奥巴马总统呼吁加强美国基础设施投资英语演讲稿.docx

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奥巴马总统呼吁加强美国基础设施投资英语演讲稿

奥巴马总统呼吁加强美国基础设施投资英语演讲稿

　　THEPRESIDENT:

Hello,St.Paul!

（Applause.）ItisgoodtobebackinMinnesota.（Applause.）

　　AUDIENCEMEMBER:

Weloveyou!

　　THEPRESIDENT:

Iloveyouback.That’swhyIcamehere.Goodtoseeyou.

　　Although,canIjustsaythatwhenwegotofftheplane,SecretaryFoxx,whoisfromNorthCarolina,turnedtomeandhesaid,thisisthecoldestI’veeverbeeninmylife.（Laughter.）Now,wewereonlyoutthereforlikeaminute--（laughter）--whichgoestoshowhowsoftthesefolksfromNorthCarolinaarewhenitcomestotheweather.（Laughterandapplause）.I,ontheotherhand,amfromChicago--（applause）--IwalkedoffthosestairsandIwaslike,thisisbalmy,thisisgreat.（Laughter.）February,inMinnesota--can’tbeatit.Cannotbeatit.

　　Now,inadditiontoSecretaryFoxx,whoIwantto--givehimabigroundofapplauseforthatintroduction.（Applause.）You’vetwochampionsforthepeopleofMinnesotawhoareheretoday.You’vegotRepresentativeBettyMcCollum--（applause）--andRepresentativeKeithEllison.（Applause.）You’vegotyourMayor,ChrisColeman,inthehouse.（Applause.）ThenewMayorofMinneapolis,BetsyHodges,ishere.（Applause.）Andmygreatfriend,whoactuallytoldmeIwasrunningforPresidentbeforeIknewIwasrunningforPresident--R.T.Rybak.Lovethatname.（Applause.）Where’sR.T.?

　　Now,IwanttothankeverybodywhoshowedmearoundUnionDepotandgavemeapreviewofthisnewlightrailline.Itisfantastic.（Applause.）AndIalsojustwanttosay--eventhoughhe’snotheretoday--IwanttosaytoeverybodyhowMichelleandIhavebeenkeepinginourthoughtsandprayersoneofthegreatAmericansthatweknow,aswellasagreatMinnesotan--WalterMondale.（Applause.）

　　Now,likemillionsofAmericans,I’vespentsometimewithMinnesotanslately--becauseIwaswatchingtheOlympics.（Laughter.）Minnesotasent19athletestothegames.（Applause.）That’stiedforsecondmostofanystate,andtheydidusallproud.ItisnotshockingthatMinnesotansmightbeprettygoodattheWinterOlympics.（Laughter.）Whatisparticularlyinterestingisthat,onceagain,thetinytownofWarroadprovedthatitreallyisHockeytown,USA,thankstoT.J.OshieandGigiMarvin,whowe’rejustsoproudof.AndT.J.’sshootoutperformanceagainsttheRussiansImightsayIenjoyedalot.（Applause.）Itweetedathimaboutit.

　　Sowe’vespentsometimeoverthelastfewweeksonhockey,butI’mnotheretotalkabouthockey.Bytheway,Icannotplayhockey.（Laughter.）IgrewupinHawaii--wedonothavehockeyinHawaii.ButI’mheretotalkaboutwhatyou’redoingintheTwinCities,andhowyou’rehelpingtocreatenewjobsandnewopportunitiesforeveryAmerican.

　　Weareatamomentwhenoureconomyisgrowing.Ourbusinesseshavecreatedabout8.5millionnewjobsinthepastfouryears.Unemploymentisatthelowestit’sbeeninoverfiveyears;inMinnesota,it’slowerthanit’sbeeninsixandahalfyears.（Applause.）And,bytheway,you’vegotagreatgovernorwhoIservedwithintheSenate,MarkDayton,whoishelpingtomakethathappen.（Applause.）

　　Soinalotofwaysthingsarelookingup.Butinsomeways,thetrendsthathadbeenbatteringmiddle-classfamiliesforalongtimehavegottenevenstarker,becausethoseatthetoparedoingbetterthanever,whilewagesandincomesforalotoffamilieshavebarelybudged.Andtoomanyfamiliesareworkingharderthaneverjusttokeepup.SoasIsaidattheStateoftheUnionaddressafewweeksback,ourjobistoreversethosetrends.（Applause.）We’vegottobuildaneconomythatworksforeverybody.We’vegottorestoreopportunityforallpeople,sothatnomatterwhoyouare,whereyoucomefrom,whatyoulooklike,youcangetaheadifyouworkhardandyou’reresponsible.

　　AndsoIlaidoutanopportunityagendathathasfourparts.Numberone,goodjobsthatpaygoodwagesinmanufacturing,inenergy,ininnovationandinfrastructure.Numbertwo,trainfolkswiththeskillstheyneedtogetthosegoodjobs,somethingthatyoursenator,AlFranken,isdoinggreatworkoneverysingleday.Hecaresalotaboutthatjobtrainingissue.（Applause.）Numberthree,guaranteeingeverychildhasaccesstoaworld-classeducation.（Applause.）And,numberfour,makingsurethathardworkisrewardedwithwagesyoucanliveon,andsavingsyoucanretireon,andhealthcareyoucancounton.That’swhatwe’refightingfor.（Applause.）

　　Minnesotaishelpingtoleadthewayontheseissues.Yourstatelegislatureispoisedtoraiseyourminimumwagethisyear.（Applause.）InmyStateoftheUnionaddress,Icalledforanewwomen’seconomicagenda.It’sactuallyafamilyeconomicagenda--equalpayforequalwork,paidsickleaveandmore.Andthereareleadersinyourstatelegislaturethatareworkinghardatthis,becausetheyknowwhenwomensucceed,Americasucceeds.（Applause.）

　　Soonalltheseissues,we’rereachingouttomembersofCongress,lookingtoseeifthey’rewillingtoworkwithusonsomeofthesepriorities.ButwhatIalsosaidattheStateoftheUnionis,inthisyearofaction,wheneverIcanpartnerdirectlywithstatesorcitiesorbusinessleadersorcivicleaderstoactonthisopportunityagenda,I’mgoingtogoaheadanddoit.Wecan’twait.We’vegottomove.We’vegottogetthingsgoing.Toomanyfamiliesarecountingonit.（Applause.）

　　Soyesterday,Ilaunchednewhubstoattract21stcenturymanufacturingjobstoAmerica.Andtoday,I’mheretolaunchanewcompetitionfor21stcenturyinfrastructureandthejobsthatcomewithit,becauseanyopportunityagendabeginswithcreatingmoregoodjobs.AndoneofthefastestandbestwaystocreategoodjobsisbyrebuildingAmerica’sinfrastructure--ourroads,ourbridges,ourrails,ourports,ourairports,ourschools,ourpowergrids.We’vegotalotofworktodooutthere,andwe’vegottoputfolkstowork.（Applause.）

　　Oneofthemostdifficultthingsaboutthefinancialcrisiswewentthroughwasthehousingbubblebursting,andconstructionworkerswerehammeredharderthanjustaboutanybody.Andwhilewe’vecuttheunemploymentrateforconstructionworkersalmostinhalfsince2019,toomanyarestilllookingforjobsatatimewhenwe’vegotsomuchthatwecouldputthemtoworkonrebuilding.We’vegotportsthataren’treadyforthenextgenerationofsupertankers.We’vegotmorethan100,000bridgesthatareoldenoughtoqualifyforMedicare.（Laughter.）

　　Everybodyknows,andnobodyknowsbetterthanMinnesotans,whenwe’vegonethroughawinterlikethis,roadsarewrecked,fullofpotholesallacrossthecountry.（Applause.）

　　Now,othercountriesarenotwaitingtorebuildtheirinfrastructure.They’retryingtoout-buildustodaysotheycanout-competeustomorrow.AsapercentageofGDP,countrieslikeChina,Germany,they’respendingabouttwicewhatwe’respendinginordertobuildinfrastructure--becausetheyknowthatiftheyhavethefastesttrainsontheplanetorthehighest-ratedairportsorthebusiest,mostefficientportsthatbusinesseswillgothere.

　　Butwedon’twantbusinessestogothere.WewantthemtocomeheretoMinnesota.（Applause.）WewantthemtocomeheretotheUnitedStatesofAmerica.AndthatmeansthebestairportsandthebestroadsandthebesttrainsshouldberighthereinAmerica.

　　Atatimewhencompaniesaresayingtheyintendtohiremorepeoplethisyear,weneedtomakethatdecisioneasierforthem.Andwecancreatejobsatthesametime,rebuildingourtransportationsystems,ourpowergrids,ourcommunicationsnetworks--allthethingsthatcommercereliesonandthathelpgetworkerstothosejobs.

　　Sothebottomlineisthere’sworktobedone,workersreadytodoit.Rebuildingourinfrastructureisvitaltobusiness.Itcreatesgood-payingjobsthat,bytheway,cannotbeoutsourced.（Applause.）ThisisoneofCongress’smajorresponsibilities--helpingstatesandcitiesfundnewinfrastructureprojects.（Applause.）

　　AndpartofthereasonI’mfocusedonthisisCongresshasanimportantdeadlinecomingup.IfCongressdoesn’tfinishatransportationbillbytheendofthesummer,wecouldseeconstructionprojectsstopintheirtracks,machinessittingidle,workersoffthejob.

　　Sonextweek,I’mgoingtosendCongressabudgetthatfundsrebuildingourtransportationinfrastructureinamoreresponsibleway--bydoingitoverfouryears,whichgivescitiesandstatesandprivateinvestorsthecertaintytheyneedtoplanmajorprojects.Projectslikerepairingessentialhighwaysandbridges;buildingnewtransitsystemsinfast-growingcitiesandcommunities,sofolkswholivetherecangettoworkandschooleverydayandspendlesstimesittingintraffic.（Applause.）Andwe’regoingtohavetoconstructsmarter,moreresilienttransportationsystemsthatcanwithstandtheworstimpactsofclimatechange,likebiggersurgesofwaterthatwe’veseeninrecentfloods.

　　So,alltold,mytransportationbudgetwillsupportmillionsofjobsnationwide.Andwe’llpayfortheseinvestmentsinpartbysimplifyingthetaxcode.We’regoingtoclosewastefultaxloopholes,lowertaxratesforbusinessesthatcreatejobshereathome,stoprewardingcompaniesforsendingjobstoothercountries,usethemoneywesaveinthistransitiontocreategoodjobswithgoodwagesrebuildingAmerica.Itmakessense.（Applause.）

　　Now,I’llbehonestwithyou,thereareleadersinbothpartieswhoarewillingtoreachacrosstheaisleinCongresswhenitcomestoAmericaninfrastructure.Theyknowhowimportantitis.Andinfrastructuredidn’tusetobeapartisanissue--shouldn’tbeDemocratorRepublican.Everybodyusesroads,everybodyusesports,airports.Unfortunately,timeandagainoverthepastfewyears,therehavebeensomeRepublican