Trump's 'Gettysburg address' makes closing argument for choosing him and unveils first-100-days agenda as he promises 'the kind of change that only ar

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Daily Mail:

'First 100 days' agenda speech formalized his mainstay political pledges with promises of legislation and executive orders

 

Called it a 'Contract with the American Voter,' modeling it after the 1994 Republican 'Contract with America'

Trump touted 'the kind of change that only arrives once in a lifetime' and made his final substantive pitch to frame the campaign's last two weeks

 

Told an audience of about 300 invited guests that he will 'drain the swamp' in Washington

 

Borrowed a line from Abraham Lincoln's 1863 speech, saying he would replace D.C. elites 'with a new government of, by and for the people.'

 

A Trump aide said the Civil War battlefield site is appropriate because 'Gettysburg was the moment when the war turned'

 

The candidate briefly visited the site of the famed Civil War battle after his speech

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Here is the pdf. of his Contract With American Citizens:

 

https://assets.donaldjtrump.com/CONTRACT_FOR_THE_VOTER.pdf

 

DONALD J. TRUMP CONTRACT WITH THE AMERICAN VOTER
What follows is my 100-day action plan to Make America Great Again. It is a contract between
myself and the American voter – and begins with restoring honesty, accountability and change to
Washington
Therefore, on the first day of my term of office, my administration will immediately pursue the
following six measures to clean up the corruption and special interest collusion in Washington,
DC:
● FIRST, propose a Constitutional Amendment to impose term limits on all members
of Congress;
● SECOND, a hiring freeze on all federal employees to reduce federal workforce
through attrition (exempting military, public safety, and public health);
● THIRD, a requirement that for every new federal regulation, two existing
regulations must be eliminated;
● FOURTH, a 5 year-ban on White House and Congressional officials becoming
lobbyists after they leave government service;
● FIFTH, a lifetime ban on White House officials lobbying on behalf of a foreign
government;
● SIXTH, a complete ban on foreign lobbyists raising money for American elections.
On the same day, I will begin taking the following 7 actions to protect American workers:
 FIRST, I will announce my intention to renegotiate NAFTA or withdraw from the deal
under Article 2205
 SECOND, I will announce our withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership
 THIRD, I will direct my Secretary of the Treasury to label China a currency manipulator
 FOURTH, I will direct the Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative to
identify all foreign trading abuses that unfairly impact American workers and direct them
to use every tool under American and international law to end those abuses immediately
 FIFTH, I will lift the restrictions on the production of $50 trillion dollars’ worth of jobproducing
American energy reserves, including shale, oil, natural gas and clean coal.
 SIXTH, lift the Obama-Clinton roadblocks and allow vital energy infrastructure projects,
like the Keystone Pipeline, to move forward
 SEVENTH, cancel billions in payments to U.N. climate change programs and use the
money to fix America’s water and environmental infrastructure
Additionally, on the first day, I will take the following five actions to restore security and the
constitutional rule of law:
 FIRST, cancel every unconstitutional executive action, memorandum and order issued by
President Obama
 SECOND, begin the process of selecting a replacement for Justice Scalia from one of the 20
judges on my list, who will uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States
 THIRD, cancel all federal funding to Sanctuary Cities
 FOURTH, begin removing the more than 2 million criminal illegal immigrants from the
country and cancel visas to foreign countries that won’t take them back
 FIFTH, suspend immigration from terror-prone regions where vetting cannot safely
occur. All vetting of people coming into our country will be considered extreme vetting.
Next, I will work with Congress to introduce the following broader legislative measures and fight
for their passage within the first 100 days of my Administration:
1. Middle Class Tax Relief And Simplification Act. An economic plan designed to
grow the economy 4% per year and create at least 25 million new jobs through massive
tax reduction and simplification, in combination with trade reform, regulatory relief, and
lifting the restrictions on American energy. The largest tax reductions are for the middle
class. A middle-class family with 2 children will get a 35% tax cut. The current number of
brackets will be reduced from 7 to 3, and tax forms will likewise be greatly simplified.
The business rate will be lowered from 35 to 15 percent, and the trillions of dollars of
American corporate money overseas can now be brought back at a 10 percent rate.
2. End The Offshoring Act Establishes tariffs to discourage companies from laying
off their workers in order to relocate in other countries and ship their products back to
the U.S. tax-free.
3. American Energy & Infrastructure Act. Leverages public-private partnerships,
and private investments through tax incentives, to spur $1 trillion in infrastructure
investment over 10 years. It is revenue neutral.
4. School Choice And Education Opportunity Act. Redirects education dollars to
gives parents the right to send their kid to the public, private, charter, magnet, religious or
home school of their choice. Ends common core, brings education supervision to local
communities. It expands vocational and technical education, and make 2 and 4-year
college more affordable.
5. Repeal and Replace Obamacare Act. Fully repeals Obamacare and replaces it
with Health Savings Accounts, the ability to purchase health insurance across state lines,
and lets states manage Medicaid funds. Reforms will also include cutting the red tape at
the FDA: there are over 4,000 drugs awaiting approval, and we especially want to speed
the approval of life-saving medications.
6. Affordable Childcare and Eldercare Act. Allows Americans to deduct childcare
and elder care from their taxes, incentivizes employers to provide on-side childcare
services, and creates tax-free Dependent Care Savings Accounts for both young and
elderly dependents, with matching contributions for low-income families.
7. End Illegal Immigration Act Fully-funds the construction of a wall on our
southern border with the full understanding that the country Mexico will be reimbursing
the United States for the full cost of such wall; establishes a 2-year mandatory minimum
federal prison sentence for illegally re-entering the U.S. after a previous deportation, and
a 5-year mandatory minimum for illegally re-entering for those with felony convictions,
multiple misdemeanor convictions or two or more prior deportations; also reforms visa
rules to enhance penalties for overstaying and to ensure open jobs are offered to
American workers first.
8. Restoring Community Safety Act. Reduces surging crime, drugs and violence by
creating a Task Force On Violent Crime and increasing funding for programs that train
and assist local police; increases resources for federal law enforcement agencies and
federal prosecutors to dismantle criminal gangs and put violent offenders behind bars.
9. Restoring National Security Act. Rebuilds our military by eliminating the defense
sequester and expanding military investment; provides Veterans with the ability to
receive public VA treatment or attend the private doctor of their choice; protects our vital
infrastructure from cyber-attack; establishes new screening procedures for immigration
to ensure those who are admitted to our country support our people and our values
10. Clean up Corruption in Washington Act. Enacts new ethics reforms to Drain the
Swamp and reduce the corrupting influence of special interests on our politics.
On November 8th, Americans will be voting for this 100-day plan to restore prosperity to our
economy, security to our communities, and honesty to our government.
This is my pledge to you.
And if we follow these steps, we will once more have a government of, by and for the people.