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奥巴马每周演讲word版
RemarksofPresidentBarackObama
TheWeeklyAddress
Honolulu,Hawaii
January4,2013
Hi,everybody.Overthepastyear,asItraveledacrossthecountrycampaigningforthisoffice,ItoldyouthatifIwasfortunateenoughtobere-elected,I’dworktochangeataxcodethattoooftenbenefitedthewealthyattheexpenseofthemiddleclass.
Thisweek,wedidthat.Forthefirsttimeintwodecades,weraisedtaxesonthewealthiest2%ofAmericansinabipartisanway,whilepreventingamiddle-classtaxhikethatcouldhavethrownoureconomybackintorecession.
Underthislaw,morethan98%ofAmericansand97%ofsmallbusinesswillnotseetheirincometaxesgouponedime.Wealsomadesurethatmillionsoffamilieswillcontinuetoreceivetaxcreditstohelpraisetheirchildrenandsendthemtocollege.Companieswillcontinuetoreceivetaxcreditsfortheresearchtheydo,theinvestmentstheymake,andthecleanenergyjobstheycreate.AndtwomillionAmericanswhoareoutofworkwillcontinuetoreceiveunemploymentbenefitssolongastheyareactivelylookingforajob.
Butallthiswasjustonemorestepinthebroaderefforttogrowoureconomyandshrinkourdeficits.WestillneedtodomoretoputAmericansbacktoworkwhilealsoputtingthiscountryonapathtopaydownitsdebt.Andoureconomycan’taffordmoreprotractedshowdownsormanufacturedcrisesalongtheway.Becauseevenasourbusinessescreated2millionnewjobslastyear–including168,000newjobslastmonth–themessybrinksmanshipinCongressmadebusinessownersmoreuncertainandconsumerslessconfident.
Weknowthere’sapathforward.Lastyear,Isignedintolaw$1.7trillionindeficitreduction.Thisweek’sactionfurtherreducesthedeficitby$737billion,makingitoneofthelargestdeficitreductionbillspassedbyCongressinoveradecade.AndI’mwillingtodomore.
Ibelievewecanfindmoreplacestocutspendingwithoutshortchangingthingslikeeducation,jobtraining,researchandtechnologyallwhicharecriticaltoourprosperityina21stcenturyeconomy.Butspendingcutsmustbebalancedwithmorereformstoourtaxcode.Thewealthiestindividualsandthebiggestcorporationsshouldn’tbeabletotakeadvantageofloopholesanddeductionsthataren’tavailabletomostAmericans.
AndasIsaidearlierthisweek,onethingIwillnotcompromiseoveriswhetherornotCongressshouldpaythetabforabillthey’vealreadyrackedup.IfCongressrefusestogivetheUnitedStatestheabilitytopayitsbillsontime,theconsequencesfortheentireglobaleconomycouldbecatastrophic.ThelasttimeCongressthreatenedthiscourseofaction,ourentireeconomysufferedforit.Ourfamiliesandourbusinessescannotaffordthatdangerousgameagain.
Icongratulatethenewlysworn-inMembersofCongress,andIlookforwardtoworkingwiththenewCongressinabipartisanway.Ifwefocusontheinterestsofourcountryabovetheinterestsofparty,I’mconvincedwecancutspendingandraiserevenueinamannerthatreducesourdeficitandprotectsthemiddleclass.Andwecanstepuptomeettheimportantbusinessthatawaitsusthisyear.Creatingjobsandboostingincomes.Fixingourinfrastructureandourimmigrationsystem.Promotingourenergyindependencewhileprotectingourplanetfromtheharmfuleffectsofclimatechange.Educatingourchildrenandshieldingthemfromthehorrorsofgunviolence.
Thesearen’tjustthingsweshoulddo–they’rethingswemustdo.AndinthisNewYear,I’llfightashardasIknowhowtogetthemdone.HappyNewYear,everybody.
RemarksofPresidentBarackObama
AsPreparedforDelivery
TheWhiteHouse
January12,2013
Hi,everybody.Thisweek,IwelcomedPresidentHamidKarzaitotheWhiteHousetodiscussthewayaheadinAfghanistan.Andtoday,Iwanttoupdateyouonhowwewillendthiswar,bringourtroopshome,andcontinuetheworkofrebuildingAmerica.
Overthepastfouryears,thankstoourbravemenandwomeninuniform,we’vedealtdevastatingblowstoalQaeda.We’vepushedtheTalibanoutoftheirstrongholds.Andourcoreobjective–thereasonwewenttowarinthefirstplace–isnowwithinreach:
ensuringthatalQaedacanneveragainuseAfghanistantolaunchattacksagainstAmerica.
The33,000additionalforcesthatIorderedtoAfghanistanservedwithhonor,completedtheirmission,and–aspromised–returnedhomelastfall.Thisweek,weagreedthatthisspring,Afghanforceswilltaketheleadforsecurityacrosstheentirecountry,andourtroopswillshifttoasupportrole.Inthecomingmonths,I’llannouncethenextphaseofourdrawdown.Andbytheendofnextyear,America’swarinAfghanistanwillbeover.
Thisprogresshasonlybeenpossiblebecauseoftheheroicsacrificesofourtroopsanddiplomats,alongsideforcesfrommanyothernations.MorethanahalfmillionAmericans–militaryandcivilian–haveservedinAfghanistan.Thousandshavebeenwounded.Morethan2,000havegiventheirlives.
Thisremainsaverydifficultmission.Theworkaheadwillnotbeeasy.Ourforcesarestillinharm’sway.Butmakenomistake–ourpathisclear,andwearemovingforward.Becauseaftermorethanadecadeofwar,thenationweneedtorebuildisourown.
Aswedo,wehavetocareforourtroopsandveteranswhofoughtinourname.Wehavetogrowoureconomyandshrinkourdeficits.Createnewjobsandboostfamilyincomes.Wehavetofixourinfrastructureandourimmigrationsystem.Wehavetoprotectourplanetfromthedestructiveeffectsofclimatechange–andprotectourchildrenfromthehorrorsofgunviolence.
These,too,willbedifficultmissionsforAmerica.Buttheymustbemet.Andifwecansummonjustafractionofthedeterminationofourmenandwomeninuniform,Iknowwecanmeetthem.AndIintendtoworkashardasIknowhowtomakesurewedo.
RemarksofPresidentBarackObama
AsPreparedforDelivery
TheWhiteHouse
January18,2013
Hi,everybody.Thisweek,Iannouncedaseriesofconcretestepsweshouldtaketoprotectourchildrenandourcommunitiesfromgunviolence.
TheseproposalsgrewoutofmeetingsVicePresidentBidenandhistaskforceheldoverthelastmonthwithmorethan200differentgroups–fromparentsandteachers;tolawenforcementandsportsmen;toreligiousleadersandmentalhealthprofessionals.
Andintheweeksahead,Iwilldoeverythinginmypowertomakethemareality.Becausewhilewemaynotbeabletopreventeverysenselessactofviolenceinthiscountry,ifthereisevenonethingwecandotoreduceit–ifevenonelifecanbesaved–we’vegotanobligationtotry.
Myadministrationistakingaseriesofactionsrightaway–fromstrengtheningourbackgroundchecksystem,tohelpingschoolshiremoreresourceofficersiftheywantthem,todirectingtheCentersforDiseaseControltostudythebestwaystoreducegunviolence.
Butthetruthis,makingarealandlastingdifferencealsorequiresCongresstoact–andactsoon.
First,it’stimeforCongresstorequireauniversalbackgroundcheckforanyonetryingtobuyagun.Thelawalreadyrequireslicensedgundealerstoperformthesechecks,butasmanyas40%ofallgunpurchasesareconductedwithoutone.That’snotsafe,it’snotsmart,andit’snotfairtoresponsiblegunbuyersorsellers.AnoverwhelmingmajorityofAmericansagreethatanyonetryingtobuyagunshouldatleasthavetoprovethey’renotafelon,orsomeonelegallyprohibitedfromowningone.That’sjustcommonsense.
Second,Congressshouldrestoreabanonmilitary-styleassaultweapons,anda10-roundlimitformagazines.Manyassaultrifles,whencombinedwithhigh-capacitymagazines,haveonepurposeandonepurposeonly:
tofireasmanybulletsaspossibleasquicklyaspossible.Theseweaponshavenoplaceinourcommunities.AndamajorityoftheAmericanpeopleagreewithme.
Finally,Congressneedstomakeiteasier,ratherthanharder,forlawenforcementtodoitsjob.Weshouldgettougheronpeoplewhobuygunsonlytoturnaroundandsellthemtocriminals.Andatatimewhenmanycommunitieshavebeenforcedtomakecutstotheirpoliceforce,weshouldputmorecopsbackonthejobandbackonthestreet.
LikemostAmericans,IbelievetheSecondAmendmentguaranteesanindividualrighttobeararms.Wehaveastrongtraditionofgunownershipinthiscountry,andthevastmajorityofgunownersactresponsibly.
ButIalsobelievemostgunownersagreethatwecanrespecttheSecondAmendmentwhilekeepinganirresponsible,law-breakingfewfromcausingharmonamassivescale.That’swhatthesereformsaredesignedtodo.
Noneofthiswillbeeasy.Already,we’reseeingpundits,politicians,andspecial-interestlobbyistscallinganyattemptatcommonsensereformanall-outassaultonliberty–notbecausethat’strue,butbecausethat’showtheygethigherratingsandmakemoremoney.Andbehindthescenes,they’redoingeverythingtheycantoprotectthestatusquo.
Butthistime,itcan’tbeuptothem.It’sgottobeuptoyou.If,likeme,youwantthistimetobedifferent,thenIneedyourhelptomakeitdifferent.AskyourMemberofCongressiftheysupportuniversalbackgroundchecksandrenewingabanonmilitary-styleassaultweaponsandhigh-capacitymagazines.Andiftheanswerisno,askthemwhynot.AskthemwhyanA-gradefromthegunlobbyismoreimportantthankeepingkidssafeinafirstgradeclassroom.
SincethetragedyinNewtown,I’vegottenlettersfromalloverthecountry–includingmanyfromouryoungpeople.Oneofthemwasfrom8-year-oldRachel,wholivesinBrooklyn,NewYork.Shewrote:
“Pleasedosomethingsothatbadpeoplecannotgetgunstokillotherpeople.Childrenshouldbesafe,especiallyinschool.”
Rach
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