奥巴马演讲停摆结束美国联邦政府重开张.docx
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奥巴马演讲停摆结束美国联邦政府重开张
Goodmorning,everybody.Pleasehaveaseat.LastnightIsignedlegislationtoreopenourgovernmentandpayAmerica'sbills.BecauseDemocratsandresponsibleRepublicanscametogether,thefirstgovernmentshutdowninseventeenyearsisnowopen.Thefirstdefaultinmorethantwohundredyearswillnothappen.ThesetwinthreatstooureconomyhavenowbeenliftedandIwanttothankthoseDemocratsandRepublicansforgettingtogetherandultimatelygettingthisjobdone.Nowthere'sbeenalotofdiscussionlatelyofthepoliticsoftheshutdownbutlet'sbeclear,therearenowinnershere.Theselastfewweekshaveinflictedcompletelyunnecessarydamageonoureconomy.Wedon'tknowyetthefullscopeofthedamagebuteveryanalystouttherebelievesitslowedourgrowth.
Weknowthatfamilieshavegonewithoutpaychecksorservicestheydependon.Weknowthatpotentialhomebuyershavegottenfewermortgagesandsmallbusinessloanshavebeenputonhold.WeknowthatconsumershavecutbackonspendingandthathalfofallCEOssaythattheshutdownandthethreatofshutdownsetbacktheirplanstohireoverthenext6months.Weknowthatjustthethreatofdefault--ofAmericanotpayingallthebillsthatweoweontime--increasedourborrowingcostswhichaddstoourdeficit.
And,ofcourse,weknowthattheAmericanpeople'sfrustrationwithwhatgoesoninthistownhasneverbeenhigher.That'snotasurprisethattheAmericanpeoplearecompletelyfedupwithWashington.Atamomentwhenoureconomicrecoverydemandsmorejobs,moremomentumwe'vegotyetanotherself-inflictedcrisisthatsetoureconomyback.Andforwhat?
Therewasnoeconomicrationaleforallofthis.Overthepastfouryears,oureconomyhasbeengrowingourbusinesseshavebeencreatingjobsandourdeficitshavebeencutinhalf.WehearsomememberswhopushedfortheshutdownsaytheyweredoingittosavetheAmericaneconomybutnothinghasdonemoretoundermineoureconomythesepastthreeyearsthanthekindoftacticsthatcreatethesemanufacturedcrises.Andyoudon'thavetotakemywordforit.TheagencythatputAmerica'screditratingonwatchtheotherdayexplicitlycitedallofthissayingthatoureconomyremainsmoredynamicandresilientthanotheradvancedeconomiesandthattheonlythingputtingusatriskis--andI'mquotinghere--"repeatedbrinkmanship"That'swhatthecreditratingagencysaid.Thatwasn'tapoliticalstatement;thatwasananalysisofwhat'shurtingoureconomybypeoplewhosejobitistoanalyzethesethings;Thatalsohappenstobetheviewofourdiplomatswho'vebeenhearingfromtheircounterpartsinternationally.SomeofthesamefolkswhopushedfortheshutdownandthreateneddefaultclaimtheiractionswereneededtogetAmericabackontherighttracktomakesurewe'restrong.ButprobablynothinghasdonemoredamagetoAmerica'scredibilityintheworldourstandingwithothercountriesthanthespectaclethatwe'veseenthesepastseveralweeks.It'sencouragedourenemies.It'semboldenedourcompetitors.Andit'sdepressedourfriendswholooktousforsteadyleadership.
Now,thegoodnewsiswe'llbouncebackfromthis.Wealwaysdo.Americaisthebedrockoftheglobaleconomyforareason.Wearetheindispensablenationthattherestoftheworldlookstoasthesafestandmostreliableplacetoinvest--somethingthat'smadeiteasierforgenerationsofAmericanstoinvestintheirownfutures.Wehaveearnedthatresponsibilityovermorethantwocenturiesbecauseofthedynamismofoureconomyandourentrepreneurs;theproductivityofourworkersbutalsobecausewekeepourwordandwemeetourobligations.That'swhatfullfaithandcreditmeans--youcancountonus。
Andtoday,IwantourpeopleandourbusinessesandtherestoftheworldtoknowthatthefullfaithandcreditoftheUnitedStatesremainsunquestioned.ButtoallmyfriendsinCongressunderstandthathowbusinessisdoneinthistownhastochange.Becausewe'veallgotalotofworktodoonbehalfoftheAmericanpeople--andthatincludesthehardworkofregainingtheirtrust.Oursystemofself-governmentdoesn'tfunctionwithoutit.AndnowthatthegovernmentisreopenedandthisthreattooureconomyisremovedallofusneedtostopfocusingonthelobbyistsandthebloggersandthetalkingheadsonradioandtheprofessionalactivistswhoprofitfromconflictandfocusonwhatthemajorityofAmericanssentusheretodoandthat'sgrowthiseconomy;creategoodjobs,strengthenthemiddleclass;educateourkids,laythefoundationforbroad-basedprosperityandgetourfiscalhouseinorderforthelonghaul.That'swhywe'rehere.Thatshouldbeourfocus.
Now,thatwon'tbeeasy.Weallknowthatwehavedividedgovernmentrightnow.There'salotofnoiseoutthereandthepressurefromtheextremesaffecthowalotofmembersofCongressseetheday-to-dayworkthat'ssupposedtobedonehere.Andlet'sfaceit,theAmericanpeopledon'tseeeveryissuethesameway.Butthatdoesn'tmeanwecan'tmakeprogress.Andwhenwedisagree.,wedon'thavetosuggestthattheothersidedoesn'tlovethiscountryorbelieveinfreeenterpriseoralltheotherrhetoricthatseemstogetworseeverysingleyear.Ifwedisagreeonsomething,wecanmoveonandfocusonthethingsweagreeon,andgetsomestuffdone.LetmebespecificaboutthreeplaceswhereIbelievewecanmakeprogressrightnow.
First,inthecomingdaysandweeks,weshouldsitdownandpursueabalancedapproachtoaresponsiblebudget,abudgetthatgrowsoureconomyfaster,andshrinksourlong-termdeficitsfurther.Atthebeginningofthisyear,that'swhatbothDemocratsandRepublicanscommittedtodoing.TheSenatepassedabudget;Housepassedabudget,theyweresupposedtocometogetherandnegotiate.Andhadonesidenotdecidedtopursueastrategyofbrinkmanshipeachsidecouldhavegottentogetherandfiguredouthowdoweshapeabudgetthatprovidescertaintytobusinessesandpeoplewhorelyongovernmentprovidescertaintytoinvestorsinoureconomyandwe'dbegrowingfasterrightnow.Now,thegoodnewsisthelegislationIsignedyesterdaynowrequiresCongresstodoexactlythat--whatitcouldhavebeendoingallalong.Andweshouldn'tapproachthisprocessofcreatingabudgetasanideologicalexercise--justcuttingforthesakeofcutting.Theissueisnotgrowthversusfiscalresponsibility--weneedboth.WeneedabudgetthatdealswiththeissuesthatmostAmericansarefocusedoncreatingmoregoodjobsthatpaybetterwages.Andremember,thedeficitisgettingsmaller,notbigger.It'sgoingdownfasterthanithasinthelast50years.Thechallengewehaverightnowarenotshort-termdeficits,it'sthelong-termobligationsthatwehavearoundthingslikeMedicareandSocialSecurity.Wewanttomakesurethosearethereforfuturegenerations.Sothekeynowisabudgetthatcutsoutthethingsthatwedon'tneedclosescorporatetaxloopholesthatdon'thelpcreatejobsandfreesupresourcesforthethingsthatdohelpusgrow--likeeducationandinfrastructureandresearch.Andthesethingshistoricallyhavenotbeenpartisan.Andthisshouldn'tbeasdifficultasit'sbeeninpastyearsbecausewealreadyspendlessthanwedidafewyearsago.Ourdeficitsarehalfofwhattheywereafewyearsago.Thedebtproblemswehavenowarelongtermandwecanaddressthemwithoutshortchangingourkidsorshortchangingourgrandkidsorweakeningthesecuritythatcurrentgenerationshaveearnedfromtheirhardwork.Sothat'snumberone.
Numbertwo,weshouldfinishthejoboffixingourbrokenimmigrationsystem.There'salreadyabroadcoalitionacrossAmericathat'sbehindthiseffortofcomprehensiveimmigrationreform--frombusinessleaderstofaithleaderstolawenforcement.Infact,theSenatehasalreadypassedabillwithstrongbipartisansupportthatwouldmakethebiggestcommitmenttobordersecurityinourhistorywouldmodernizeourlegalimmigrationsystem,makesureeveryoneplaysbythesamerules,makessurethatfolkswhocamehereillegallyhavetopayafinepaybacktaxes,meettheirresponsibilities.ThatbillhasalreadypassedtheSenate.Andeconomistsestimatethatifthatbillbecomeslawoureconomywouldbe5percentlargertwodecadesfromnow.That's$1.4trillioninneweconomicgrowth.ThemajorityofAmericansthinkthisistherightthingtodo.Andit'ssittingtherewaitingfortheHousetopassit.Now,iftheHousehasideasonhowtoimprovetheSenatebill,let'shearthem.Let'sstartthenegotiations.Butlet'snotleavethisproblemtokeepfesteringforanotheryear,ortwoyears,orthreeyears.Thiscanandshouldgetdonebytheendofthisyear.
Numberthree,weshouldpassafarmbillonethatAmericanfarmersandrancherscandependononethatprotectsvulnerablechildrenandadultsintimesofneedonethatgivesruralcommunitiesopportunitiestogrowandthelong-termcertaintythattheydeserve.Again,theSenatehasalreadypassedasolidbipartisanbill.It'sgotsupportfromDemocratsandRepublicans.It'ssittingintheHousewaitingforpassage.IfHouseRepublicanshaveideasthattheythinkwouldimprovethefarmbill,let'sseethem.Let'snegotiate.Whatarewewaitingfor?
Let'sgetthisdone.So,passingabudget;immigrationreform;farmbill.Thosearethreespecificthingsthatwouldmakeahugedifferenceinoureconomyrightnow.Andwecouldgetthemdonebytheendoftheyearifourfocusisonwhat'sgoodfortheAmericanpeople.Andthat'sjustthebigstuff.Thereareallkindsofotherthingsthatwecouldbedoingthatdon'tgetasmuchattentionIunderstandwewillnotsuddenlyagreeoneverythingnowthatthecloudofcrisi
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