克林顿总统联邦国情咨文演说.docx

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克林顿总统联邦国情咨文演说

克林顿总统2019年联邦国情咨文演说

名人演讲稿

Mr.Speaker,Mr.VicePresident,membersofCongress,honoredguests,myfellowAmericans:

Wearefortunatetobealiveatthismomentinhistory.（Applause.）Neverbeforehasournationenjoyed,atonce,somuchprosperityandsocialprogresswithsolittleinternalcrisisandsofewexternalthreats.Neverbeforehavewehadsuchablessedopportunity--and,therefore,suchaprofoundobligation--tobuildthemoreperfectunionofourfounders''''dreams.

Webeginthenewcenturywithover20millionnewjobs;thefastesteconomicgrowthinmorethan30years;thelowestunemploymentratesin30years;thelowestpovertyratesin20years;thelowestAfricanAmericanandHispanicunemploymentratesonrecord;thefirstback-to-backbudgetsurplusesin42years.Andnextmonth,Americawillachievethelongestperiodofeconomicgrowthinourentirehistory.（Applause.）

Wehavebuiltaneweconomy.

AndoureconomicrevolutionhasbeenmatchedbyarevivaloftheAmericanspirit:

crimedownby20percent,toitslowestlevelin25years;teenbirthsdownsevenyearsinarow;adoptionsupby30percent;welfarerollscutinhalftotheirlowestlevelsin30years.

MyfellowAmericans,thestateofourunionisthestrongestithaseverbeen.（Applause.）

Asalways,therealcreditbelongstotheAmericanpeople.（Applause.）Mygratitudealsogoestothoseofyouinthischamberwhohaveworkedwithustoputprogressoverpartisanship.

Eightyearsago,itwasnotsocleartomostAmericanstherewouldbemuchtocelebrateintheyear2019.Thenournationwasgrippedbyeconomicdistress,socialdecline,politicalgridlock.Thetitleofabest-sellingbookasked:

"America:

WhatWentWrong?

"

Inthebesttraditionsofournation,Americansdeterminedtosetthingsright.Werestoredthevitalcenter,replacingoutmodedideologieswithanewvisionanchoredinbasic,enduringvalues:

opportunityforall,responsibilityfromall,acommunityofallAmericans.Wereinventedgovernment,transformingitintoacatalystfornewideasthatstressbothopportunityandresponsibility,andgiveourpeoplethetoolstheyneedtosolvetheirownproblems.

Withthesmallestfederalworkforcein40years,weturnedrecorddeficitsintorecordsurpluses,anddoubledourinvestmentineducation.Wecutcrime,with100,000communitypoliceandtheBradylaw,whichhaskeptgunsoutofthehandsofhalfamillioncriminals.（Applause.）

Weendedwelfareasweknewit--（applause）--requiringworkwhileprotectinghealthcareandnutritionforchildren,andinvestingmoreinchildcare,transportation,andhousingtohelptheirparentsgotowork.We''''vehelpedparentstosucceedathomeandatwork,withfamilyleave,which20millionsAmericanshavenowusedtocareforanewbornchildorasicklovedone.We''''veengaged150,000youngAmericansincitizenservicethroughAmeriCorps,whilehelpingthemearnmoneyforcollege.

In1992,wejusthadaroadmap;today,wehaveresults.（Applause.）

Butevenmoreimportant,Americaagainhastheconfidencetodreambigdreams.Butwemustnotletthisconfidencedriftintocomplacency.Forwe,allofus,willbejudgedbythedreamsanddeedswepassontoourchildren.Andonthatscore,wewillbeheldtoahighstandard,indeed,becauseourchancetodogoodissogreat.

MyfellowAmericans,wehavecrossedthebridgewebuilttothe21stcentury.Now,wemustshapea21stcenturyAmericanrevolution--ofopportunity,responsibilityandcommunity.Wemustbenow,aswewereinthebeginning,anewnation.

Atthedawnofthelastcentury,TheodoreRooseveltsaid,"theonecharacteristicmoreessentialthananyotherisforesight...itshouldbethegrowingnationwithafuturethattakesthelonglookahead."So,tonight,letustakeourlonglookahead--andsetgreatgoalsforournation.

To21stcenturyAmerica,letuspledgethesethings:

Everychildwillbeginschoolreadytolearnandgraduatereadytosucceed.（Applause.）Everyfamilywillbeabletosucceedathomeandatwork,andnochildwillberaisedinpoverty.（Applause.）WewillmeetthechallengeoftheagingofAmerica.Wewillassurequality,affordablehealthcare,atlast,forallAmericans.（Applause.）

WewillmakeAmericathesafestbigcountryonEarth.（Applause.）Wewillpayoffournationaldebtforthefirsttimesince1835.（Applause.）WewillbringprosperitytoeveryAmericancommunity.Wewillreversethecourseofclimatechangeandleaveasafer,cleanerplanet.Americawillleadtheworldtowardsharedpeaceandprosperity,andthefarfrontiersofscienceandtechnology.Andwewillbecomeatlastwhatourfounderspledgedustobesolongago--onenation,underGod,indivisible,withlibertyandjusticeforall.（Applause.）

Thesearegreatgoals,worthyofagreatnation.Wewillnotreachthemallthisyear.Noteveninthisdecade.Butwewillreachthem.LetusrememberthatthefirstAmericanRevolutionwasnotwonwithasingleshot;thecontinentwasnotsettledinasingleyear.Thelessonofourhistory--andthelessonofthelastsevenyears--isthatgreatgoalsarereachedstepbystep,alwaysbuildingonourprogress,alwaysgainingground.

Ofcourse,youcan''''tgaingroundifyou''''restandingstill.AndfortoolongthisCongresshasbeenstandingstillonsomeofourmostpressingnationalpriorities.Solet''''sbegintonightwiththem.

Again,Iaskyoutopassarealpatients''''billofrights.（Applause.）Iaskyoutopasscommon-sensegunsafetylegislation.（Applause.）Iaskyoutopasscampaignfinancereform.（Applause.）Iaskyoutovoteupordownonjudicialnominationsandotherimportantappointees.（Applause.）And,againIaskyou--Iimploreyou--toraisetheminimumwage.（Applause.）

Now,twoyearsago--letmetrytobalancetheseesawhere--（laughter）--twoyearsago,aswereachedacrosspartylinestoreachourfirstbalancedbudget,Iaskedthatwemeetourresponsibilitytothenextgenerationbymaintainingourfiscaldiscipline.Becausewerefusedtostrayfromthatpath,wearedoingsomethingthatwouldhaveseemedunimaginablesevenyearsago.Weareactuallypayingdownthenationaldebt.（Applause.）

Now,ifwestayonthispath,wecanpaydownthedebtentirelyin13justyearsnowandmakeAmericadebt-freeforthefirsttimesinceAndrewJacksonwasPresidentin1835.（Applause.）

In1993,webegantoputourfiscalhouseinorderwiththeDeficitReductionAct,whichyou''''llallrememberwonpassagesinbothHousesbyjustasinglevote.Yourformercolleague,myfirstSecretaryoftheTreasury,ledthateffortandsparkedourlongboom.He''''sherewithustonight.LloydBentsen,youhaveservedAmericawell,andwethankyou.（Applause.）

Beyondpayingoffthedebt,wemustensurethatthebenefitsofdebtreductiongotopreservingtwoofthemostimportantguaranteeswemaketoeveryAmerican--SocialSecurityandMedicare.（Applause.）Tonight,IaskyoutoworkwithmetomakeabipartisandownpaymentonSocialSecurityreformbycreditingtheinterestsavingsfromdebtreductiontotheSocialSecurityTrustFundsothatitwillbestrongandsoundforthenext50years.（Applause.）

Butthisisjustthestartofourjourney.Wemustalsotaketherightstepstowardreachingourgreatgoals.Firstandforemost,weneeda21stcenturyrevolutionineducation,guidedbyourfaiththateverysinglechildcanlearn.（Applause.）Becauseeducationismoreimportantthanever,morethaneverthekeytoourchildren''''sfuture,wemustmakesureallourchildrenhavethatkey.Thatmeansqualitypre-schoolandafter-school,thebesttrainedteachersintheclassroom,andcollegeopportunitiesforallourchildren.（Applause.）

Forsevenyearsnow,we''''veworkedhardtoimproveourschools,withopportunityandresponsibility--investingmore,butdemandingmoreinturn.Reading,math,collegeentrancescoresareup.Someofthemostimpressivegainsareinschoolsinverypoorneighborhoods.

Butallsuccessfulschoolshavefollowedthesameprovenformula:

higherstandards,moreaccountability,andextrahelpsochildrenwhoneeditcangetittoreachthosestandards.IhavesentCongressareformplanbasedonthatformula.Itholdsstatesandschooldistrictsaccountableforprogress,andrewardsthemforresults.Eachyear,ournationalgovernmentinvestsmorethan$15billioninourschools.Itistimetosupportwhatworksandstopsupportingwhatdoesn''''t.（Applause.）

Now,aswedemandmorefromourschools,weshouldalsoinvestmoreinourschools.（Applause.）Let''''sdoubleourinvestmenttohelpstatesanddistrictsturnaroundtheirworst-performingschools,orshutthemdown.Let''''sdoubleourinvestmentsinafter-schoolandsummerschoolprograms,whichboostachievementandkeeppeopleoffthestreetsandoutoftrouble.（Applause.）Ifwedothis,wecangiveeverysinglechildineveryfailingschoolinAmerica--everyone--thechancetomeethighstandards.

Since1993,we''''venearlydoubledourinvestmentinHeadStartandimproveditsquality.Tonight,Iaskyouforanother$1billionforHeadStart,thelargestincreaseinthehistoryoftheprogram.（Applause.）

Weknowthatchildrenlearnbestinsmallerclasseswithgoodteachers.Fortwoyearsinarow,Congresshassupportedmyplantohire100,000newqualifiedteacherstolowerclasssizeintheearlygrades.Ithankyouforthat,andIaskyoutomakeitthreeinarow.（Applause.）Andtomakesureallteachersknowthesubjectstheyteach,tonightIproposeanewteacherqualityinitiative--torecruitmoretalentedpeopleintotheclassroom,rewardgoodteachersforstayingthere,andgiveallteachersthetrainingtheyneed.（Applause.）

Weknowcharterschoolsproviderealpublicschoolchoice.WhenIbecamePresident,therewasjustoneindependentpubliccharterschoolinallAmerica.Today,thankstoyou,thereare1,700.Iaskyounowtohelpusmeetourgoalof3,000charterschoolsbynextyear.（Applause.）

WeknowwemustconnectallourclassroomstotheInternet,andwe''''regettingthere.In1994,only3percentofourclassroomswereconnected.Today,withthehelpoftheVicePresident''''sE-rateprogram,morethanhalfofthemare.And90percentofourschoolshaveatleastoneInternetconnection.（Applause.）

Butwecannotfinishthejobwhenathirdofallourschoolsareinseriousdisrepair.Manyofthemhavewallsandwiressoold,they''''retoooldfortheInternet.Sotonight,Iproposetohelp5,000schoolsayearmakeimmediateandurgentrepairs;andagain,tohelpbuildormodernize6,000more,togetstudentsoutoftrailersandintohigh-techclassrooms.（Applause.）

IaskallofyoutohelpmedoubleourbipartisanGear-Upprogram,whichprovidesmentorsfordisadvantagedyoungpeople.Ifwedoubleit,wecanprovidementorsfor1.4millionofthem.（Applause.）Let''''salsoofferthesekidsfromdisadvantagedbackgroundsthesamechancetotakethesamecollegetest-prepcourseswealthierstudentsusetoboosttheirtestscores.（Applause.）

TomaketheAmericanDreamachievableforall,wemustmakecollegeaffordableforall.Forsevenyears,onabipartisanbasis,wehavetakenactiontowardthatgoal:

largerPellgrants,moreaffordablestudentloans,educationIRAs,andourHOPEscholarships,whichhavealreadybenefitted5millionyoungpeople.

Now,67percentofhighschoolgraduatesaregoingontocollege.That''''sup10percentsince1993.Yetmillionsoffamiliesstillstraintopaycollegetuition.Theyneedhelp.（Applause.）SoIproposealandmark$30-billioncollegeopportunitytaxcut--amiddleclasstaxdeductionforupto$10,000incollegetuitioncosts.（Applaus