John McCain

thank you for the honor of appear with you here todai __PUNCT__

the irish __PUNCT__ american presidenti forum ha been held sinc __NUM__ and sinc it incept there ha been a lack of republican __PUNCT__

and while my affect for democrat and independ is deep and wide __PUNCT__ i am proud to be the first republican to appear befor the forum __PUNCT__

you ar veri kind to invit someon with a name like mccain __PUNCT__ a scot __PUNCT__ irish descend whose famili came to the new world some gener_ago __PUNCT__

i hope you won't hold it against us __PUNCT__ i do try to get back to the island as often as possibl __PUNCT__

i like to talk about some issu that ar of particular concern to irish __PUNCT__ american __PUNCT__ but befor i do __PUNCT__ i like to take a coupl minut to talk about an issu that is concern to us all __PUNCT__ and that is the econom_crisi that we have all been follow sinc last week __PUNCT__

on fridai __PUNCT__ i laid out my plan for address thi crisi __PUNCT__

at it heart __PUNCT__ my plan is about keep peopl in their home and safeguard the life_save of all american by protect our financi_system and capit_market __PUNCT__

these ar my prioriti __PUNCT__

senat_obama ha declin to put forth a plan of hi own __PUNCT__

at a time of crisi __PUNCT__ when leadership is need __PUNCT__ senat obama ha simpli not provid it __PUNCT__

and the truth is that we don't have time to wait for senat obama input for our nation to act __PUNCT__

i think it is clear that congress must act and must act quickli __PUNCT__

i laid out my plan and my prioriti last fridai __PUNCT__

i spoke to secretari paulson over the weekend __PUNCT__ and i been look at the plan the administr ha put forth __PUNCT__

i urg congress to studi thi propos carefulli as thei consid the remedi for thi crisi __PUNCT__

as for me __PUNCT__ i am greatli concern that the plan give a singl individu the unpreced power to spend___MONEY__ __MONEY___trillion __PUNCT__ trillion __PUNCT__ dollar without ani meaning account __PUNCT__

never befor in the histori of our nation ha so much power and monei been concentr in the hand of on person __PUNCT__

thi arrang make me deepli uncomfort __PUNCT__

when we ar talk about a trillion_dollar of taxpay_monei __PUNCT__ trust me __PUNCT__ just isn't good enough __PUNCT__

we will not solv a problem caus by poor oversight with a plan that ha no oversight __PUNCT__

part of the reason we ar face thi crisi is an antiqu regulatori system of uncoordin agenc that haven't been do the job __PUNCT__

i believ we need a high_level oversight_board to impos account and establish concret criteria for who get help and who doe not __PUNCT__

thei must ensur that throughout thi crisi __PUNCT__ the govern is a care steward of the taxpay_dollar __PUNCT__

the oversight_board should be bipartisan and have qualifi citizen who have no agenda but the protect of taxpay and the financi_market __PUNCT__

peopl like __PUNCT__ warren buffet __PUNCT__ who support my oppon __PUNCT__ governor romnei __PUNCT__ who support me __PUNCT__ or mayor bloomberg __PUNCT__ an independ __PUNCT__

the firm we help need account too __PUNCT__

we cannot have taxpay foot the bill for bloat golden parachut like we see in the lehman_brother bankruptci __PUNCT__ where the top_execut ar ask for __MONEY___billion in bonus after thei ran the compani into the ground __PUNCT__

the senior execut of ani firm that is bail out by treasuri should not be make more than the highest paid govern_offici __PUNCT__

i would also urg transpar throughout thi process __PUNCT__

the american_peopl have the right to know which firm will be help __PUNCT__ what that select will be base on and how much that help will cost __PUNCT__

the detail of the process and the transact itself should all be made avail onlin for public scrutini __PUNCT__

as congress examin thi packag __PUNCT__ i would encourag all member to set asid the pressur of washington and wall_street __PUNCT__

as we determin what to do __PUNCT__ we need to put our countri first and focu on what is best for main_street __PUNCT__

we must help keep peopl in their home __PUNCT__

we must protect_american save __PUNCT__

and we must keep student with loan in school __PUNCT__

what we need in ani reform is account for wall_street __PUNCT__ account for govern __PUNCT__ and a commit to protect peopl __PUNCT__ home and life_save and restor our financi_market __PUNCT__

time ar tough for our economi __PUNCT__ and i expect more tough econom new befor the elect __PUNCT__

my commit to the american_peopl is to fix the wall_street mess __PUNCT__ reform washington __PUNCT__ and most importantli __PUNCT__ enact a pro __PUNCT__ growth agenda to creat_job for american and get thi countri_back on track __PUNCT__

there ar a coupl of thing that we could learn from the irish in that regard __PUNCT__

a commit to low busi tax and free_trade ha made it the home of choic for busi from around europ and the world __PUNCT__ and creat a sourc of well __PUNCT__ paid job for talent peopl __PUNCT__

i believ that both those polici ar import exampl __PUNCT__ and if i am elect_presid __PUNCT__ my agenda will includ increas trade between the unit_state and ireland __PUNCT__ along with successfulli complet recent discuss on visa for the benefit of all our citizen __PUNCT__

final __PUNCT__ let me sai that if you look around the world_todai __PUNCT__ it is easi to see problem and challeng almost everywher __PUNCT__

our countri is in the midst of two war __PUNCT__ our economi is in turmoil __PUNCT__ a number of region around the globe ar unstabl or unfriendli __PUNCT__

but event in other place ar inspir __PUNCT__ and that is certainli true of northern_ireland __PUNCT__

mani of those who saw decad of fight in that proud and beauti land thought that the dai might never come when talk took the place of tank __PUNCT__ and ballot the place of bullet __PUNCT__

but that dai ha dawn in northern ireland and we ar all __PUNCT__ irish and american alik __PUNCT__ better off for it __PUNCT__

when in mai of last year the world saw imag of a devolv govern in belfast __PUNCT__ restor under the stewardship of ian paislei and martin mcguin __PUNCT__ it captur a polit_courag the previou_gener could have scarc imagin __PUNCT__

there remain hard_work ahead __PUNCT__

it is an honor for the unit_state to be trust as an honest broker by both parti to the good fridai agreement __PUNCT__ and if i am elect_presid __PUNCT__ i will continu america leadership_role __PUNCT__

i am commit __PUNCT__ as i know the american_peopl ar commit __PUNCT__ to further the bond of cooper that have been forg in northern_ireland peac_process __PUNCT__

as a demonstr of that commit __PUNCT__ i will continu the practic __PUNCT__ begun by presid_clinton __PUNCT__ of appoint a u. __PUNCT__ special envoi for northern_ireland __PUNCT__

i know senat_obama ha question whether that appoint is need __PUNCT__

i would urg him to reconsid __PUNCT__

if i am elect_presid __PUNCT__ i assur you that there will be no weaken in america commit to peac in northern_ireland __PUNCT__

i maintain the special u. __PUNCT__ envoi for northern ireland __PUNCT__ and i will welcom peacemak to the white_hous __PUNCT__

the peopl of northern_ireland want the same_thing that we american want __PUNCT__ the opportun to build a better life for themselv and their children __PUNCT__

it is up to leader of both countri to creat the condit that will let them do so __PUNCT__