January 7, 2008 THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, all. Thank you all very much. Thanks for coming. I'm glad to be here with the members of the Illinois Chamber. Mr. Mayor, thank you very much. You've given me

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Please be seated. (Applause.) Welcome to the White House. It is an honor to be here with so many fine student athletes, now known as national champs. (Applause.) It seems

See here at Eastern, you have an extraordinary culture of service 这是在东部 你们有非比寻常的服务传统 Many of you spent your spring break volunteering in places 春假时 你们很多人都到新奥尔良 like New Orleans and Washington DC 华盛顿特区

And the truth is, graduates, after four years of thoughtful, respectful discussion and debate here at Oberlin 事实就是，毕业生们，在经过欧柏林学院四年深入的、令人敬佩的讨论和辩论之后， those seminars where you explored new ideas together

Now, there's been some action, too. 现在，人们也已经有所行动。 Over the past decade, six major health care providers and insurers have committed over 600 million dollars to affordable housing, 在过去几十年，6家主要医疗保健提供商和保