Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the U.S.-India partnership, at the Bombay Stock Exchange, in Mumbai, India, July 24, 2013.
(Official White House Photo by David Lienemann)
This morning, in advance of President Obama's major economic address, Vice President Biden delivered remarks in Mumbai, India where he discussed how America’s partnership with India could improve the economies of both nations.
The speech, at the Bombay Stock Exchange, was part of the administration’s effort to focus attention on the progress our economy has made in the past several years, and the work we must do going forward to build on that progress.
The Vice President began by speaking to the enduring strengths of the U.S. economy. "We are in the midst of the biggest increase in domestic manufacturing in nearly 20 years. The foundations of our economy are stronger than ever. The best research universities in the world and the most vibrant startups. The world’s most innovative companies. A hundred-year reserve of natural gas."
He noted that America’s interests at home were similar to India’s.
“Today…President Obama is going to be giving a major speech outlining the top priority for the Obama-Biden administration,” he explained. “And it’s straightforward and simple: how do we continue to shore up America’s future and the foundations of middle class life in America with good-paying jobs, affordable health care, housing, education, and the dignity of retirement?”
Similarly, he pointed out, “India’s top priority is to lift hundreds of millions of people out of poverty to join the middle class.”
Fonte: White House