel projects. During her first legislative session, Governor Palin’s administration passed two major pieces of legislation – an overhaul of the state’s ethics laws and a competitive process to construct a gas pipeline.

The Palin Family in Juneau (2007) State of Alaska Official Biography

Palin's tenure is noted for her independence from big oil companies, while still promoting resource development. Palin has announced plans to create a new sub-cabinet group of advisors, to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions within Alaska.

After federal funding for the Gravina Island Bridge project that had become a nationwide symbol of wasteful earmark spending was lost, Palin decided against filling the over $200 million gap with state money. "Alaska needs to be self-sufficient instead of relying heavily on 'federal dollars,' as the state does today."

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Governor Palin is chair of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, a multi-state government agency that promotes the conservation and efficient recovery of domestic oil and natural gas resources while protecting health, safety and the environment. She was recently named chair of the National Governors Association (NGA) Natural Resources Committee,

which is charged with pursuing legislation to ensure state needs are considered as federal policy is formulated in the areas of agriculture, energy, environmental protection and natural resource management. Prior to being named to this position, she served as co-chair of this committee.

Prior to her election as governor, Palin served two terms on the Wasilla City Council and two terms as the mayor/manager of Wasilla. During her tenure, she reduced her own salary and property tax levels by 40% while increasing services and made Wasilla a business friendly environment, drawing in new industry.

She has served as chair of the Alaska Conservation Commission, which regulates Alaska's most valuable non-renewable resources: oil and gas. She was elected by her peers to serve as president of the Alaska Conference of Mayors. In this role, she worked with local, state and federal officials to promote solutions to the needs of Alaska's communities. Governor Murkowski appointed Palin Ethics Commissioner of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, where she served from 2003 to 2004

Govenor Palin is the daughter of Sarah (née Sheeran), a school secretary, and Charles R. Heath, a science teacher and track coach. She has English, Irish, and German ancestry. The Heaths were avid outdoors enthusiasts; Sarah and her father would sometimes wake at 3 a.m. to hunt moose before school, and the family regularly ran 5 km and 10 km races

Sarah Heath Palin arrived in Alaska with her family in 1964, when her parents came to teach school in Skagway and has lived in Eagle River and Wasilla as well. She received a bachelor of science degree in communications-journalism from the University of Idaho in 1987 where she also minored in politics.

Palin, who graduated from Wasilla High School in 1982, was the head of the school Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the point guard and captain for the basketball team that won the Alaska small-school championship in 1982, Sarah hit a critical free throw in the last seconds, despite a stress fracture in her ankle. She earned the nickname "Sarah Barracuda" because of her intense play and was the leader of team prayer before games.

In 1984, after winning the Miss Wasilla contest, Palin finished second in the Miss Alaska beauty pageant which earned her a scholarship which helped pay her way through college. In the Wasilla pageant where her talent was flute playing she was named Miss Congeniality.

She is married to Todd Palin her high school sweetheart on August 29, 1988, who is a lifelong Alaskan, a production operator on the North Slope and a four-time champion of the Iron Dog, the world's longest snowmachine race. The two eloped shortly after Palin graduated from college; when they learned they needed witnesses for the civil ceremony, they recruited two residents from the old-age home down the street. The Palin family lives in Wasilla, about 40 miles (64 km) north of Anchorage.

Todd and Sarah fish in Bristol Bay with their children – Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper and Trig. Through Todd’s Yup'ik grandmother, Alaska’s Native heritage plays an important role in their family. Track enlisted in the U.S. Army on Sept. 11, 2007. He now serves in an infantry brigade and will be deployed to Iraq in September 2008.

On April 18, 2008, Palin gave birth to her second son, Trig Paxson Van Palin, who has Down syndrome. She returned to the office three days after giving birth. Palin refused to let the results of prenatal genetic testing change her decision to have the baby. "I'm looking at him right now, and I see perfection," Palin said. "Yeah, he has an extra chromosome. I keep thinking, in our world, what is normal and what is perfect?

Prior to taking office, Palin served on numerous boards and commissions throughout the state. She was active in her family’s pursuits – including serving as a sports team mom and school volunteer. She also runs marathons.

Palin holds a lifetime membership with the National Rifle Association and enjoys hunting,ice fishing, Alaska history, and all that Alaska's great outdoors has to offer. She eats moose hamburger, rides snowmobiles, and owns a float plane. State of Alaska Official Biography

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