AND HIS LOVE FOR AMERICA?
LET'S LISTEN.
>> OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, THE
LONGEST STRETCH OF PRIVATE 
SECTOR JOB CREATION IN AMERICAN 
HISTORY.
BUSINESSES ADDING NEARLY 12 
MILLION NEW JOBS.
AND IN PERHAPS THE SINGLE MOST 
HOPEFUL SIGN FOR MIDDLE CLASS 
FAMILIES IN A LONG TIME WAGES 
ARE BEGINNING TO RISE AGAIN.
SO AMERICA IS COMING BACK.
WE HAVE RISEN FROM RECESSION.
WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO WRITE 
OUR OWN FUTURE.
WE'RE BETTER POSITIONED THAN ANY
OTHER NATION ON EARTH THANKS TO 
HARD WORK AND SACRIFICE OF THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE WHO WE SERVE.
IT'S ALSO THANKS TO VALUES AND 
POLICIES AT THE CORE OF THIS 
PARTY THAT ALL OF YOU HAVE 
FOUGHT FOR.
AS DEMOCRATS, WE BELIEVE IN 
GIVING EVERY CHILD A WORLD CLASS
EDUCATION.
AND TODAY OUR YOUNGER STUDENTS 
HAVE EARNED THE HIGHEST MATH AND
READING SCORES ON RECORD.
OUR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE 
IS AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH.
MORE AMERICANS ARE GRADUATING 
FROM COLLEGE THAN EVER BEFORE.
AS DEMOCRATS, WE BELIEVE IN 
REDUCING OUR DEPENDENCE ON 
FOREIGN OIL AND PROTECTING OUR 
PLANET.
TODAY, AMERICA IS NUMBER ONE IN 
OIL, NUMBER ONE IN GAS, NUMBER 
ONE IN WIND POWER.
EVERY THREE WEEKS WE BRING 
ONLINE AS MUCH SOLAR POWER AS WE
DID IN THE ENTIRE YEAR OF 2008.
THANKS TO LOWER GAS PRICES AND 
HIGHER FUEL STANDARDS, THE 
TYPICAL FAMILY SHOULD SAVE ABOUT
750 BUCKS AT THE PUMP THIS YEAR.
[ APPLAUSE ]
AS DEMOCRATS WE BELIEVE IN 
SENSIBLE RULES THAT CAN PREVENT 
FINANCIAL CRISIS AND SHIELD 
FAMILIES FROM RUIN AND ENCOURAGE
FAIR COMPETITION.
TODAY WE HAVE NEW TOOLS TO STOP 
TAXPAYER FUNDED BAILOUTS AND A 
NEW CONSUMER WATCHDOG TO PROTECT
AMERICANS FROM PREDATORY 
LENDING.
WE'VE SECURED THE FUNDAMENTAL 
RIGHT TO AFFORDABLE, ASSESSABLE 
HEALTHCARE TO MORE THAN 10
