Announcement on America.gov

Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Ladies and gentlemen, this film is for private screening and not for distribution. Please do not record, copy, share or distribute. Thank you. You know, Americans have always been a bit unreasonable about their home. This some 3,000 miles of land we get to call ours. The land of the free, the home of the brave. For all 340 million of us. This is the home of those who refuse to be ruled by a crown. Of the farmers who beat an empire and those four pages that still govern us. Home of heading west and wagon trains with everything you owned and no guarantee of life on the other side. For the simple promise of nothing more than opportunity. Home of the flag that will never touch the mud and of breaking the law when the law is wrong. Home of giving mankind the sky. And of 19year-olds from Kansas and Brooklyn freeing a country they'd never seen before. Home of coming home and stealing home. Of dreams and of dreamers. Home of legends and of superstars. Home of the moon and the other moon and whatever is beyond. Beyond and beyond. Yet, no matter how far we venture into the great unknown, we still return. We return to the home we built, to the home we protect, to the home we pass on, to those who will make it their own. >> Almost heaven. >> And hopes that they too will be a bit unreasonable. >> So that the next 250 years will be even greater than the last. Because that's the United States of America. A home where anything can happen. A home where anyone can rise. A home where the most incredible dreams come true. >> And they do. That's our home. Take me home country road good morning everyone and welcome to Hello America. This is a very exciting day and in a few minutes you're going to hear from the president of the United States. Today is about putting Americans first in building a government that works better for the people it serves. That means making government simpler, faster, and more effective, challenging the way things have always been done and finding better ways to move forward. This morning, you'll see some of that work firsthand. We are very excited about the announcements that are going to be made today. And we're going to start with a brief introduction from a man of you know, I am sure, Tony Robbins. Tony is approaching his 50th year of service, working with people around the world to help them break through their limitations and create an extraordinary quality of life. He's also an entrepreneur who has built 120 companies. But perhaps most importantly, Tony is a philanthropist. He grew up in a very poor family. And when he was 11 years old, his family was fed by a stranger. He promised himself that one day he would feed at least two families in return. Well, that commitment grew from a few families to millions of meals to billions of meals. Yes, billions with a B. In 2014, Tony committed to helping provide 1 billion meals in the United States over 10 years. Through his partnership with Feeding America, he accomplished that goal in just eight years. Then, traveling the world, Tony saw the same problem around the globe. So, he and his team committed to the 100 billion meals challenge with a goal of providing 100 billion meals over the next 10 years. They've already delivered more than 120 to those most in need and they did it in less than four years and they are not stopping there. There are very few people better qualified to introduce today's remarkable break breakthroughs that you will be hearing about. So, please help me welcome the great Tony Robbins. >> Thank you, Caroline. Good morning. How are you all doing this morning? >> How you all doing this morning? Listen, it's a privilege to be with you and with our fellow Americans around the world right now in this country. This is going to truly be an amazing day. You know, we've gathered in this auditorium some of the greatest leaders, builders, innovators, and citizens of this country. And today, we're going to see a bold vision that's been turned into reality. One that forever can change how government recognizes you, how it respects your time, and how it actually serves you. This is more than an event. I really believe this is a history moment in the making and I'm personally excited because I spent almost my entire adult life, almost 50 years now, dedicated to helping people find ways to significantly increase and improve the quality of their lives. But, you know, our government sometimes with its best intentions has turned into a giant bureaucracy where it's very difficult to get the help that you're actually been promised. Anybody who's ever been to the DMV knows exactly what I'm talking about. It's absurd, especially when you think of the kinds of tools and the technology that's available to serve people today. But things don't change until leaders say enough of this. It takes people with new approaches and the kind of extraordinary talent that's available today to make this happen. For the first time in almost 50 years, certainly my 66 years, you're actually going to get the services you deserve quickly, easily, and in the most simple form. You know, it's often been said that complexity is the enemy of execution. and the complexity of dealing with a government has gotten in our way. You may say to yourself, why is this happening now? Well, John F. Kennedy once once asked, how'd you become a war hero? He said, simple. They sunk my boat. So, necessity really is the mother of invention. And that's why this is a nonpartisan issue today. People on the right, left, and center agree on one thing. The government's got to do a better job of serving its people. And look, I'm an independent personally. I've worked with presidents on both sides of the aisle for more than 35 years. And this has nothing to do with politics today. I'm committed to doing things that make a difference for Americans of all stripes. And I want you to know this was built by Americans from every side of the political perspective. But it was built by Americans for one purpose. Built for Americans to change the quality of your life. Now, you know, Ronald Reagan famously joked that the nine most scary words in English language were, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help." Well, today maybe we have a chance to actually turn that around to experience something that truly is wonderful for all Americans. What we're going to announce today, by the way, is not just an announcement. It's going to be available immediately. It's like nothing you've ever seen that government's ever done before. And I mean, if you think about it, dealing with a government in the past has not exactly been a comfortable experience. Remember, we used to get on the phone and we just sit there forever hoping that someone answer our call or help on hold and you probably just hung up. And then they made websites and they thought, well, that's going to make it more simple. what the government made tens of thousands of websites that you have to somehow navigate through. But of course, the complexity can end right now and it's going to you're going to see some things that are incredible today. It started with a president signing an executive order with Joe Jebby, a good friend of mine for almost 15 years, the co-founder of Airbnb and the man who started with nothing and built one of the most incredible companies in the world. He decided to dedicate his life to making government actually serve you. He did this by recruiting the best world-class experts around the country with one obsession. How do we make government serve you simply and easily? My only reason for coming here is simple. This is an incredible opportunity for the American people. So instead of me telling you about it, I want you to see it in action. So without further ado, can we have a big hand, a big warm welcome for Joe Jebia, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you so much. Well, thank you Tony and good morning. Thank you all for being here. You know, some days change the course of everything that follows and today is one of them because there's a topic that unites everyone. Men and women alike, young and old, across the political spectrum. Government websites are a nightmare. For everything the internet has transformed, there's one thing that hasn't caught up. The everyday experience of the government. The standard was set 250 years ago with a revolutionary idea. Government does not rule over the people. Government serves the people. Since then, that founding moment, almost everything about the world has changed. We've gone from the quill to the keyboard, from the cannon to the drone, from the horse and carriage to the robo taxi, from the B&B to the, you know, and from President Washington to President Trump. We've come so far and we've accomplished so much. Everything is so easy now. You don't even have to drive your own car or do your own errands. So why does the experience of government still look like this? >> Code you have dialed is incorrect. >> Our offices are now closed. >> You had to go 20 million places just to do one thing. You sign up, but you don't know what you're signing up for. Having a master's degree didn't help me with this process. >> You seem to be having trouble. >> They either don't have it, they've lost it, you have to send it in again. They've asked me to fax. Faxing is absurd. >> So, there was a letter that was sent out. I got a letter in the mail saying that the benefit had been ended because I didn't respond. And we did it twice. >> We're sorry. The amount of stress that comes with trying to receive all these documents is just too much for no reason. >> It's been 3 years and it's still not resolved. >> I just cry and hang up the phone. >> I totally wanted to throw the iPad out the window. >> This should not be this difficult. >> I pay my taxes. I should be able to call and get an answer about my questions. It's that simple. >> You have reached a number that has been disconnected. >> I give up. I'm done. I'd give up too. By show of hands, how many of you have ever had ever had an experience similar to something like that? Okay, now keep your hands up if you enjoy filling out forms on a federal website. There's like one guy back there. Sir, you have a lot of free time on your hands. So, how did we get here? Well, for starters, there are a lot of government websites. When we began this work, there were approximately 26,000. In just the last few months, that number ballooned to over 29,000. At this rate, by the time your kids retire, they'll need a government website just to locate all the government websites. It's kind of absurd given that we're talking about one of the biggest web services on the planet. And so, how many people do you think visit these sites daily? 40 million every day. Let's put that in perspective. This summer, Spain played Argentina in the World Cup final. I looked up the number of Americans who tuned in. It was a record-breaking 39 million. That means every day a World Cup f finalsized audience walks the digital halls of our nation. And what are they greeted with when they get there? Red card after red card of poor usability, bad design, slowed page load times, unnecessary suffering. Fortunately, we know the only man in history to ever have a red card reversed. >> Mr. President, you gave us a clear mandate. make sure no American ever gets a red card again. During my time here in DC, I found the one thing we can all agree on, that government websites should be better. The US leads the world technologically, economically, and culturally. Today is the beginning of our next leap. So, Mr. President, members of the cabinet, and fellow Americans, here it is. Wow. Heat. Heat. Thank you. Welcome to America.gov, The new online home for the United States of America. For the first time, there's one place to get everything done across the entire government. 29,000 websites in one. Enrollments, benefits, renewals. Finish your lists without ever leaving the site. Need to enroll on Medicare? Check eligibility, compare plans, and apply directly on America.gov. Check in on a student loan? You can do it right on the site. Address change with the postal service. No stress. Serve the country you need to find care. Done in a few clicks. Go back to being a patriot. Now, let me show you the example of how this is going to work and our road map of what's available today and what's coming in 2027. This is really cool. Imagine you just got married. You need to change your name. Some people put it off for months. Some may have been putting it off for years. You know who you are. With America.gov, you start by simply saying, "I just got married. How do I change my name?" Now, look at this. For the first time, and this is incredibly cutting edge, your search on America.gov spans across multiple agencies and guides you on exactly what you need to do. Ask any question and get official answers only from government sources. This alone is a gamecher and it's available to you. starting today. But our vision for America.gov shouldn't stop at just getting you the right information quickly. It should do it for you. So, here's a glimpse of what's coming in 2027. Watch this and we'll look at that. The future of chat conversation will include an action. You'll be able to change your name right on the platform. Let's click start and see what happens. And just like that, America.gov goes to work. This would have taken weeks of your time, multiple filings, cutting across different agencies, websites. That's if you even knew where to start. So, all you have to do is focus on what matters. Enter your new name, drop in your marriage certificate, and there you have it. In a few keystrokes, your name chain is submitted. Enjoy the honeymoon. It's pretty cool, right? I see a lot of smiles over here. Um, but let's not stop there. The site is like a good hotel concierge, guiding you to the best answers for your questions into the next steps, such as a checklist with links to finish your name change at the state level. But let's not stop there. You ever notice how you submit something on a government website and you have no idea what happens next? You're totally in the dark. So, what if we did something really unexpected and took it one step further? Since you're logged in, when you go back to the homepage, what if we just show you transparently where you are and what comes next? Our vision is that one day this type of convenience and simplicity will be across every government service. Buying a national parks pass, setting up a Trump account for your kids, comparing drug prices. These are the kinds of things you'll be able to do on America.gov beginning next year. Under the hood, America.gov is extraordinary use of AI designed to improve your life. It's trained specifically on one official source of truth, United States government. So, thank you to all the agencies governmentwide, those 29,000 websites, 800 million pages, billions of pieces of information that are now available in one easy to use website for every American. Let's hear it for all the federal agencies that work hard every day on behalf of citizens. Thank you. So, how fresh is the information you're getting on America.gov? immediate. The moment the government publishes something new, the site is updated within minutes, faster than the news, and without ads. So, no ruining family travel plans or filing uh missing a filing deadline because you checked an outdated third party website. The whole thing, it's pretty amazing. All this, by the way, is private by design. Doesn't keep your personal information or your conversations. You're not required to log in to use it. and it doesn't track you. So, what does our road map look like? Starting today, you can ask anything and get answers that are accurate, cross agency, and upto-date. From searching for government jobs to hunting for government UFO files, any information you need, America.gov will get it for you instantly, as long as it's unclassified. This is only the start. Beginning in 2027, America.gov GV expands from answers to actions. In a few months, we'll start rolling out the ability to complete forms, track progress, and organize everything in one place. Before you know it, you'll be able to do some of the cool things I just showed you. But I don't want to give it all away because we have some very exciting speakers coming up next. So, all this adds up to one more uh a lot more time saved for Americans on one big beautiful site. There was a time when Americans entered great public buildings to meet our government. And when they did, those spaces achieved a user experience unlike anything else. Classic paintings and murals by great American artists. Ornate woodworking, gleaming marble floors, coffford ceilings. Before a word was spoken, they communicated something. You deserve dignity and respect. Those great civic lobbies of the past were designed to bring the American people and their government together. America.gov carries that idea into the age of super intelligence to reimagine a government built around you, that respects your time, that works for you, that we can be proud of as Americans. This is America.gov's gov's promise to you. I'm excited for this initial launch today. I'm even more excited for what's to come in the future. So, let's give a big round of applause to President Trump, the cabinet, the National Design Studio, Ed Forest at GSA, Fred Bizadano at SSA and IRS, and all the agencies of the governmentwide for making this possible. Thank you. Thank you. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Well, first of all, what do you think? How incredible are these innovations? I told you'd be blown away. And these are really simple changes, but again, when you make things complex, nobody follows through. And when you make them simple, anyone can. And by the way, you know, you don't have to type to use this even. You can just speak in three languages. It'll translate it for you. And we're going to have brand new languages very, very quickly. In addition, I want you to once again acknowledge Joe and his remarkable team. Will you give them a big hand, please? What they've done. Now, you're going to hear from Dr. Oz and Secretary Rubio and so many others from the government who helped make this happen today because this isn't simply a better website. It's about changing the relationship between citizens and their government. And you shouldn't have to understand government to get it to work for you. And a big change only happens when somebody looks at a problem that everyone else has just learned to live with and asks, "Why are we still doing it this way?" And this brings us from the people that executed the vision to the presidential decision that set it in motion. President Donald J. Trump established America by Design and the National Design Studio with a mandate to improve Americans experience with government and bring leading design talent into public service. The president then challenged this team to rethink how government serves the American people. Joe and his remarkable team have took that challenge and built an unbelievable new experience for this country. And now there's only one person who should take us forward from here. Ladies and gentlemen, please stand and welcome the president of the United States, Donald J. Trump. Heat. Heat. Heat. to the hills of Tennessee across the plain on sea. Detroit down to LA. Where is that? Heat. Heat. Heat. Yeah. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Thank you very much. And Tony has been a friend of mine for a long time. He's a great guy. And I want to thank Tony Robbins. And thank you all for being here at one of the most revolutionary product launches of all time. It really is. It's It's the ultimate product. It's called America when you think about it. With America.GO. gov. The federal government no longer stands in your way and it stands only at your service. And that's what we're doing. We're simplifying it. We're glamorizing it. We're making it what it should be. I want to thank the mastermind behind many of the incredible breakthroughs that we've just seen. Airbnb co-founder, a very smart guy, a friend of mine for a long time, chief design officer of the United States of America, Joe Gbia. Thank you, Joe. Great job. And also, thank you, Joe. A very special thanks as well to chief brand architect of the United States, Peter Arnell. I've known Peter for a long time. I knew Peter in the old days when he was slightly heavier, like by about 250 lbs. Nobody's going to believe that. Check it out. And I liked him both ways. His doctor likes him better this way. He's a great guy, very talented guy. The lead engineer also, Ed Corstine. Ed, thank you. And the entire team at the National Design Studio. We have a design studio that didn't exist and now it is a big factor in our country. People are talking about it having to do with many other things, too. These incredible patriots could be making millions and millions of dollars. Actually, they did make millions and millions of dollars if you want to be very accurate about it. And they decided not to make any more. Let's go here. We want to be involved with our government and we want to put our government ahead. They're working 20our days in government on behalf of our country. And we salute them. They really are very among the most successful people at what they do, maybe the most successful. And they gave it all up to come here. It was a good idea I had, but they all gave it up. We got them for the right press. I think it's nothing. Well, you got me for nothing, too. I don't take my salary. Do you believe that? No other president, they think that no other president has ever served without receiving their salary. They think George Washington, who was actually a very wealthy man, they think George Washington did not get a salary, but they're not sure about that. But, uh, they're smart. They take their salary. I decided not to, including in my first term. Do I get thanks for it? None. Nobody ever says, "Thank you very much, sir." Oh, boy. Oh, boy. But I also have to thank the man who initially envisioned the transformation of government through technology and brought us the talent to get the job done. And that's Elon Musk. And he's coming up up here, as you know, in a little while. A great guy. And we're pleased to be joined as well by many members of my cabinet. The president of Meta, Dena Powell, who's been my friend for a long time. She was in my first administration. She was fantastic. Where's Dina? Is she here? Dina. Oh, Dina, stand up. He made a good move. I said he How did he think of that one? That was a good move. Very smart. Good. And I heard you're doing great. have a extra little flare and something special when they were with me for a long time. She was with me pretty much for the whole time. She saw some incredible things and she saw some nasty people. We met a couple of nasty ones. But we took care of them, didn't we, Dina? Huh? But she's fantastic. And countless other innovators, technology leaders, and pioneers here this morning. Yeah, this room is amazing. actually uh we are launching today something that is really it's not just simply a website. It's a restoration of America's founding promise and it's a reinvention of your government for the 21st century and beyond. We're putting power and control back into the hands of the people right where it belongs. 250 years ago, the Declaration of Independence proclaimed that America's government exists to serve American citizens. Yet, for too long, the experience of our citizens has been the exact opposite. Washington bureaucracies have grown ever larger and more intrusive, and armies of federal bureaucrats have behaved as if your job is to answer to them, not to government. in the much more practical and smaller form. They did it the other way around and they're not supposed to have done that. But all of that changes starting right now. Government has been broken for many, many decades. You could say probably centuries. We don't go back that long, but decades we know. And the Trump administration is fixing it. And we're fixing it starting immediately. We actually started this project on day one. This is actually a very complex project. We actually started this almost on day one and took us that time to get the uh the very complex subject matter made simple and it is made simple and also made beautiful. We're making it dramatically easier and faster and more convenient to get what you need exactly when you need it. And for our entire lives, we become used to a government so big it makes the citizen feel very very small. But with America.gov, the entire US government will fit in the plan. Right? Think of that. We have a plan. It's held in the palm of your hand. A very simple plan that sits in the palm of your hand. Instead of forcing citizens to search through the endless maze of tens of thousands of terrible government websites and rules and more than 10,000 forms, you have over 10,000 forms to do basic acts. You'll now have one front door for every single question. Everything will be answered easily and quickly. A digital home built around your time and your life. You'll save hours and hours, many hours, hundreds of hours perhaps a year, depending on how much of that type of information you need. Simply ask for what you need and America.gov will provide answers and it will be provided immediately. Think of that. It's amazing. Anyone has used Grock or Gemini or Chat GPT will understand instantly how to use America.gov. Not complicated. As Secretary Rubio, who's by the way doing a fantastic job, I will tell you he's doing a phenomenal job, will demonstrate, getting a passport once required appointments, paperwork, and months of waiting. Now it's done in a few simple clicks, very simple. For years, a woman who wanted to change her name after getting married had to navigate a stressful, bureaucratic process that took months and months and even years to complete. Very soon, all she'll have to do is aska.gov and it'll fill out the forms, track the progress, and send her a new social security card, passport, and insurance card in the mail. It'll arrive almost instantly. Whether you're a scout leader who wants to reserve a campsite at a national park, a senior citizen trying to choose a Medicare plan, or an American veteran trying to get the benefits that you've earned and so justly deserve, America.gov will be there to help and to help you accurately and quickly. And with this, nobody can any longer complain about providing proof of citizenship or voter ID. They're always saying it's too complicated. Too complicated. It's not complicated anymore. Well, they'll come up with some other reason because they don't want to have you. They don't want to have it be easy. But it is easy because you can get everything now that you need in just one simple swipe. And so nobody will have any excuses. We must pass and now can pass in theory very easily the Save America Act because it takes the number one excuse away from them. Americans currently spend over 10 billion hours per year on government paperwork. We're giving those 10 billion hours back to the American people. All that time they spend under the Trump administration. We believe that your time matters and we believe that your goals matter and we believe that the United States of America should have the ultimate citizen experience of any country. We are going to be better than some countries do this in a much lesser form. We're going to be better than any country from day one, starting immediately. And again, this took a while to bring it to a point where it's so good. America.gov is a declaration to the world that every citizen of our nation will be treated with respect and dignity. They're not going to be shut out by work that's maybe doesn't exist or paperwork that'