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美国总统电台演讲

PreparedRemarksofPresident      

      Barack  Obama

      WeeklyAddress

      Saturday, January9th,2010 

Ayearago,whenItookofficeinthemidstoftheworstrecessionsincetheGreatDepression,Ipromisedyoutwothings. Thefirstwasthattherewouldbebetterdaysahead. Andthesecondwasthattheroadtorecoverywouldbelong,andsometimesbumpy.

Thatwasbroughthomeagainyesterday. WelearnedthatinNovember,oureconomysawitsfirstmonthofjobgainsinnearlytwoyears–butlastmonth,welostmorethanwegained. Now,weknowthatnosinglemonthmakesatrend,andjoblossesforthefinalquarterof2009wereone-tenthwhattheywereinthefirstquarter. Butuntilweseeatrendofgood,sustainablejobcreation,wewillberelentlessinoureffortstoputAmericabacktowork.

Thattaskgoesevendeeperthanreplacingthesevenmillionjobsthathavebeenlostoverthepasttwoyears. Weneedtorebuildoureconomyinsuchawaythatourfamiliescanfeelameasureofsecurityagain. ToomanyofthefolksI’vetalkedwiththisyear,andwhosestoriesIreadinlettersatnight,tellmethatthey’veknowntheirownprivaterecessionssincelongbeforeeconomistsdeclaredone–andthey’llstillfeeltherecessionlongaftereconomistshavedeclareditover.

That’sbecause,fordecades,Washingtonavoideddoingwhatwasrightinfavorofdoingwhatwaseasy. Andtheresultwasaneconomywheresomemadeoutwell,butthemiddleclasstoooftentookabeating.

Overthepastdecade,theincomeoftheaveragehouseholdactuallydeclined,andwelostasmanyjobsaswecreated. Hardworkingfolkswhodideverythingrightsuddenlyfoundthemselvesforcedtodownscaletheirdreamsbecauseofeconomicfactorsbeyondtheircontrol. We’retalkingaboutsimpledreams. Americandreams. Agoodjobwithagoodwage. Asecureanddignifiedretirement. Stablehealthcaresoyoudon’tgobrokejustbecauseyougetsick. Thechancetogiveourkidsabettershotthanwegot.

That’swhy,aswebegintoemergefromthiscrisis,wewillnotreturntothecomplacencythathelpedcauseit. EvenaswefocusonputtingAmericabacktoworktoday,we’rebuildinganewfoundationforoureconomytocreatethegood,lastingjobsandsharedprosperityoftomorrow.

We’remakinghistoricinvestmentsinscienceandinacleanenergyeconomythatwillgenerateandkeepthejobsandindustriesofthefuturerighthereinAmerica.

We’rereformingoureducationsystem,sothatourkidsarefullypreparedtocompetewithworkersanywhereintheworldandwintheraceforthe21stcentury.

We’refixingourbrokenhealthinsurancesystemthat’scrushingfamilies,eatingawayatworkers’take-homepay,andnailingsmallbusinesseswithdouble-digitpremiumincreases.

Andthat’swhatI’dliketofocusonforaminute. Afteralongandthoroughdebate,weareonthevergeofpassinghealthinsurancereformthatwillfinallyofferAmericansthesecurityofknowingthey’llhavequality,affordablehealthcarewhethertheylosetheirjob,changejobs,move,orgetsick. Theworstpracticesoftheinsuranceindustrywillbebannedforever. Andcostswillfinallycomedownforfamilies,businesses,andourgovernment.

Now,it’lltakeafewyearstofullyimplementthesereformsinaresponsibleway. ButwhateveryAmericanshouldknowisthatonceIsignhealthinsurancereformintolaw,therearedozensofprotectionsandbenefitsthatwilltakeeffectthisyear.

UninsuredAmericanswithapre-existingillnessorconditionwillfinallybeabletopurchasecoveragetheycanafford.

Childrenwithpre-existingconditionswillnolongerberefusedcoverage,andyoungadultswillbeabletostayontheirparents’policyuntilthey’re26or27yearsold.

Smallbusinessownerswhocan’taffordtocovertheiremployeeswillbeimmediatelyofferedtaxcreditstopurchasecoverage.

Earlyretireeswhoreceivecoveragefromtheiremployerswillseetheircoverageprotectedandtheirpremiumsgodown.

Seniorswhofallintothecoveragegapknownasthedonutholewillreceivediscountsofupto50percentontheirprescriptionsaswebegintoclosethatgapaltogether.

Andeverypatient’schoiceofdoctorwillbeprotected,alongwithaccesstoemergencycare.

Here’swhatelsewillhappenwithinthefirstyear. Insuranceplanswillberequiredtoofferfreepreventivecaretotheircustomers–sothatwecanstartcatchingpreventableillnessesanddiseasesonthefrontend. They’llnolongerbeallowedtoimposerestrictiveannuallimitsontheamountofcoverageyoureceiveorlifetimelimitsontheamountofbenefitsyoureceive. They’llbeprohibitedfromdroppingyourcoveragewhenyougetsickandneeditmost. Andtherewillbeanew,independentappealsprocessforanyonewhofeelstheywereunfairlydeniedaclaimbytheirinsurancecompany.

Inshort,onceIsignh