奥巴马总统在美国国会黑人同盟晚宴上英语演讲稿.docx

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奥巴马总统在美国国会黑人同盟晚宴上英语演讲稿

奥巴马总统在美国国会黑人同盟晚宴上英语演讲稿

Hello,CBC!

（Applause.）Thankyousomuch.Everybody,haveaseat.Itisgoodtobewithyouheretonight.Ifitwasn'

tblacktieIwouldhavewornmytansuit.（Laughter.）Ithoughtitlookedgood.（Laughter.）

Thankyou,Chaka,forthatintroduction.Thankstoallofyouforhavingmeherethisevening.IwanttoacknowledgethemembersoftheCongressionalBlackCaucusandChairwomanMarciaFudgefortheiroutstandingwork.（Applause.）Thankyou,ShuaniseWashington,andtheCBCFoundationfordoingsomuchtohelpouryoungpeopleaimhighandreachtheirpotential.

Tonight,Iwanttobeginbypayingspecialtributetoamanwithwhomallofyouhaveworkedcloselywith;someonewhoservedhiscountryfornearly40yearsasaprosecutor,asajudge,andasAttorneyGeneraloftheUnitedStates:

Mr.EricHolder.（Applause.）Throughouthislongcareerinpublicservice,Erichasbuiltapowerfullegacyofmakingsurethatequaljusticeunderthelawactuallymeanssomething;thatitappliestoeverybody--regardlessofrace,orgender,orreligion,orcolor,creed,disability,sexualorientation.Hehasbeena

greatfriendofmine.HehasbeenafaithfulservantoftheAmericanpeople.Wewillmisshimbadly.（Applause.）

Thisyear,we'vebeenmarkingthe50thanniversaryoftheCivilRightsAct.WehonorgiantslikeJohnLewis--（applause）;unsungheroineslikeEvelynLowery.WehonorthecountlessAmericans,somewhoareinthisroom--black,white,students,scholars,preachers,housekeepers,patriotsall,who,withtheirbarehands,reachedintothewellofournation'

sfoundingidealsandhelpedtonurtureamoreperfectunion.We'veremindedourselvesthatprogressisnotjustabsorbingwhathasbeendone--it'sadvancingwhat'sleftundone.

EvenbeforePresidentJohnsonsignedtheCivilRightsActintolaw,evenasthedebatedraggedonintheSenate,hewasalreadychallengingAmericatodomoreandmarchfurther,tobuildaGreatSociety--one,Johnsonsaid,“wherenochildwillgounfed,andnoyoungsterwillgounschooled.Wherenomanwhowantsworkwillfailtofindit.Wherenocitizenwillbebarredfromanydoorbecauseofhisbirthplaceorhiscolororhischurch.Wherepeaceandsecurityiscommonamongneighborsandpossibleamongnations.”“Thisistheworldthatwaitsforyou,”hesaid.“Reachoutforitnow.Jointhefighttofinishtheunfinishedwork.”Tofinishtheunfinishedwork.

Americahasmadestunningprogresssincethattime,overthepast50years--evenoverthepastfiveyears.Butitistheunfinishedworkthatdrivesusforward.

Someofourunfinishedworkliesbeyondourborders.

AmericaisleadingtheefforttorallytheworldagainstRussianaggressioninUkraine.AmericaisleadingthefighttocontainandcombatEbolainAfrica.AmericaisbuildingandleadingthecoalitionthatwilldegradeandultimatelydestroytheterroristgroupknownasISIL.AsAmericans,weareleading,andwedon'tshyawayfromtheseresponsibilities;wewelcomethem.（Applause.）That'swhatAmericadoes.Andwearegratefultothemenandwomeninuniformwhoputthemselvesinharm'swayinserviceofthecountrythatwealllove.（Applause.）

Sowe'vegotunfinishedworkoverseas,butwe'vegotsomeunfinishedworkrighthereathome.（Applause.）AftertheworsteconomiccrisissincetheGreatDepression,ourbusinesseshavenowcreated10millionnewjobsoverthelast54months.Thisisthelongestuninterruptedstretchofjobgrowthinourhistory.（Applause.）Inourhistory.Butweunderstandourworkisnotdoneuntilwegetthekindofjobcreationthatmeanseverybodywhowantsworkcanafindjob.

We'vedonesomeworkonhealthcare,too.Idon'tknow

ifyou'venoticed.ThankstotheAffordableCareAct,we've

seena26percentdeclineintheuninsuredrateinAmerica.（Applause.）AfricanAmericanshaveseena30percentdecline.And,bytheway,thecostofhealthcareisn'tgoingupasfastanymoreeither.Everybodywaspredictingthiswasallgoingtobesoexpensive.We'vesaved$800billion--（applause）-inMedicarebecauseoftheworkthatwe'vedone--slowingthecost,improvingquality,andimprovingaccess.Despiteunyieldingopposition,thischangehashappenedjustinthelastcoupleyears.

Butweknowourworkisnotyetdoneuntilwegetintomorecommunities,helpmoreuninsuredfolksgetcovered,especiallyinthosestateswherethegovernorsaren'tbeingquiteascooperativeaswe'dlikethemtobe.（Applause.）Youknowwhoyouare.Italwayspuzzlesmewhenyoudecidetotakeastandtomakesurepoorfolksinyourstatecan'tgethealthinsuranceeventhoughitdoesn'tcostyouadime.Thatdoesn'tmakemuchsensetome,butIwon'tgoononthattopic.（Applause.）We'vegotmoreworktodo.

It'seasytotakeastandwhenyou'vegothealthinsurance.（Laughterandapplause.）I'mgoingoffscriptnow,but-（laug