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Joe Biden must take charge of repairing the EPA — and safeguard it in perpetuity. Joe Biden must take charge of repairing the EPA — and safeguard it in perpetuity. President-elect Joe Biden speaks at The Queen theatre

For the first time in all of your lives, looking at the entire Western Hemisphere, it is possible to envision a hemisphere that is middle class, democratic and secure. It's not there yet, but it is possible to envision that. From Canada to the tip of Argentina, there is no reason why in the twenty-first century the hemisphere will not be the most potent economic engine in the world. But that won't happen without Mexico, and that won't happen without this North American engine gaining more power, more steam and more capacity. It's been nearly two decades since the US and Mexico tore down the barriers between their economies, and since then, as has been pointed out, there has been as your Minister of the Treasury said, a million dollars per minute, a billion dollars a day. What benefits Mexico and the people of Mexico ultimately has a resounding benefit in the US.

That's why America's engagement with these countries and particularly in Asia plays an increasingly prominent role in our conduct of our foreign affairs. This engagement does not come at Europe's expense. Many of you I know talk to us, talk to me about are we taking our focus off of Europe as we've reasserted that we are a Pacific power and we are a Pacific power. But it's quite the opposite.