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Remarks in a Discussion on Urban and Metropolitan Policy July 13, 2009 July 13 / Administration of Barack Obama, 2009 teams these days. Most of the soccer I’ve seen of service. Just last week, the Crew spent time recently has been at my daughters’ games. with young people in Columbus cleaning up And I’ve learned that there are two important some of the low-income neighborhoods near rules at that age—I’m sure some of you may Crew Stadium, which strengthens their com- remember this. The first is, no matter what munity and reaches out to folks who need it position you play, just run straight to the ball most. and congregate around it. [Laughter] And the That kind of spirit of service is what this second rule is, don’t forget the snacks at half- White House wants to encourage in all citi- time. [Laughter] zens, but seeing it from professional athletes is But I see that my daughters love playing especially gratifying. And so we appreciate also this game of soccer, and we know that this is the clinic that the Crew is going to put on for an exciting time for soccer in America. We just young people here in DC today, which teaches watched Team USA shock the world at the them not just skills but also how to live healthy Confederation Cup, and we’re in the middle and active lives. of another impressive run in the Gold Cup. And thanks to that example—an example As some of you may know, I just got back set by the Crew and by players across MLS from the G–8 meeting in Italy, and one of the leaders there was President Lula da Silva of and women’s professional soccer as well—I’m Brazil. He gave me a hard time about Team confident that American soccer will remain USA dropping a 2-0 lead in the Confedera- something to be excited about for years to tions Cup final, but I reminded him that we come. held our own against the best teams in the So congratulations again for the incredible world, we shocked a lot of people, and we championship season and good luck next year. might just see that team in the World Cup And I have to say that that’s a big trophy—so next year. So it’s clear that soccer in America is give them a big round of applause, everybody. on the rise, and MLS is a big part of that. Thank you. I want to congratulate Chad Marshall on being named Defender of the Year; Guillermo NOTE: The President spoke at 2:31 p.m. in the Barros Schelotto for winning the MVP award Rose Garden at the White House. In his re- and assisting in all three goals in the champi- marks, he referred to Reps. Steven L. Drie- onship game. haus and Mary Jo Kilroy; and Clark Hunt, Jr., And finally, I want to salute these guys for owner, Robert Warzycha, head coach, Sigi donating so much time and energy to the Co- Schmid, former head coach, Chad Marshall, lumbus community, and we thank them for defender, and Guillermo Barros Schelotto, participating in our United We Serve summer forward/midfielder, Columbus Crew. Remarks in a Discussion on Urban and Metropolitan Policy July 13, 2009 The President. All right. Well, hello, every- see you; Henry Cisneros—where are you? The body. A couple of quick acknowledgments: legendary—[laughter]—good to see you, my Where’s Greg—where’s Greg Nickels? Thank friend; Federico Pena, thank you so you. There you are, Greg. Thank you so much much—who worked so hard to help us get for your participation today. I understand elected; Julia Stasch—where’s my friend from Governor Rendell is here, or was here. He Chicago? There she is. Good to see you, Julia. may have stepped out, but when he comes And obviously, you know our outstanding Cab- back in, I hope to have a chance to say hello to inet that is so focused on these issues: Ray La- him. Burrell Ellis, CEO of DeKalb Coun- Hood; Shaun Donovan; Lisa Jackson. ty—it’s so nice to see you, Burrell; Kathie No- Where’s—Ms. Mills, there; great to see Karen, vak—where’s Kathie? Hey, Kathie, good to and Hilda Solis. 1098 Administration of Barack Obama, 2009 / July 13 I just want you to know, as well as our new they are right now, and tens of thousands of po- Director of our office of—I always forget the lice officers and firefighters and teachers would full name of this thing; I call it the drug czar, be out of a job as we speak. And I think that all but—[laughter]. of you are aware of that. National Drug Control Policy Director R. Gil But what’s also clear is we’re going to need to Kerlikowske. I’m fine with that. [Laughter] do more than just help our cities weather the The President. Okay, Gil. By the way, Nickels current economic storm. We’ve got to figure vouched for you. [Laughter] out ways to rebuild them on a newer, firmer, Thank you so much, all of you, for participat- stronger foundation for our future. And that re- ing. I see a lot of friends, old and new. And it’s quires new strategies for our cities and metro- great to be back, and it’s great to be joined by politan areas that focus on advancing opportu- some of the finest urban thinkers in America for nity through competitive, sustainable, and in- what I understand has been a critical conversa- clusive growth. And that’s why all of you are tion on the future of America’s urban and met- here today. And I know that there were a lot of ropolitan areas. ideas that were shared throughout the morning Now, as you might imagine, this is a subject and afternoon. that’s near and dear to my heart. I’ve lived al- Now, the first thing we need to recognize is most all my life in urban areas. Michelle and I that this is not just a time of challenge for chose to raise our daughters in the city where America’s cities; it’s also a time of great change. she grew up. And even though I went to college Even as we’ve seen many of our central cities in LA and New York, and law school across the continuing to grow in recent years, we’ve seen river from Boston, I received my greatest edu- their suburbs and exurbs grow roughly twice as cation on Chicago’s south side, working at the fast—that spreads homes and jobs and busi- local level to bring about change in those com- nesses to a broader geographic area. And this munities and opportunities to people’s lives. transformation is creating new pressures and And I see a number of Chicago folks who problems, of course, but it’s also opening up were fighting with me—I mean, alongside new opportunities, because it’s not just our cit- me—[laughter]—for many years. I already ies that are hotbeds of innovation anymore; it’s mentioned Julia, but obviously, there are a our growing metropolitan areas. number of other folks as well. And when I spoke to the U.S. Conference of And that experience also gave me an under- Mayors last year, I tried to hone in on this point standing of some of the challenges facing city halls all across the country. And I know that that what, I think, traditionally had been seen as those challenges are particularly severe today this divide between city and suburb, that in because of this recession. Four in five cities some ways you’ve seen both city and suburb have had to cut services, just when folks need it now come together and recognize they can’t the most, and 48 States face the prospects of solve their problems in isolation, they’ve got to budget deficits in the coming fiscal year. paying attention to each other. And these met- And that’s one reason why we took swift and ropolitan areas, they’re home to 85 percent of aggressive action in the first months of my ad- our jobs and 90 percent of our economic out- ministration to pull our economy—— put. Now, that doesn’t mean investing in America [At this point, the teleprompter screen fell.] comes at the expense of rural America, quite the opposite. Investing in mass transit and high- ——oh, goodness, sorry about that, speed rail, for example, doesn’t just make our guys—[laughter]—to pull our economy back downtowns more livable; it helps our regional from the brink, including the largest and most economies grow. Investing in renewable energy sweeping economic recovery plan in our Na- doesn’t just make our cities cleaner; it boosts tion’s history. If we had not taken that step, our rural areas that harness that energy. Our urban cities would be in a even deeper hole, and State and rural communities are not independent, budget deficits would be nearly twice as large as they are interdependent. 1099 July 13 / Administration of Barack Obama, 2009 So what’s needed now is a new, imaginative, our cities by recognizing that different com- bold vision tailored to this reality that brings munities need different solutions. So instead opportunity to every corner of our growing of isolated and monolithic public housing proj- metropolitan areas, a new strategy that’s about ects that too often trap residents in a cycle of southern Florida as much as Miami; that’s poverty and isolate them further, we want to about Mesa and Scottsdale as much as it’s invest in proven strategies that actually trans- about Phoenix; that’s about Aurora and Boul- form communities and enhance opportunity der and Northglenn as much as about Denver.
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