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美国总统大选最后一场第三场电视辩论
(CNN)-PresidentBarackObamaandRepublicanpresidentialnomineeMittRomneymetinHempstead,NewYorkTuesdayeveningforthesecondofthreepresidentialdebates,moderatedbyCNNChiefPoliticalCorrespondentCandyCrowley.
CROWLEY:
GoodeveningfromHofstraUniversityinHempstead,New York.I'mCandyCrowleyfromCNN's"StateoftheUnion."Wearehere forthesecondpresidentialdebate,atownhall,sponsoredbythe CommissiononPresidentialDebates.
CROWLEY:
TheGalluporganizationchose82uncommittedvoters fromtheNewYorkarea.Theirquestionswilldrivethenight.My goalistogivetheconversationdirectionandtoensurequestionsget answered.
Thequestionsareknowntomeandmyteamonly.Neitherthe commission,northecandidateshaveseenthem.Ihopetogettoas manyquestionsaspossible.
CROWLEY:
AndbecauseIamtheoptimisticsort,I'msurethe candidateswillobligebykeepingtheiranswersconciseandonpoint.
Eachcandidatehasasmuchastwominutestorespondtoacommon question,andtherewillbeatwo-minutefollow-up.Theaudiencehere inthehallhasagreedtobepoliteandattentive-nocheeringor booingoroutburstsofanysort.
Wewillsetasidethatagreementjustthisoncetowelcome PresidentBarackObamaandGovernorMittRomney.
(APPLAUSE)
Gentlemen,thankyoubothforjoiningusheretonight.Wehavea lotoffolkswho'vebeenwaitingalldaytotalktoyou,soIwantto getrighttoit.
GovernorRomney,asyouknow,youwonthecointoss,sothefirst questionwillgotoyou.AndIwanttoturntoafirst-timevoter, JeremyEpstein,whohasaquestionforyou.
QUESTION:
Mr.President,GovernorRomney,asa20-year-old collegestudent,allIhearfromprofessors,neighborsandothersis thatwhenIgraduate,Iwillhavelittlechancetogetemployment. Whatcanyousaytoreassureme,butmoreimportantlymyparents,that IwillbeabletosufficientlysupportmyselfafterIgraduate?
ROMNEY:
Thankyou,Jeremy.Iappreciateyour-yourquestion, andthankyouforbeingherethiseveningandtoallofthosefrom NassauCountythathavecome,thankyouforyourtime.Thankyouto HofstraUniversityandtoCandyCrowleyfororganizingandleading this-thisevent.
Thankyou,Mr.President,alsoforbeingpartofthis-this debate.
Collegekidsalloverthiscountry.IwasinPennsylvaniawith someonewhohadjustgraduated-thiswasinPhiladelphia-andshe said,"I'vegotmydegree.Ican'tfindajob.I'vegotthreepart-
timejobs.They'rejustbarelyenoughtopayformyfoodandpayfor anapartment.Ican'tbegintopaybackmystudentloans."
Sowhatwehavetodoistwothings.Wehavetomakesurethat wemakeiteasierforkidstoaffordcollege.
ROMNEY:
Andalsomakesurethatwhentheygetoutofcollege, there'sajob.WhenIwasgovernorofMassachusetts,togetahigh schooldegree,youhadtopassanexam.Ifyougraduatedinthetop quarterofyourairlines,wegaveyouaJohnandAbigailAdams scholarship,fouryearstuitionfreeinthecollegeofyourchoicein Massachusetts,it'sapublicinstitution.
IwanttomakesurewekeepourPellgrantprogramgrowing.We're alsogoingtohaveourloanprogram,sothatpeopleareabletoafford school.Butthekeythingistomakesureyoucangetajobwhenyou getoutofschool.Andwhat'shappenedoverthelastfouryearshas beenvery,veryhardforAmerica'syoungpeople.Iwantyoutobe abletogetajob.
Iknowwhatittakestogetthiseconomygoing.Withhalfof collegekidsgraduatingthisyearwithoutacollege-excuseme, withoutajob.Andwithoutacollegeleveljob,that'sjust unacceptable.
Andlikewiseyou'vegotmoreandmoredebtonyourback.Somore debtandlessjobs.I'mgoingtochangethat.Iknowwhatittakesto creategoodjobsagain.Iknowwhatittakestomakesurethatyou havethekindofopportunityyoudeserve.Andkidsacrossthis countryaregoingtorecognize,we'rebringingbackaneconomy. It'snotgoingtobelikethelastfouryears.Themiddle-class hasbeencrushedoverthelastfouryears,andjobshavebeentoo scarce.Iknowwhatittakestobringthemback,andI'mgoingtodo that,andmakesurethatwhenyougraduate-whendoyougraduate?
QUESTION:
2014.
ROMNEY:
2014.Whenyoucomeoutin2014,IpresumeI'mgoingto bepresident.I'mgoingtomakesureyougetajob.ThanksJeremy. Yeah,youbet.
CROWLEY:
Mr.President?
OBAMA:
Jeremy,firstofall,yourfutureisbright.Andthefact thatyou'remakinganinvestmentinhighereducationiscritical.Not justtoyou,buttotheentirenation.Now,themostimportantthing wecandoistomakesurethatwearecreatingjobsinthiscountry. Butnotjustjobs,goodpayingjobs.Onesthatcansupportafamily.
OBAMA:
AndwhatIwanttodo,isbuildonthefivemillionjobs thatwe'vecreatedoverthelast30monthsintheprivatesector alone.Andthereareabunchofthingswecandotomakesureyour
futureisbright.
Numberone,Iwanttobuildmanufacturingjobsinthiscountry again.NowwhenGovernorRomneysaidweshouldletDetroitgo bankrupt.Isaidwe'regoingtobetonAmericanworkersandthe
Americanautoindustryandit'scomesurgingback.
Iwanttodothatinindustries,notjustinDetroit,butall acrossthecountryandthatmeanswechangeourtaxcodesowe're givingincentivestocompaniesthatareinvestinghereintheUnited Statesandcreatingjobshere.
Italsomeanswe'rehelpingthemandsmallbusinessestoexport allaroundtheworldtonewmarkets.
Numbertwo,we'vegottomakesurethatwehavethebest educationsystemintheworld.Andthefactthatyou'regoingto collegeisgreat,butIwanteverybodytogetagreateducationand
we'veworkedhardtomakesurethatstudentloansareavailablefor folkslikeyou,butIalsowanttomakesurethatcommunitycolleges areofferingslotsforworkerstogetretrainedforthejobsthatare outthererightnowandthejobsofthefuture.
Numberthree,we'vegottocontrolourownenergy.Now,notonly oilandnaturalgas,whichwe'vebeeninvestingin;butalso,we've gottomakesurewe'rebuildingtheenergysourceofthefuture,not justthinkingaboutnextyear,buttenyearsfromnow,20yearsfrom now.That'swhywe'veinvestedinsolarandwindandbiofuels,energy efficientcars.
We'vegottoreduceourdeficit,butwe'vegottodoitina balancedway.Askingthewealthytopayalittlebitmorealongwith cutssothatwecaninvestineducationlikeyours. Andlet'stakethemoneythatwe'vebeenspendingonwaroverthe lastdecadetorebuildAmerica,roads,bridgesschools.Wedothose things,notonlyisyourfuturegoingtobebrightbutAmerica's futureisgoingtobrightaswell. CROWLEY:
Letmeaskyouformoreimmediateanswerandbeginwith Mr.Romneyjustquicklywhat-whatcanyoudo?
We'relookingata situationwhere40percentoftheunemployedhavebeenunemployedhave beenunemployedforsixmonthsormore.Theydon'thavethetwoyears thatJeremyhas.
Whataboutthoselongtermunemployedwhoneedajobrightnow?
ROMNEY:
Wellwhatyou'reseeinginthiscountryis23million peoplestrugglingtofindajob.Andalotofthem,asyousay, Candy,havebeenoutofworkforalong,long,longtime.The president'spolicieshavebeenexercisedoverthelastfouryearsand theyhaven'tputAmericansbacktowork.
Wehavefewerpeopleworkingtodaythanwehadwhenthepresident tookoffice.Ifthe-theunemploymentratewas7.8percentwhenhe tookoffice,it's7.8percentnow.Butifyoucalculatedthat
unemploymentrate,takingbackthepeoplewhodroppedoutofthe workforce,itwouldbe10.7percent.
Wehavenotmadetheprogressweneedtomaketoputpeopleback towork.That'swhyIputoutafive-pointplanthatgetsAmerica12 millionnewjobsinfouryearsandrisingtake-homepay.It'sgoing tohelpJeremygetajobwhenhecomesoutofschool.It'sgoingto helppeopleacrossthecountrythatareunemployedrightnow.
Andonethingthatthepresidentsaid,whichIwanttomakesure thatweunderstand,hesaidthatIsaidweshouldtakeDetroit bankrupt.Andthat'sright.Myplanwastohavethecompanygo
throughbankruptcylike7-ElevendidandMacy'sandCondell(ph) Airlinesandcomeoutstronger.
AndIknowhekeepssaying,youwanttotakeDetroitbankrupt. Well,thepresidenttookDetroitbankrupt.YoutookGeneralMotors bankrupt.YoutookChryslerbankrupt.SowhenyousaythatIwanted totaketheautoindustrybankrupt,youactuallydid.
AndIthinkit'simportanttoknowthatthatwasaprocessthat wasnecessarytogetthosecompaniesbackontheirfeet,sotheycould starthiringmorepeople.ThatwaspreciselywhatIrecommendedand ultimatelywhathappened.
CROWLEY:
Letmegivethepresidentachance.
Goahead.
OBAMA:
Candy,whatGovernorRomneysaidjustisn'ttrue.He wantedtotakethemintobankruptcywithoutprovidingthemanywayto stayopen.Andwewouldhavelostamillionjobs.Andthat-don't takemywordforit,taketheexecutivesatGMandChrysler,someof whomareRepublicans,mayevensupportGovernorRomney.Butthey'll tellyouhisprescriptionwasn'tgoingtowork.
AndGovernorRomney'ssayshe'sgotafive-pointplan?
Governor Romneydoesn'thaveafive-pointplan.Hehasaone-pointplan.And thatplanistomakesurethatfolksatthetopplaybyadifferent setofrules.That'sbeenhisphilosophyintheprivatesector, that'sbeenhisphilosophyasgovernor,that'sbeenhisphilosophyas apresidentialcandidate.
Youcanmakealotofmoneyandpaylowertaxratesthansomebody whomakesalotless.Youcanshipjobsoverseasandgettaxbreaks forit.Youcaninvestinacompany,bankruptit,layoffthe workers,stripawaytheirpensions,andyoustillmakemoney. That'sexactly