Together， we are rediscovering the American way.
In America， we know that faith and family， not government and bureaucracy， are the center of the American life. Our motto is ＂in God we trust.＂
And we celebrate our police， our military， and our amazing veterans as heroes who deserve our total and unwavering support.
Here tonight is Preston Sharp， a 12－year－old boy from Redding， California， who noticed that veterans＇ graves were not marked with flags on Veterans Day. He decided to change that， and started a movement that has now placed 40，000 flags at the graves of our great heroes. Preston：a job well done.
Young patriots like Preston teach all of us about our civic duty as Americans. Preston＇s reverence for those who have served our Nation reminds us why we salute our flag， why we put our hands on our hearts for the pledge of allegiance， and why we proudly stand for the national anthem.
Americans love their country. And they deserve a Government that shows them the same love and loyalty in return.
For the last year we have sought to restore the bonds of trust between our citizens and their Government.
Working with the Senate， we are appointing judges who will interpret the Constitution as written， including a great new Supreme Court Justice， and more circuit court judges than any new administration in the history of our country.
We are defending our Second Amendment， and have taken historic actions to protect religious liberty.
And we are serving our brave veterans， including giving our veterans choice in their healthcare decisions. Last year， the Congress passed， and I signed， the landmark VA Accountability Act. Since its passage， my Administration has already removed more than 1，500 VA employees who failed to give our veterans the care they deserve －－ and we are hiring talented people who love our vets as much as we do.
I will not stop until our veterans are properly taken care of， which has been my promise to them from the very beginning of this great journey.
All Americans deserve accountability and respect －－ and that is what we are giving them. So tonight， I call on the Congress to empower every Cabinet Secretary with the authority to reward good workers －－ and to remove Federal employees who undermine the public trust or fail the American people.
In our drive to make Washington accountable， we have eliminated more regulations in our first year than any administration in history.
We have ended the war on American Energy －－ and we have ended the war on clean coal. We are now an exporter of energy to the world.
In Detroit， I halted Government mandates that crippled America＇s autoworkers －－ so we can get the Motor City revving its engines once again.
Many car companies are now building and expanding plants in the United States －－ something we have not seen for decades. Chrysler is moving a major plant from Mexico to Michigan； Toyota and Mazda are opening up a plant in Alabama. Soon， plants will be opening up all over the country. This is all news Americans are unaccustomed to hearing －－ for many years， companies and jobs were only leaving us. But now they are coming back.
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