1993年美国国情咨文英文.docx
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1993年美国国情咨文英文
WilliamJ.Clinton(February17,1993)
Mr.President,Mr.Speaker:
WhenPresidentsspeaktotheCongressandthenationfromthispodium,theytypicallycommentonthefullrangeofchallengesandopportunitiesthatfaceus.Butthesearenotordinarytimes.Forallthemanytasksthatrequireourattention,onecallsonustofocus,unite,andact.Together,wemustmakeoureconomythriveonceagain.
Ithasbeentoolong—atleastthreedecades—sinceaPresidenthaschallengedAmericanstojoinhimonourgreatnationaljourney,notmerelytoconsumethebountyoftodaybuttoinvestforamuchgreateronetomorrow.
Nations,likeindividuals,mustultimatelydecidehowtheywishtoconductthemselves—howtheywishtobethoughtofbythosewithwhomtheylive,and,later,howtheywishtobejudgedbyhistory.Likeeverymanandwoman,theymustdecidewhethertheyarepreparedtorisetotheoccasionshistorypresentsthem.
Wehavealwaysbeenapeopleofyouthfulenergyanddaringspirit.Andatthishistoricmoment,ascommunismhasfallen,asfreedomisspreadingaroundtheworld,asaglobaleconomyistakingshapebeforeoureyes,Americanshavecalledforchange—andnowitisuptothoseofusinthisroomtodeliver.
Ournationneedsanewdirection.Tonight,Ipresenttoyouourcomprehensiveplantosetournationonthatnewcourse.
Ibelievewewillfindournewdirectioninthebasicvaluesthatbroughtushere:
opportunity,individualresponsibility,community,work,family,andfaith.WeneedtobreaktheoldhabitsofbothpoliticalpartiesinWashington.Wemustsaythattherecanbenomoresomethingfornothing,andweareallinthistogether.
Theconditionswhichbroughtustothispointarewellknown.Twodecadesoflowproductivityandstagnantwages;persistentunemploymentandunderemployment;yearsofhugegovernmentdeficitsanddeclininginvestmentinourfuture;explodinghealthcarecosts,andlackofcoverage;legionsofpoorchildren;educationalandjobtrainingopportunitiesinadequatetothedemandsofahighwage,highgrowtheconomy.Fortoolongwedriftedwithoutastrongsenseofpurpose,responsibilityorcommunity,andourpoliticalsystemtoooftenwasparalyzedbyspecialinterestgroups,partisanbickeringandthesheercomplexityofourproblems.
Iknowwecandobetter,becauseoursremainsthegreatestnationonearth,theworld'sstrongesteconomy,andtheworld'sonlymilitarysuperpower.Ifwehavethevision,thewillandthehearttomakethechangeswemust,wewillenterthe21stcenturywithpossibilitiesourparentscouldnotevenhaveimagined,havingsecuredtheAmericandreamforourselvesandfuturegenerations.
Iwellremember,twelveyearsagoRonaldReaganstoodatthispodiumandtoldtheAmericanpeoplethatifourdebtwerestackedindollarbills,thestackwouldreachsixty-sevenmilesintospace.Today,thatstackwouldreachtwohundredandsixty-sevenmiles.
Itellyouthisnottoassignblameforthisproblem.Thereisplentyofblametogoaround—inbothbranchesofthegovernmentandbothparties.Thetimeforblamehascometoanend.Icameheretoacceptresponsibility;Iwantyoutoacceptresponsibilityforthefutureofthiscountry,andifwedoitright,Idon'tcarewhogetsthecreditforit.
EconomicPlan
Ourplanhasfourfundamentalcomponents:
First,itreversesoureconomicdecline,byjump-startingtheeconomyintheshorttermandinvestinginourpeople,theirjobsandtheirincomesinthelongterm.
Second,itchangestherhetoricofthepastintotheactionsofthepresent,byhonoringworkandfamiliesineverypartofourlives.
Third,itsubstantiallyreducesthefederaldeficit,honestlyandcredibly.
Finally,itearnsthetrustoftheAmericanpeoplebypayingfortheseplansfirstwithcutsingovernmentwasteandinefficiency—cuts,notgimmicks,ingovernmentspending—andbyfairness,forachange,inthewaytheburdenisborne.
Tonight,Iwanttotalkaboutwhatgovernmentcando,becauseIbelieveourgovernmentmustdomoreforthehard-workingpeoplewhopayitsway.Butletmesayfirst:
governmentcannotdothisalone.TheprivatesectoristheengineofeconomicgrowthinAmerica.Andeveryoneofuscanbeanengineofchangeinourownlives.We'vegottogivepeoplemoreopportunity,butwemustalsodemandmoreresponsibilityinreturn.
CreatingJobs
Ourimmediatepriorityistocreatejobs,now.Somesaywe'reinarecovery.Well,weallhopeso.Butwe'resimplynotcreatingjobs.Andthereisnorecoveryworthitssaltthatdoesnotbeginwithnewjobs.
Tocreatejobsandguaranteeastrongrecovery,IcallonCongresstoenactanimmediatejobspackageofover30billiondollars.Wewillputpeopletoworkrightnowandcreatehalfamillionjobs:
jobsthatwillrebuildourhighwaysandairports,renovatehousing,bringnewlifetoourruraltowns,andspreadhopeandopportunityamongournation'syouthwithalmost700,000jobsforthemthissummeralone.AndIinviteAmerica'sbusinessleaderstojoinusinthiseffort,sothattogetherwecancreateamillionsummerjobsincitiesandpoorruralareasforouryoungpeople.
Second,ourplanlooksbeyondtoday'sbusinesscycle,becauseouraspirationsextendintothenextcentury.Theheartofourplandealswiththelongterm.Ithasaninvestmentprogramdesignedtoincreasepublicandprivateinvestmentinareascriticaltooureconomicfuture.Andithasadeficitreductionprogramthatwillincreasesavingsavailableforprivatesectorinvestment,lowerinterestrates,decreasethepercentageofthefederalbudgetclaimedbyinterestpayments,anddecreasetheriskoffinancialmarketdisruptionsthatcouldadverselyaffecttheeconomy.
Overthelongrun,allthisshouldresultinahigherrateofeconomicgrowth,improvedproductivity,higherwages,morehigh-qualityjobsandanimprovedeconomiccompetitivepositionintheglobaleconomy.
Inordertoaccomplishpublicinvestmentanddeficitreduction,governmentspendingisbeingcutandtaxesarebeingincreased.Ourspendingcutswerecarefullythoughtthroughtotrytominimizeanyeconomicimpact,tocapturethepeacedividendforinvestmentpurposes,andtoswitchthebalanceinthebudgetfromconsumptiontoinvestment.Thetaxincreasesandspendingcutswerebothdesignedtoassurethatthecostofthishistoricprogramtofaceanddealwithourproblemsisbornebythosewhocouldmostreadilyaffordthatcost.
OurplanisdesignedtoimprovethehealthofAmericanbusinessthroughlowerinterestrates,improvedinfrastructure,bettertrainedworkers,andastrongermiddleclass.Becausesmallbusinessesgeneratemostofournation'sjobs,ourplanincludestheboldesttargetedincentivesforsmallbusinessinhistory.Weproposeapermanentinvestmenttaxcreditforsmallbusiness,andnewrewardsforentrepreneurswhotakerisks.Wewillgivesmallbusinessaccesstothebrillianttechnologiesofourtimeandtothecredittheyneedtoprosperandflourish.
Withanewnetworkofcommunitydevelopmentbanks,andonebilliondollarstomakethedreamofenterprisezonesreal,wewillbegintobringnewhopeandnewjobstostorefrontsandfactoriesfromSouthBostontoSouthTexastosouth-centralLosAngeles.
Ourplaninvestsinourroads,bridges,transitfacilities;inhigh-speedrailwaysandhigh-techinformationsystems;andinthemostambitiousenvironmentalclean-upofourtime.
Ontheedgeofthenewcentury,economicgrowthdependsasneverbeforeonopeningupnewmarketsoverseas.Andsowewillinsistonfairtraderulesininternationalmarkets.
NAFTA
Apartofournationaleconomicstrategymustbetoexpandtradeonfairterms,includingsuccessfulcompletionofthelatestroundofworldtradetalks.ANorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreementwithappropriatesafeguardsforworkersandtheenvironment.Atthesametime,weneedanaggressiveattempttocreatethehi-techjobsofthefuture;specialattentiontotroubledindustrieslikeaerospaceandairlines,andspecialassistancetodisplacedworkerslikethoseinourdefenseindustry.
Ipledgethatbusiness,governmentandlaborwillworktogetherinapartnershiptostrengthenAmericaforachange.
HealthCareReform
Butallofoureffortstostrengthentheeconomywillfailunlesswetakeboldstepstoreformourhealthcaresystem.America'sbusinesseswillneverbestrong;America'sfamilieswillneverbesecure;andAmerica'sgovernmentwillneverbesolventuntilwetackleourhealthcarecrisis.
Therisingcostsandthelackofcareareendangeringbothoureconomyandourlives.Reducinghealthcarecostswillliberatehundredsofbillionsofdollarsforinvestmentandgrowthandnewjobs.Overthelongrun,reforminghealthcareisessentialtoreducingourdeficitandexpandinginvestment.
Laterthisspring,IwilldelivertoCongressacomprehensiveplanforhealthcarereformthatwillfinallygetcostsundercontrol.Wewillprovidesecuritytoallourfamilies,sothatnoonewillbedeniedthecoveragetheyneed.Wewillrootoutfraudandoutrageouscharges,andmakesurethatpaperworknolongerchokesyouoryourdoctor.AndwewillmaintainAmericanstandards—thehighestqualitymedicalcareintheworldandthechoiceswedemandanddeserve.TheAmericanpeopleexpectustodealwithhealthcare.Andwemustdealwithitnow.
Perhapsthemostfundamentalchangeournewdirectionoffersisitsfocusonthefutureandtheinvestmentsweseekinourchildren.
Eachdaywedelaycarriesadearcost.Halfourtwo-year-oldsdon'treceiveimmunizationsagainstdeadlydiseases.Ourplanwillprovidethemforeveryeligiblechild.Andwe'llsavetendollarsforeveryonewe'llspendbyeliminating
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