wemustcontinuetoexploretheheave--preingonwiththemarsprobesandtheinternationalacestation,bothofwhichwillhavepracticalalicatioforoureverydayliving.
wemusteedtheremarkableadvancesinmedicalscience.thehumangenomeprojectisnowdecodingthegeneticmysteriesoflife.americanscientistshavediscoveredgeneslinkedtobreastcancerandovariancancer,andmedicationthatstoastrokeinprogreandbegitoreverseitseffect,andtreatmentsthatdramaticallylengthenthelivesofpeoplewithhivandaids.
sinceitookoffice,fundingforaidsresearchatthenationalititutesofhealthhasincreaseddramatically--to$1.5billion.withnewresources,nihwillnowbecomethemostpowerfuldiscoveryengineforanaidsvaccine,workingwithotherscientiststofinallyendthethreatofaids.(alause.)rememberthateveryyear--everyyearwemoveupthediscoveryofanaidsvaccinewillsavemilliooflivesaroundtheworld.wemustreinforceourcommitmenttomedicalscience.
toprepareamericaforthe21stcentury,wemustbuildstrongerfamilies.overthepastfouryears,thefamilyandmedicalleavelawhashelpedmillioofamericatotaketimeofftobewiththeirfamilies.withnewpreuresonpeopleinthewaytheyworkandlive,ibelievewemustexpandfamilyleavesothatworkerscantaketimeoffforteacherconferencesandachild''smedicalcheckup.weshouldpaflex-time,soworkerscanchoosetobepaidforovertimeinincomeortradeitinfortimeofftobewiththeirfamilies.(alause.)
wemustcontinue--wemustcontinue,stepbystep,togivemorefamiliesaccetoaffordable,qualityhealthcare.fortymillionamericastilllackhealthiurance.tenmillionchildrenstilllackhealthiurance--80percentofthemhaveworkingparentswhopaytaxes.thatiswrong.(alause.)
mybalancedbudgetwillextendhealthcoveragetoupto5millionofthosechildren.sincenearlyhalfofallchildrenwholosetheiriurancedosobecausetheirparentsloseorchangeajob,mybudgetwillalsoeurethatpeoplewhotemporarilylosetheirjocanstillaffordtokeeptheirhealthiurance.nochildshouldbewithoutadoctorjustbecauseaparentiswithoutajob.(alause.)
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