【美国总统电台演说】2011-08-13.doc

美国总统周末电台演讲：华盛顿白宫奥巴马每周电台演讲WASHINGTON-Inthisweeksaddress,PresidentObamatoldtheAmericanpeoplethatalthoughtheUnitedStatesleadstheworldinnewideas,innovativebusinessesandcreativeentrepreneurs,toomanyAmericansarestillstrugglingtogetby.ItistimeforCongresstoactonthePresidentsproposals,includingextendingthepayrolltaxcut,cuttingredtape,andgettingourconstructionworkersbacktowork,sothatwecangetoureconomyonfirmergroundandensurethatanyonewhowantsajobcanfindone.PresidentObamabelievestheAmericanpeopledeservemorethanpoliticalbrinksmanship,andurgesanyonewhoisfrustratedbythegridlockinWashingtontolettheirelectedofficialsknowthatitistimetoputasidepartisanshipandactinthebestinterestsofthecountry.PreparedRemarksofPresidentBarackObamaWeeklyAddressSaturday,August13, 2011OnThursday,Ivisitedanew,high-techfactoryinMichiganwhereworkersarehelpingAmericaleadthewayinagrowingcleanenergyindustry.Theywereproudoftheirwork,andtheyshouldbe.Theyrenotjustshowingusapathoutoftheworstrecessioningenerationstheyreprovingthatthisisstillacountrywherewemakethings;wherenewideastakerootandgrow;wherethebestuniversities,mostcreativeentrepreneurs,andmostdynamicbusinessesintheworldcallhome.Theyreprovingthatevenindifficulttimes,theresnotacountryonEarththatwouldnttradeplaceswithus.Thatdoesntmeanwedontfacesomeverytougheconomicchallenges.ManyAmericansarehurtingbadlyrightnow.Manyhavebeenunemployedfortoolong.Puttingthesemenandwomenbacktowork,andgrowingwagesforeveryone,hasgottobeourtoppriority.Butlately,theresponsefromWashingtonhasbeenpartisanshipandgridlockthatsonlyunderminedpublicconfidenceandhinderedoureffortstogrowtheeconomy.Sowhiletheresnothingwrongwithourcountry,thereissomethingwrongwithourpolitics,andthatswhatwevegottofix.BecauseweknowtherearethingsCongresscando,rightnow,togetmoremoneybackinyourpockets,getthiseconomygrowingfaster,andgetourfriendsandneighborsbacktowork.Thepayrolltaxcutthatput$1,000backintheaveragefamilyspocketthisyear?Letsextendit.Constructionworkerswhovebeenjoblesssincethehousingboomwentbust?LetsputthembacktoworkrebuildingAmerica.Letscutredtapeinthepatentprocesssoentrepreneurscangetgoodideastomarketmorequickly.LetsfinishtradedealssowecansellmoreAmerican-madegoodsaroundtheworld.LetsconnectthehundredsofthousandsofbraveAmericanscominghomefromIraqandAfghanistantobusinessesthatneedtheirincredibleskillsandtalents.Theseareallthingswecandorightnow.Soletsdothem.Andoverthecomingweeks,Illputforwardmoreproposalstohelpourbusinesseshireandcreatejobs,andwontstopuntileveryAmericanwhowantsajobcanfindone.Butwecannolongerletpartisanbrinksmanshipgetinourwaytheideathatmakingitthroughthenextelectionismoreimportantthanmakingthingsright.ThatswhatsholdingusbackthefactthatsomeinCongresswouldratherseetheiropponentslosethanseeAmericawin.Soyouvegotarighttobefrustrated.Iam.Becauseyoudeservebetter.AndIdontthinkitstoomuchforyoutoexpectthatthepeopleyousendtothistownstartdelivering.MembersofCongressareathomeintheirdistrictsrightnow.AndifyouagreewithmewhetheryoureaDemocratoraRepublicanornotmuchofafanofeitherletthemknow.Ifyouvehaditwithgridlock,andyouwantthemtopassstalledbillsthatwillhelpoureconomyrightnowletthemknow.Ifyourefusetosettleforapoliticswherescoringpointsismoreimportantthansolvingproblems;ifyoubelieveitstimetoputcountrybeforepartyandtheinterestsofourchildrenbeforeourownletthemknow.AndmaybetheyllgetbacktoWashingtonreadytocompromise,readytocreatejobs,readytogetourfiscalhouseinorderreadytodowhatyousentthemtodo.Yes,wevestillgotalongwaytogotogettowhereweneedtobe.Wedidntgetintothismessovernight,anditsgoingtotaketimetogetoutofit.Thatsahardtruthbutitsnoexcuseforinaction.Afterall,Americavotedfordividedgovernment,notdysfunctionalgovernment,andwevegotworktodo.Andwhenwecometogetherandfindcomm