President_NP Barack_NP Obama_NP On_IN How_WRB To_TO Win_NP The_DT Future-_NP POPULAR_NP SCIENCE_NP 
Along_RB with_IN running_VVG the_DT free_JJ world_NN ,_, President_NP Barack_NP Obama_NP has_VHZ spent_VVN the_DT past_JJ seven_CD years_NNS guiding_JJ U.S._NP science_NN and_CC technology_NN policy_NN ._SENT The_DT initiatives_NNS and_CC goals_NNS he_PP puts_VVZ in_IN place_NN —_NN in_IN clean_JJ energy_NN ,_, space_NN ,_, medicine_NN ,_, education_NN ,_, nanotechnology_NN ,_, and_CC more_JJR —_NN help_VV direct_JJ research_NN ,_, which_WDT in_IN turn_NN directs_VVZ the_DT future_NN ._SENT With_IN one_CD year_NN left_VVN in_IN the_DT Oval_NP Office_NP ,_, the_DT president_NN talks_NNS about_IN what_WP he’s_NNS achieved_VVN ,_, what’s_NNS left_VVD to_TO do_VV (_( a_DT lot_NN )_) ,_, and_CC why_WRB being_JJ a_DT nerd_NN is_VBZ one_CD of_IN the_DT best_JJS ways_NNS to_TO serve_VV your_PP$ country_NN ._SENT 
By_IN Cliff_NP Ransom_NP 
Photography_NN by_IN F_NP ._SENT Scott_NP Schafer_NP 

Popular_JJ Science_NN :_: You_PP have_VHP been_VBN a_DT very_JJ pro-science_NN president_NN ._SENT Why_WRB do_VVP you_PP see_VV science_NN and_CC technology_NN as_IN being_VBG so_RB important_JJ ?_SENT 
Barack_NP Obama_NP :_: Science_NN and_CC technology_NN helped_VVD make_VV America_NP the_DT greatest_JJS country_NN on_IN Earth_NP ._SENT Whether_IN it’s_NNS setting_VVG foot_NN on_IN the_DT moon_NN ,_, developing_VVG a_DT vaccine_NN for_IN polio_NN ,_, inventing_VVG the_DT Internet_NN ,_, or_CC building_VVG the_DT world’s_JJ strongest_JJS military_NN ,_, we’ve_NN relied_VVN on_IN innovative_JJ scientists_NNS ,_, technologists_NNS ,_, engineers_NNS ,_, and_CC mathematicians_NNS to_TO help_VV us_PP tackle_VV the_DT toughest_JJS challenges_NNS of_IN our_PP$ time_NN ._SENT 
In_IN my_PP$ first_JJ inaugural_JJ address_NN ,_, I_PP promised_VVD that_IN/that my_PP$ administration_NN would_MD restore_VV science_NN to_TO its_PP$ rightful_JJ place_NN ,_, and_CC that’s_NNS exactly_RB what_WP we’ve_NN done_VVN ._SENT We’ve_NP expanded_VVD clean-energy_JJ research_NN ;_: we’ve_NN launched_VVD major_JJ initiatives_NNS in_IN advanced_JJ manufacturing_NN ,_, biomedicine_NN ,_, and_CC strategic_JJ computing_NN ;_: we’ve_NN increased_VVD preparedness_NN and_CC resilience_NN against_IN climate_NN change_NN ;_: and_CC we’re_NN training_NN STEM_NP [_SYM science_NN ,_, technology_NN ,_, engineering_NN ,_, and_CC math_NN ]_SYM teachers_NNS so_IN every_DT child_NN grows_VVZ up_RP with_IN the_DT skills_NNS they_PP need_VVP to_TO compete_VV in_IN the_DT 21st_JJ century_NN ._SENT Being_VBG pro-science_NN is_VBZ the_DT only_JJ way_NN we_PP make_VVP sure_RB that_IN/that America_NP continues_VVZ to_TO lead_VV the_DT world_NN ._SENT Our_PP$ policies_NNS reflect_VVP that_DT ._SENT 

PS_NP :_: Among_IN your_PP$ White_NP House_NP initiatives_NNS ,_, you’ve_NN focused_VVD heavily_RB on_IN improving_VVG STEM_NP education_NN in_IN America_NP ._SENT What’s_JJ your_PP$ proudest_JJS achievement_NN on_IN that_DT front_NN ?_SENT 
BO_NN :_: There’s_RB a_DT lot_NN to_TO be_VB proud_JJ of_IN ._SENT We_PP now_RB graduate_JJ 25_CD ,_, 000_CD more_JJR engineers_NNS per_IN year_NN from_IN our_PP$ colleges_NNS and_CC universities_NNS than_IN we_PP did_VVD when_WRB I_PP took_VVD office_NN ._SENT We’re_NN more_JJR than_IN halfway_RB toward_IN our_PP$ goal_NN of_IN preparing_VVG 100_CD ,_, 000_CD new_JJ math_NN and_CC science_NN teachers_NNS by_IN 2021._CD We’ve_NN secured_VVD more_JJR than_IN $_$ 1_CD billion_CD of_IN private_JJ investment_NN for_IN improving_VVG STEM_NP education_NN ,_, and_CC commitments_NNS from_IN college_NN and_CC university_NN leadership_NN to_TO help_VV underrepresented_VVN students_NNS earn_VVP STEM_NP degrees_NNS ._SENT There’s_RB also_RB something_NN that’s_NNS harder_JJR to_TO measure_VV ,_, but_CC every_DT bit_NN as_IN important_JJ :_: all_PDT the_DT young_JJ people_NNS ,_, including_VVG minorities_NNS and_CC young_JJ women_NNS ,_, who_WP are_VBP more_RBR excited_VVN than_IN ever_RB about_IN pursuing_VVG their_PP$ passions_NNS for_IN STEM_NP ._SENT 
One_CD of_IN the_DT new_JJ traditions_NNS I’ve_NN started_VVD as_IN president_NN is_VBZ the_DT White_NP House_NP Science_NP Fair_NP ._SENT We_PP ought_MD to_TO celebrate_VV science_NN fair_JJ winners_NNS at_IN least_JJS as_RB much_RB as_IN Super_NP Bowl_NP winners_NNS ._SENT And_CC when_WRB young_JJ people_NNS are_VBP excited_VVN about_IN science_NN ,_, technology_NN ,_, engineering_NN ,_, and_CC math_NN ,_, that’s_NNS not_RB just_RB good_JJ for_IN them_PP ._SENT That’s_NNS good_JJ for_IN America_NP ._SENT We_PP want_VVP the_DT next_JJ game-changing_NN industry_NN or_CC life-saving_JJ breakthrough_NN to_TO happen_VV right_RB here_RB in_IN the_DT United_NP States_NPS ._SENT 

PS_NP :_: Do_VVP you_PP consider_VVP yourself_PP a_DT nerd_NN and_CC ,_, if_IN so_RB ,_, what’s_NP your_PP$ nerdiest_JJ pastime_NN ?_SENT 
BO_NP :_: Well_UH ,_, my_PP$ administration_NN did_VVD write_VV a_DT pretty_RB detailed_JJ response_NN to_TO a_DT petition_NN ,_, explaining_VVG why_WRB we_PP wouldn’t_VVD build_VV a_DT real-life_JJ Death_NP Star_NP ,_, so_RB I’d_NNS like_VVP to_TO think_VV I_PP have_VHP at_IN least_JJS a_DT little_JJ nerd_NN credibility_NN built_VVN up_RP ._SENT 
What’s_NN remarkable_JJ is_VBZ the_DT way_NN "_`` nerd_NN "_'' is_VBZ such_PDT a_DT badge_NN of_IN honor_NN now_RB ._SENT Growing_VVG up_RP ,_, I’m_NP sure_JJ I_PP wasn’t_VVD the_DT only_JJ kid_NN who_WP read_VVD Spider-Man_NN comics_NNS and_CC learned_VVN how_WRB to_TO do_VV the_DT Vulcan_NP salute_NN ,_, but_CC it_PP wasn’t_VVD like_IN it_PP is_VBZ today_NN ._SENT I_PP get_VVP the_DT sense_NN that_IN/that today’s_JJ young_JJ people_NNS are_VBP proud_JJ to_TO be_VB smart_JJ and_CC curious_JJ ,_, to_TO design_VV new_JJ things_NNS ,_, and_CC tackle_VV big_JJ problems_NNS in_IN unexpected_JJ ways_NNS ._SENT I_PP think_VVP America’s_NNS a_DT nerdier_NN country_NN than_IN it_PP was_VBD when_WRB I_PP was_VBD a_DT kid_NN —_NN and_CC that’s_NNS a_DT good_JJ thing_NN !_SENT 


PS_NP :_: You_PP also_RB put_VVD heavy_JJ emphasis_NN on_IN developing_VVG innovation_NN and_CC entrepreneurship_NN ._SENT How_WRB do_VVP you_PP make_VV Silicon_NP Valley_NP happen_VV all_DT over_IN the_DT country_NN ?_SENT 
BO_NN :_: Innovation_NN and_CC entrepreneurship_NN are_VBP already_RB happening_VVG all_DT over_IN the_DT country_NN ._SENT New_JJ technologies_NNS like_IN cloud_NN computing_NN ,_, big_JJ data_NNS ,_, and_CC 3-D_JJ printing_NN are_VBP lowering_VVG barriers_NNS to_TO entry_NN ._SENT And_CC you_PP can_MD now_RB collaborate_VV with_IN partners_NNS around_IN the_DT country_NN or_CC across_IN the_DT world_NN ,_, practically_RB at_IN the_DT speed_NN of_IN light_NN ._SENT So_IN no_DT matter_NN where_WRB you_PP live_VVP ,_, there_EX has_VHZ simply_RB never_RB been_VBN a_DT better_JJR time_NN to_TO launch_VV an_DT idea_NN and_CC bring_VV it_PP to_TO scale_VV in_IN America_NP ._SENT 
Of_IN course_NN ,_, we’re_NN working_VVG to_TO make_VV it_PP even_RB easier_JJR for_IN entrepreneurs_NNS ._SENT No_DT matter_NN who_WP you_PP are_VBP ,_, what_WP you_PP look_VVP like_IN ,_, or_CC what_WP ZIP_NN code_NN you’re_NN born_VVN into_IN ,_, if_IN you_PP work_VVP hard_RB ,_, you_PP should_MD have_VH the_DT chance_NN to_TO go_VV as_RB far_RB as_IN your_PP$ talent_NN takes_VVZ you_PP ._SENT That’s_NNS why_WRB our_PP$ TechHire_NP initiative_NN ,_, which_WDT works_VVZ to_TO place_VV more_JJR Americans_NPS in_IN well-paid_JJ tech_NN jobs_NNS ,_, has_VHZ expanded_VVN to_TO 35_CD cities_NNS ,_, states_NNS ,_, and_CC counties_NNS ._SENT It’s_NNS also_RB why_WRB we_PP hosted_VVD the_DT first-ever_JJ Demo_NP Day_NP and_CC Maker_NP Faire_NP at_IN the_DT White_NP House_NP ._SENT I’m_NP going_VVG to_TO go_VV out_RP on_IN a_DT limb_NN and_CC say_VV I’m_NP the_DT first_JJ president_NN to_TO welcome_VV a_DT 17-foot-tall_JJ robotic_JJ giraffe_NNS onto_IN his_PP$ lawn_NN ._SENT 
Some_DT of_IN the_DT most_RBS inspiring_JJ scientists_NNS ,_, entrepreneurs_NNS ,_, and_CC inventors_NNS I_PP meet_VVP are_VBP also_RB some_DT of_IN the_DT youngest_JJS ._SENT Elana_NP Simon_NP presented_VVD her_PP$ work_NN at_IN one_CD of_IN our_PP$ science_NN fairs_NNS ._SENT At_IN age_NN 12_CD ,_, Elana_NP survived_VVD a_DT rare_JJ form_NN of_IN liver_NN cancer_NN ._SENT She_PP teamed_VVD up_RP with_IN one_CD of_IN her_PP$ surgeons_NNS to_TO gather_VV data_NNS about_IN her_PP$ disease_NN from_IN across_IN the_DT country_NN and_CC discovered_VVD a_DT common_JJ genetic_JJ mutation_NN across_IN the_DT samples_NNS she_PP collected_VVD —_NN all_RB before_IN graduating_VVG high_JJ school_NN ._SENT That’s_NP the_DT kind_NN of_IN story_NN we_PP want_VVP to_TO see_VV more_RBR of_IN ,_, from_IN every_DT part_NN of_IN America_NP ._SENT And_CC I_PP have_VHP no_DT doubt_NN that_IN/that ,_, thanks_NNS in_IN part_NN to_TO our_PP$ policies_NNS ,_, we_PP will_MD ._SENT 
PS_NP :_: Let’s_NNS talk_VVP about_RB more-difficult_JJ science_NN :_: Two_CD of_IN your_PP$ biggest_JJS science_NN initiatives_NNS have_VHP been_VBN to_TO decode_VV the_DT brain_NN and_CC pioneer_NN precision_NN medicine_NN ._SENT Why_WRB choose_VVP these_DT two_CD ?_SENT 
BO_NP :_: When_WRB it_PP comes_VVZ to_TO precision_NN medicine_NN ,_, advances_NNS in_IN technology_NN ,_, data_NNS science_NN ,_, and_CC clinical_JJ research_NN are_VBP already_RB curing_VVG diseases_NNS that_WDT were_VBD once_RB thought_VVN to_TO be_VB incurable_JJ ._SENT It’s_NNS entirely_RB possible_JJ that_IN/that a_DT decade_NN or_CC two_CD from_IN now_RB ,_, treatments_NNS would_MD be_VB tailored_VVN not_RB just_RB to_TO the_DT disease_NN ,_, but_CC also_RB to_TO the_DT individual_JJ patient_NN ._SENT We’re_NP being_VBG careful_JJ to_TO protect_VV patient_JJ data_NNS and_CC to_TO make_VV participants_NNS partners_NNS in_IN this_DT work_NN ._SENT Because_IN if_IN we_PP embrace_VVP precision_NN medicine_NN in_IN the_DT right_JJ way_NN ,_, the_DT possibilities_NNS for_IN better_JJR treatments_NNS are_VBP practically_RB endless_JJ ._SENT 
The_DT BRAIN_NP Initiative_NP is_VBZ another_DT project_NN whose_WP$ time_NN has_VHZ come_VVN ._SENT Right_RB now_RB ,_, we_PP can_MD identify_VV galaxies_NNS billions_NNS of_IN light-years_NNS away_RB ._SENT We_PP can_MD study_VV particles_NNS smaller_JJR than_IN an_DT atom_NN ._SENT But_CC we_PP still_RB haven’t_VVD unlocked_VVD the_DT mystery_NN of_IN the_DT 3_CD pounds_NNS of_IN matter_NN that_WDT sits_VVZ between_IN our_PP$ ears_NNS ._SENT I_PP believe_VVP that_IN/that with_IN America_NP leading_VVG the_DT way_NN ,_, we_PP can_MD change_VV that_DT ._SENT Hundreds_NNS of_IN scientists_NNS and_CC dozens_NNS of_IN universities_NNS ,_, companies_NNS ,_, foundations_NNS ,_, and_CC other_JJ organizations_NNS have_VHP stepped_VVN up_RP to_TO help_VV us_PP tackle_VV this_DT challenge_NN ._SENT 

PS_NP :_: You’ve_NP also_RB advocated_VVD the_DT development_NN of_IN a_DT private_JJ space_NN industry_NN to_TO work_VV alongside_IN and_CC complement_VV government_NN efforts_NNS ._SENT What_WP is_VBZ your_PP$ vision_NN for_IN space_NN exploration_NN and_CC commercialization_NN ?_SENT Who_WP does_VVZ what_WP ?_SENT 
BO_NP :_: I’ve_NP laid_VVD out_RP a_DT vision_NN for_IN space_NN exploration_NN where_WRB our_PP$ astronauts_NNS travel_VVP out_RP into_IN the_DT solar_JJ system_NN not_RB just_RB to_TO visit_VV ,_, but_CC to_TO stay_VV ._SENT To_TO build_VV a_DT sustainable_JJ human_JJ presence_NN in_IN space_NN ,_, we’ll_JJ need_VVP a_DT thriving_JJ private-sector_JJ space_NN economy_NN ._SENT I_PP see_VVP the_DT expanding_VVG space_NN industry_NN as_IN an_DT addition_NN to_TO ,_, not_RB a_DT replacement_NN for_IN ,_, the_DT extraordinary_JJ work_NN of_IN NASA_NP ._SENT With_IN industry_NN taking_VVG over_IN tasks_NNS like_IN ferrying_VVG cargo_NN and_CC crew_NN to_TO the_DT International_NP Space_NP Station_NP ,_, NASA_NP can_MD focus_VV even_RB more_RBR intensely_RB on_IN the_DT most_RBS challenging_JJ exploration_NN missions_NNS ,_, like_IN landing_NN astronauts_NNS on_IN Mars_NP or_CC learning_VVG more_RBR about_IN Earth_NP and_CC the_DT rest_NN of_IN our_PP$ solar_JJ system_NN ._SENT 
As_IN we_PP set_VVD our_PP$ sights_NNS toward_IN other_JJ planets_NNS ,_, we_PP can_MD also_RB create_VV good_JJ jobs_NNS here_RB on_IN this_DT one_CD ._SENT American_JJ companies_NNS have_VHP begun_VVN to_TO reclaim_VV the_DT lucrative_JJ market_NN for_IN launching_VVG commercial_JJ satellites_NNS ._SENT That’s_NP just_RB one_CD example_NN of_IN the_DT way_NN that_IN/that a_DT growing_VVG space_NN economy_NN can_MD help_VV American_JJ workers_NNS succeed_VVP ._SENT 

PS_NP :_: If_IN you_PP were_VBD to_TO end_VV up_RP on_IN Mars_NP ,_, who_WP would_MD you_PP want_VV as_IN your_PP$ companion_NN :_: Mark_NP Watney_NP from_IN The_DT Martian_NN ,_, or_CC Ellen_NP Ripley_NP from_IN Alien_NP ?_SENT 
BO_NN :_: As_RB long_RB as_IN it’s_NNS a_DT hypothetical_JJ question_NN ,_, can’t_VVD I_PP pick_VV both_DT ?_SENT If_IN I’ve_NP got_VVD Matt_NP Damon_NP growing_VVG potatoes_NNS and_CC Sigourney_NP Weaver_NP taking_VVG care_NN of_IN any_DT unwelcome_JJ intruders_NNS ,_, I_PP like_VVP my_PP$ chances_NNS ._SENT 


PS_NP :_: It’s_NNS been_VBN barely_RB two_CD months_NNS since_IN a_DT climate_NN agreement_NN was_VBD struck_VVN in_IN Paris_NP ._SENT How_WRB do_VVP you_PP think_VVP the_DT agreement_NN will_MD be_VB remembered_VVN 20_CD years_NNS from_IN now_RB ?_SENT 
BO_NN :_: I_PP believe_VVP the_DT Paris_NP agreement_NN can_MD be_VB a_DT turning_VVG point_NN for_IN our_PP$ planet_NN ._SENT It’s_NP the_DT biggest_JJS single_JJ step_NN the_DT world_NN has_VHZ ever_RB taken_VVN toward_IN combating_VVG global_JJ climate_NN change_NN ._SENT When_WRB I_PP traveled_VVD to_TO Paris_NP at_IN the_DT beginning_NN of_IN the_DT climate_NN conference_NN ,_, I_PP said_VVD we_PP needed_VVD an_DT enduring_JJ agreement_NN that_WDT reduces_VVZ global_JJ carbon_NN emissions_NNS and_CC commits_VVZ the_DT world_NN to_TO a_DT low-carbon_NN future_NN ._SENT That’s_NNS exactly_RB what_WP we_PP achieved_VVD ._SENT 
The_DT American_JJ people_NNS should_MD be_VB proud_JJ because_IN this_DT historic_JJ agreement_NN is_VBZ a_DT tribute_NN to_TO American_JJ leadership_NN ._SENT The_DT skeptics_NNS said_VVD that_IN/that taking_VVG action_NN to_TO transition_NN to_TO a_DT clean-energy_JJ economy_NN would_MD kill_VV jobs_NNS ._SENT Instead_RB ,_, we’ve_NN seen_VVN the_DT longest_JJS streak_NN of_IN private-sector_JJ job_NN creation_NN in_IN history_NN ._SENT We’ve_NN driven_VVN our_PP$ economic_JJ output_NN to_TO all-time_JJ highs_NNS ,_, while_IN driving_VVG our_PP$ carbon_NN pollution_NN to_TO its_PP$ lowest_JJS level_NN in_IN nearly_RB two_CD decades_NNS ._SENT 
These_DT kinds_NNS of_IN concrete_JJ steps_NNS helped_VVD bring_VV more_JJR countries_NNS to_TO the_DT table_NN ._SENT With_IN our_PP$ historic_JJ joint_JJ announcement_NN with_IN China_NP last_JJ year_NN ,_, we_PP showed_VVD it_PP was_VBD possible_JJ to_TO bridge_VV the_DT old_JJ divides_NNS between_IN developed_JJ and_CC developing_VVG nations_NNS that_WDT had_VHD stymied_VVN global_JJ progress_NN for_IN too_RB long_JJ ._SENT And_CC that_DT accomplishment_NN inspired_VVD dozens_NNS and_CC dozens_NNS of_IN other_JJ nations_NNS to_TO follow_VV our_PP$ lead_NN and_CC set_VV ambitious_JJ climate_NN targets_NNS of_IN their_PP$ own_JJ ._SENT 

PS_NP :_: Some_DT wonder_NN if_IN the_DT Paris_NP agreement_NN will_MD truly_RB forestall_VV climate_NN change_NN ._SENT Do_VVP you_PP think_VVP it_PP goes_VVZ far_RB enough_RB ?_SENT 
BO_NN :_: No_DT agreement_NN is_VBZ perfect_JJ ,_, including_VVG this_DT one_CD ._SENT But_CC the_DT Paris_NP agreement_NN is_VBZ the_DT enduring_JJ framework_NN the_DT world_NN needs_VVZ ._SENT It_PP will_MD mean_VV less_JJR of_IN the_DT carbon_NN pollution_NN that_WDT threatens_VVZ our_PP$ planet_NN ,_, and_CC more_JJR jobs_NNS and_CC economic_JJ growth_NN driven_VVN by_IN low-carbon_NN investment_NN ._SENT And_CC it_PP will_MD reduce_VV or_CC delay_VV many_JJ of_IN climate_NN change’s_NNS most_RBS damaging_JJ effects_NNS ._SENT 
As_RB strong_JJ as_IN it_PP is_VBZ ,_, this_DT agreement_NN will_MD not_RB ,_, on_IN its_PP$ own_JJ ,_, prevent_VV those_DT effects_NNS entirely_RB ._SENT And_CC so_RB the_DT end_NN of_IN the_DT Paris_NP conference_NN is_VBZ by_IN no_DT means_VVZ the_DT end_NN of_IN our_PP$ work_NN ._SENT In_IN fact_NN ,_, now_RB we_PP must_MD begin_VV the_DT next_JJ phase_NN :_: investing_VVG in_IN the_DT technologies_NNS and_CC unleashing_VVG the_DT innovations_NNS so_IN we_PP can_MD continue_VV on_IN the_DT path_NN to_TO meet_VV the_DT targets_NNS we’ve_NN set_VVD today_NN ._SENT That_DT means_VVZ our_PP$ governments_NNS ,_, our_PP$ scientists_NNS ,_, our_PP$ businesses_NNS ,_, our_PP$ workers_NNS ,_, our_PP$ investors_NNS —_NN everyone_NN working_VVG together_RB to_TO build_VV a_DT low-carbon_NN future_NN and_CC the_DT new_JJ jobs_NNS and_CC industries_NNS that_IN/that it_PP will_MD generate_VV ._SENT And_CC because_IN countries_NNS agreed_VVD to_TO come_VV back_RB to_TO the_DT table_NN every_DT five_CD years_NNS ,_, we’ll_NN have_VHP the_DT chance_NN to_TO set_VV even_RB more-ambitious_JJ targets_NNS in_IN the_DT years_NNS to_TO come_VV ._SENT 
PS_NP :_: What_WP do_VVP you_PP see_VVP as_IN your_PP$ administration’s_JJ greatest_JJS achievement_NN when_WRB it_PP comes_VVZ to_TO climate_NN science_NN ?_SENT 
BO_NN :_: Before_IN you_PP can_MD solve_VV a_DT problem_NN ,_, you_PP have_VHP to_TO understand_VV it_PP ._SENT That’s_NNS why_WRB we’ve_NN fought_VVD hard_RB to_TO protect_VV the_DT funding_NN for_IN the_DT U.S._NP Global_NP Change_NP Research_NP Program_NP ,_, a_DT government-wide_JJ effort_NN to_TO help_VV us_PP see_VV what’s_NNS happening_VVG in_IN the_DT present_NN so_IN we_PP can_MD better_RBR predict_VV the_DT future_NN ._SENT Thanks_NNS to_TO their_PP$ efforts_NNS ,_, our_PP$ satellites_NNS ,_, aircraft_NN ,_, ships_NNS ,_, buoys_NNS ,_, and_CC terrestrial-monitoring_NN systems_NNS are_VBP providing_VVG indispensable_JJ insights_NNS and_CC strengthening_VVG the_DT models_NNS that_WDT tell_VV us_PP what_WP to_TO expect_VV going_VVG forward_RB ._SENT 
My_PP$ administration_NN hasn’t_NN just_RB helped_VVD to_TO advance_VV climate_NN science_NN —_NN we’ve_NN also_RB made_VVD good_JJ use_NN of_IN the_DT results_NNS ._SENT We_PP used_VVD the_DT most_RBS up-to-date_JJ insights_NNS from_IN climate_NN science_NN as_IN the_DT basis_NN of_IN our_PP$ national_JJ Climate_NN Action_NP Plan_NP ._SENT And_CC we’ve_NN begun_VVN to_TO develop_VV accessible_JJ climate_NN databases_NNS and_CC tools_NNS that_WDT help_VVP governments_NNS ,_, businesses_NNS ,_, and_CC citizens_NNS protect_VVP themselves_PP from_IN the_DT effects_NNS of_IN climate_NN change_NN that_IN/that we_PP can’t_VVD avoid_VV ._SENT 

PS_NP :_: What_WP would_MD you_PP say_VV to_TO the_DT few_JJ climate-change_NN deniers_NNS left_VVN in_IN Congress_NP and_CC outside_IN it_PP ?_SENT 
BO_NP :_: Fifteen_CD of_IN the_DT planet’s_JJ 16_CD warmest_JJS years_NNS have_VHP come_VVN in_IN the_DT first_JJ 16_CD years_NNS of_IN the_DT 21st_JJ century_NN ._SENT The_DT warmest_JJS year_NN yet_RB was_VBD 2015._CD The_DT Pentagon_NP is_VBZ warning_VVG us_PP that_DT climate_NN change_NN will_MD threaten_VV our_PP$ national_JJ security_NN by_IN fostering_VVG instability_NN overseas_RB ._SENT Here_RB at_IN home_NN ,_, we’re_RB seeing_VVG longer_RBR and_CC more_RBR dangerous_JJ wildfire_NN seasons_NNS ,_, coupled_VVN with_IN devastating_JJ droughts_NNS ._SENT Last_JJ year_NN I_PP visited_VVD Alaska_NP ,_, where_WRB towns_NNS are_VBP literally_RB being_VBG swallowed_VVN up_RP by_IN rising_VVG sea_NN levels_NNS ._SENT Miami_NP now_RB routinely_RB floods_VVZ at_IN high_JJ tide_NN ._SENT 
So_IN this_DT debate_NN is_VBZ over_RP ._SENT The_DT question_NN now_RB is_VBZ what_WP we_PP do_VVP about_IN climate_NN change_NN because_IN there_EX is_VBZ such_PDT a_DT thing_NN as_IN being_VBG too_RB late_JJ ._SENT And_CC I_PP think_VVP that_IN/that regardless_RB of_IN their_PP$ party_NN ,_, if_IN candidates_NNS for_IN elected_VVN office_NN want_VVP to_TO resign_VV your_PP$ children_NNS and_CC grandchildren_NNS to_TO a_DT world_NN that’s_NNS broken_VVN beyond_IN repair_NN ,_, then_RB there’s_RB simply_RB no_DT way_NN they_PP deserve_VVP your_PP$ vote_NN ._SENT 
PS_NP :_: One_CD last_JJ question_NN on_IN climate_NN :_: Do_VVP you_PP think_VVP you’ve_NN done_VVN enough_RB ?_SENT 
BO_NN :_: Well_RB ,_, here’s_NNS what_WP we’ve_VVP done_VVN ._SENT Over_IN the_DT past_JJ seven_CD years_NNS ,_, we_PP have_VHP transformed_VVN America_NP into_IN the_DT global_JJ leader_NN in_IN fighting_VVG climate_NN change_NN ._SENT We’ve_NP set_VVD new_JJ fuel_NN standards_NNS for_IN cars_NNS and_CC trucks_NNS ,_, invested_VVN more_RBR than_IN any_DT administration_NN in_IN history_NN in_IN growing_VVG industries_NNS like_IN wind_NN and_CC solar_JJ ,_, taken_VVN unprecedented_JJ steps_NNS to_TO protect_VV our_PP$ natural_JJ resources_NNS ,_, and_CC set_VVN limits_NNS on_IN the_DT amount_NN of_IN carbon_NN pollution_NN that_IN/that power_NN plants_NNS can_MD dump_VV into_IN the_DT air_NN ._SENT Most_RBS important_JJ ,_, we’ve_NN proved_VVD that_IN/that we_PP don’t_VVD have_VH to_TO choose_VV between_IN a_DT growing_VVG economy_NN and_CC a_DT safer_JJR planet_NN for_IN future_JJ generations_NNS ._SENT We_PP can_MD have_VH both_DT ._SENT 
But_CC in_IN the_DT end_NN ,_, when_WRB I_PP think_VVP about_IN our_PP$ efforts_NNS to_TO combat_VV climate_NN change_NN ,_, I_PP don’t_VVD just_RB think_VV about_IN CO2_JJ emissions_NNS levels_NNS or_CC degrees_NNS of_IN global_JJ temperature_NN rise_NN ._SENT I_PP think_VVP about_IN my_PP$ two_CD girls_NNS ,_, and_CC the_DT grandchildren_NNS I’d_NNS hope_VVP to_TO have_VH one_CD day_NN ._SENT I_PP imagine_VVP myself_PP pushing_VVG a_DT little_JJ boy_NN or_CC girl_NN on_IN a_DT swing_NN set_NN ,_, out_RB in_IN the_DT open_JJ air_NN ,_, looking_VVG up_RP at_IN the_DT sun_NN ._SENT In_IN that_DT moment_NN ,_, I_PP want_VVP to_TO know_VV that_IN/that the_DT planet’s_NNS going_VVG to_TO be_VB in_IN pretty_RB good_JJ shape_NN ._SENT And_CC I_PP want_VVP to_TO have_VH contributed_VVN to_TO that_DT ._SENT 
Because_IN that’s_NNS our_PP$ goal_NN :_: to_TO leave_VV behind_IN a_DT better_JJR ,_, safer_JJR ,_, more_RBR prosperous_JJ world_NN for_IN our_PP$ kids_NNS and_CC grandkids_NNS ._SENT That’s_JJ our_PP$ most_RBS important_JJ mission_NN in_IN the_DT time_NN we_PP have_VHP on_IN Earth_NP ._SENT And_CC after_IN seven_CD years_NNS as_IN president_NN ,_, I’ve_NP never_RB been_VBN more_RBR confident_JJ that_IN/that together_RB ,_, we’ll_NNS succeed_VVP ._SENT 

