美国总统奥巴马年度国情咨文(六)

奥巴马国情咨文2011中文版[五篇范例]第一篇：奥巴马国情咨文2011中文版奥巴马国情咨文全文尊敬的议长女士、副总统拜登、国会成员、各位嘉宾和美国同胞，大家好。

我国宪法要求美国总统需要向国会提供关于国家状况的相关信息。

在过去两百二十年里，我国领导人履行了这一职责。

他们不仅在经济繁荣和国家安定的时期发表讲话，也在战争期间和经济衰退之时发表国情咨文。

回顾这些历史时刻是非常有吸引力的，并可认为我们国家的进步是不可避免的，美国注定会获得成功。

但在当美国股市持续了10年的牛市崩溃、二战期间盟军登陆奥马哈海滩之时，我们是否能够获得胜利还充满质疑。

当华尔街股市在黑色星期二崩盘和追求民权的游行者在“血腥星期天”遭到殴打的时候，未来是不确定的。

这是考验我们勇气、政府实力的时刻。

尽管我们之间存在分歧以及有些犹豫和担心，美国仍然能获得胜利，因为我们是作为一个国以一个人的步伐向前迈进。

我们再次受到挑战，必须再次回答历史的疑问。

一年之前，我在两场战争之中成为美国总统。

当时美国正受到经济衰退造成的冲击，金融系统已到崩溃边缘，政府负债累累。

所有政治领域的专家发出警告，认为如果我们不采取行动，美国将出现历史上第二大经济衰退。

所以我们迅速和积极的作出反应。

一年以后，最严重的经济风暴已经过去。

但金融风暴造成的损失仍然存在。

十分之一的美国人找不到工作，大批公司破产，房价下跌，小城镇和农村社区损失尤其惨重。

对穷苦百姓而言，生活将变得更为艰难。

经济衰退也加重了美国家庭的负担。

人们无法攒够退休养老和子女上学所需的资金。

所以我知道人们充满焦虑。

这种现象并不是现在才有。

这些努力和奋斗正是我竞选美国总统的原因。

多年以来，我曾经在埃尔克哈特、盖尔斯堡、印第安纳州和伊利诺伊州等地亲眼见过人们的苦痛。

从大家的来信中，我听到了人们的呼声。

我感到最痛心的一封信来自儿童，他们发出询问为什么必须搬家和父母何时才能重返就业岗位。

对于这些人而言，变革的到来似乎过于缓慢。

奥巴马国情咨文演讲语录[ 2010-01-28 11:42 ]Text of President Barack Obama's first State of the Union speech当地时间周三晚9时，美国总统奥巴马发表上任后的首次国情咨文演讲。

他在讲话中宣布政府计划向银行收费，以弥补政府为救助金融机构及汽车业而蒙受的损失，补偿纳税人的利益。

奥巴马在发言中多次重复：―我不愿意救助银行‖，随后宣布将向银行收费。

以下是其演讲语录及全文：全文I hated it. You hated it. It was about as popular as a root canal.(Speaking of the bank bailout)―我痛恨它。

你们也痛恨它。

它就像牙根管一样普及。

‖（说到救助银行）To Democrats, I would remind you that we still have the largest majority in decades, and the people expect us to solve some problems, not run for the hills. (Speaking to "naysayers‖ in Congress)在此，我想提醒民主党人，我们仍然拥有数十年来最大范围的多数支持，大家希望我们去解决问题，而不是仓皇落逃。

（对议会反对派说）Right now, I know there are many Americans who aren't sure if they still believe we can change or at least, that I can deliver on it. (Referring to his campaign promises)我知道现在很多美国人怀疑他们是否还可以相信我们能够改变，或者至少我是否还能履行诺言。

奥巴马国情咨文演讲英文原文Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans:Tonight I want to begin by congratulating the men and women of the 112th Congress, as well as your new Speaker, John Boehner. And as we mark this occasion, we are also mindful of the empty chair in this Chamber, and pray for the health of our colleague –and our friend –Gabby Giffords.It’s no secret that those of us here tonight have had our differences over the last two years. The debates have been contentious; we have fought fiercely for our beliefs. And that’s a good thing. That’s what a robust democracy demands. That’s what helps set us apart as a nation.But there’s a reason the tragedy in Tucson gave us pause. Amid all the noise and passions and rancor of our public debate, Tucson reminded us that no matter who we are or where we come from, each of us is a part of something greater –something more consequential than party or political preference.We are part of the American family. We believe that in a country where every race and faith and point of view can be found, we are stillbound together as one people; that we share common hopes and a common creed; that the dreams of a little girl in Tucson are not so different than those of our own children, and that they all deserve the chance to be fulfilled.That, too, is what sets us apart as a nation.Now, by itself, this simple recognition won’t usher in a new era of cooperation. What comes of this moment is up to us. What comes of this moment will be determined not by whether we can sit together tonight, but whether we can work together tomorrow.I believe we can. I believe we must. That’s what the people who sent us here expect of us. With their votes, they’ve determined that governing will now be a shared responsibility between parties. New laws will only pass with support from Democrats and Republicans. We will move forward together, or not at all – for the challenges we face are bigger than party, and bigger than politics.At stake right now is not who wins the next election – after all, we just had an election. At stake is whether new jobs and industries take root in this country, or somewhere else. It’s whether the hard work and industry of our people is rewarded. It’s whether we sustain t he leadership that has made America not just a place on a map, but a light to the world.We are poised for progress. Two years after the worst recession most of us have ever known, the stock market has come roaring back. Corporate profits are up. The economy is growing again.But we have never measured progress by these yardsticks alone. We measure progress by the success of our people. By the jobs they can find and the quality of life those jobs offer. By the prospects of a small business owner who dreams of turning a good idea into a thriving enterprise. By the opportunities for a better life that we pass on to our children.That’s the project the American people want us to work on. Together.We did that in December. Thanks to the tax cuts we passed, Ameri cans’ paychecks are a little bigger today. Every business can write off the full cost of the new investments they make this year. These steps, taken by Democrats and Republicans, will grow the economy and add to the more than one million private sector jobs created last year.But we have more work to do. The steps we’ve taken over the last two years may have broken the back of this recession – but to win the future, we’ll need to take on challenges that have been decades in the making.Many people watching tonight can probably remember a time when finding a good job meant showing up at a nearby factory or a business downtown. You didn’t always need a degree, and your competition was pretty much limited to your neighbors. If you worked hard, chances are you’d have a job for life, with a decent paycheck, good benefits, and the occasional promotion. Maybe you’d even have the pride of seeing your kids work at the same company.That world has changed. And for many, the change has been painful. I’ve seen it in the shuttered windows of once booming factories, and the vacant storefronts of once busy Main Streets. I’ve heard it in the frustrations of Americans who’ve seen their paychecks dwindle or their jobs disappear – proud men and women who feel like the rules have been changed in the middle of the game.They’re right. The rules have changed. In a single generation, revolutions in technology have transformed the way we live, work and do business. Steel mills that once needed 1,000 workers can now do the same work with 100. Today, just about any company can set up shop, hire workers, and sell their products wherever there’s an internet connection.Meanwhile, nations like China and India realized that with some changes of their own, they could compete in this new world. And so they started educating their children earlier and longer, with greater emphasison math and science. They’re investing in research and new technologies. Just recently, China became home to the world’s largest private solar research facility, and t he world’s fastest computer.So yes, the world has changed. The competition for jobs is real. But this shouldn’t discourage us. It should challenge us. Remember – for all the hits we’ve taken these last few years, for all the naysayers predicting our decline, America still has the largest, most prosperous economy in the world. No workers are more productive than ours. No country has more successful companies, or grants more patents to inventors and entrepreneurs. We are home to the world’s best colleges and universities, where more students come to study than any other place on Earth.What’s more, we are the first nation to be founded for the sake of an idea –the idea that each of us deserves the chance to shape our own destiny. That is why centuries of pioneers and immigrants have risked everything to come here. It’s why our students don’t just memorize equations, but answer questions like “What do you think of that idea? What would you change about the world? What do you want to be when you grow up?”The f uture is ours to win. But to get there, we can’t just stand still. As Robert Kennedy told us, “The future is not a gift. It is an achievement.” Sustaining the American Dream has never been about standing pat. It hasrequired each generation to sacrifice, and struggle, and meet the demands of a new age.Now it’s our turn. We know what it takes to compete for the jobs and industries of our time. We need to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the rest of the world. We have to make America the best place on Earth to do business. We need to take responsibility for our deficit, and reform our government. That’s how our people will prosper. That’s how we’ll win the future. And tonight, I’d like to talk about how we get there.The first step in winning the future is encouraging American innovation.None of us can predict with certainty what the next big industry will be, or where the new jobs will come from. Thirty years ago, we couldn’t know that something called the Internet would lead to an economic revolution. What we can do – what America does better than anyone – is spark the creativity and imagination of our people. We are the nation that put cars in driveways and computers in offices; the nation of Edison and the Wright brothers; of Google and Facebook. In America, innovation doesn’t just change our lives. It’s how we make a living.Our free enterprise system is what drives innovation. But because it’s not always profitable for companies to invest in basic research,throughout history our government has provided cutting-edge scientists and inventors with the support that they need. That’s what planted the seeds for the Internet. That’s what helped make possible things like computer chips and GPS.Just think of all the good jobs – from manufacturing to retail – that have come from those breakthroughs.Half a century ago, when the Soviets beat us into space with the launch of a satellite called Sputnik¸ we had no idea how we’d beat them to the moon. The science wasn’t there yet. NASA didn’t even exist. But aft er investing in better research and education, we didn’t just surpass the Soviets; we unleashed a wave of innovation that created new industries and millions of new jobs.This is our generation’s Sputnik moment. Two years ago, I said that we needed to reac h a level of research and development we haven’t seen since the height of the Space Race. In a few weeks, I will be sending a budget to Congress that helps us meet that goal. We’ll invest in biomedical research, information technology, and especially clean energy technology – an investment that will strengthen our security, protect our planet, and create countless new jobs for our people.Already, we are seeing the promise of renewable energy. Robert and Gary Allen are brothers who run a small Michigan roofing company.After September 11th, they volunteered their best roofers to help repair the Pentagon. But half of their factory went unused, and the recession hit them hard.Today, with the help of a government loan, that empty space is being used to manufacture solar shingles that are being sold all across the country. In Robert’s words, “We reinvented ourselves.”That’s what Americans have done for over two hundred years: reinvented ourselves. And to spur on more success stories like the Allen Brothers, we’ve begun to reinvent our energy policy. We’re not just handing out money. We’re issuing a challenge. We’re telling America’s scientists and engineers that if they assemble teams of the best minds in their fields, and focus on the hardest problems in clean energy, we’ll fund the Apollo Projects of our time.At the California Institute of Technology, they’re developing a way to turn sunlight and water into fuel for our cars. At Oak Ridge National Laboratory, they’re using supercomputers to get a lot more powe r out of our nuclear facilities. With more research and incentives, we can break our dependence on oil with biofuels, and become the first country to have 1 million electric vehicles on the road by 2015.We need to get behind this innovation. And to help p ay for it, I’m asking Congress to eliminate the billions in taxpayer dollars we currentlygive to oil companies. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but they’re doing just fine on their own. So instead of subsidizing yesterday’s energy, let’s invest in tomorro w’s.Now, clean energy breakthroughs will only translate into clean energy jobs if businesses know there will be a market for what they’re selling. So tonight, I challenge you to join me in setting a new goal: by 2035, 80% of America’s electricity will com e from clean energy sources. Some folks want wind and solar. Others want nuclear, clean coal, and natural gas. To meet this goal, we will need them all –and I urge Democrats and Republicans to work together to make it happen.Maintaining our leadership in research and technology is crucial to America’s success. But if we want to win the future –if we want innovation to produce jobs in America and not overseas – then we also have to win the race to educate our kids.Think about it. Over the next ten years, nearly half of all new jobs will require education that goes beyond a high school degree. And yet, as many as a quarter of our students aren’t even finishing high school. The quality of our math and science education lags behind many other nations. America has fallen to 9th in the proportion of young people with a college degree. And so the question is whether all of us – as citizens, andas parents –are willing to do what’s necessary to give every child a chance to succeed.That responsibility begins not in our classrooms, but in our homes and communities. It’s family that first instills the love of learning in a child. Only parents can make sure the TV is turned off and homework gets done. We need to teach our kids that it’s not just the winner of the Super Bowl who deserves to be celebrated, but the winner of the science fair; that success is not a function of fame or PR, but of hard work and discipline.Our schools share this responsibility. When a child walks into a classroom, it should be a place of high expectations and high performance. But too many schools don’t meet this test. That’s why instead of just pouring money into a system that’s not working, we launched a competition called Race to the Top. To all fifty states, we said, “If you show us the most innovative plans to improve teacher quality and student achievement, we’ll show you the money.”Race to the Top is the most meaningful reform of our public schools in a generation. For less than one percent of what we spend on education each year, it has led over 40 states to raise their standards for teaching and learning. These standards were developed, not by Washington, but by Republican and Democratic governors throughout the country. And Raceto the Top should be the approach we follow this year as we replace No Child Left Behind with a law that is more flexible and focused on what’s best for our kids.You see, we know what’s possible for our children when reform isn’t just a top-down mandate, but the work of local teachers and principals; school boards and communities.Take a school like Bruce Randolph in Denver. Three years ago, it was rated one of the worst schools in Colorado; located on turf between two rival gangs. But last May, 97% of the seniors received their diploma. Most will be the first in their family to go to college. And after the first year of the school’s transformation, the principal who made it possible wiped away tears when a student said “Thank you, Mrs. Waters, for showing… that we are smart and we can make it.”Let’s also remember that after parents, the biggest impact on a child’s success comes from the man or woman at the front of the classroom. In South Korea, teachers are known as “nation builders.” Here in America, it’s time we treated the people who educate our children with the same level of respect. We want to reward good teachers and stop making excuses for bad ones. And over the next ten years, with so many Baby Boomers retiring from our classrooms, we want to prepare 100,000 new teachers in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math.In fact, to every young person listening tonight who’s contemplating their career choice: If you want to make a difference in the life of our nation; if you want to make a difference in the life of a child – become a teacher. Your country needs you.Of course, the education race doesn’t end with a high school diploma. To compete, higher education must be within reach of every American. That’s why we’ve ended the unwarranted taxpayer subsidies that went to banks, and used the savings to make college affordable for millions of students. And this year, I ask Congress to go further, and make permanent our tuition tax credit – worth $10,000 for four years of college.Because people need to be able to train for new jobs and careers in today’s fast-changing economy, we are also revitalizing America’s community colleges. Last month, I saw the promise of these schools at Forsyth Tech in North Carolina. Many of the students there used to work in the surrounding factories that have since left town. One mother of two, a woman named Kathy Proctor, had worked in the furniture industry since she was 18 years old. And she told me she’s earning her degree in biotechnology now, at 55 years old, not just because the furniture jobs are gone, but because she wants to inspire her children to pursue their dreams too. As Kathy said, “I hope it tells them to never give up.”If we take these steps – if we raise expectations for every child, and give them the best possible chance at an education, from the day they’re born until the last job they take – we will reach the goal I set two years ago: by the end of the decade, America will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world.One last point about education. Today, there are hundreds of thousands of students excelling in our schools who are not American citizens. Some are the children of undocumented workers, who had nothing to do with the actions of their parents. They grew up as Americans and pledge allegiance to our flag, and yet live every day with the threat of deportation. Others come here from abroad to study in our colleges and universities. But as soon as they obtain advanced degrees, we send them back home to compete against us. It makes no sense.Now, I strongly believe that we should take on, once and for all, the issue of illegal immigration. I am prepared to work with Republicans and Democrats to protect our borders, enforce our laws and address the millions of undocumented workers who are now living in the shadows. I know that debate will be difficult and take time. But tonight, let’s agree to make that effort. And let’s stop expelling talented, responsible young people who can staff our research labs, start new businesses, and further enrich this nation.The third step in winning the future is rebuilding America. To attract new businesses to our shores, we need the fastest, most reliable ways to move people, goods, and information –from high-speed rail to high-speed internet.Our infrastructure used to be the best –but our lead has slipped. South Korean homes now have greater internet access than we do. Countries in Europe and Russia invest more in their roads and railways than we do. China is building faster trains and newer airports. Meanwhile, when our own engin eers graded our nation’s infrastructure, they gave us a “D.”We have to do better. America is the nation that built the transcontinental railroad, brought electricity to rural communities, and constructed the interstate highway system. The jobs created by these projects didn’t just come from laying down tracks or pavement. They came from businesses that opened near a town’s new train station or the new off-ramp.Over the last two years, we have begun rebuilding for the 21st century, a project that has meant thousands of good jobs for the hard-hit construction industry. Tonight, I’m proposing that we redouble these efforts.We will put more Americans to work repairing crumbling roads and bridges. We will make sure this is fully paid for, attract private inves tment, and pick projects based on what’s best for the economy, not politicians.Within 25 years, our goal is to give 80% of Americans access to high-speed rail, which could allow you go places in half the time it takes to travel by car. For some trips, it will be faster than flying – without the pat-down. As we speak, routes in California and the Midwest are already underway.Within the next five years, we will make it possible for business to deploy the next generation of high-speed wireless coverage to 98% of all Americans. This isn’t just about a faster internet and fewer dropped calls. It’s about connecting every part of America to the digital age. It’s about a rural community in Iowa or Alabama where farmers and small business owners will be able to sel l their products all over the world. It’s about a firefighter who can download the design of a burning building onto a handheld device; a student who can take classes with a digital textbook; or a patient who can have face-to-face video chats with her doctor.All these investments – in innovation, education, and infrastructure –will make America a better place to do business and create jobs. But tohelp our companies compete, we also have to knock down barriers that stand in the way of their success.Over the years, a parade of lobbyists has rigged the tax code to benefit particular companies and industries. Those with accountants or lawyers to work the system can end up paying no taxes at all. But all the rest are hit with one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world. It makes no sense, and it has to change.So tonight, I’m asking Democrats and Republicans to simplify the system. Get rid of the loopholes. Level the playing field. And use the savings to lower the corporate tax rate for the first time in 25 years –without adding to our deficit.To help businesses sell more products abroad, we set a goal of doubling our exports by 2014 –because the more we export, the more jobs we create at home. Already, our exports are up. Recently, we signed agreements with India and China that will support more than 250,000 jobs in the United States. And last month, we finalized a trade agreement with South Korea that will support at least 70,000 American jobs. This agreement has unprecedented support from business and labor; Democrats and Republicans, and I ask this Congress to pass it as soon as possible.Before I took office, I made it clear that we would enforce our trade agreements, and that I would only sign deals that keep faith with American workers, and prom ote American jobs. That’s what we did with Korea, and that’s what I intend to do as we pursue agreements with Panama and Colombia, and continue our Asia Pacific and global trade talks.To reduce barriers to growth and investment, I’ve ordered a review of government regulations. When we find rules that put an unnecessary burden on businesses, we will fix them. But I will not hesitate to create or enforce commonsense safeguards to protect the American people. That’s what we’ve done in this country for more than a century. It’s why our food is safe to eat, our water is safe to drink, and our air is safe to breathe. It’s why we have speed limits and child labor laws. It’s why last year, we put in place consumer protections against hidden fees and penalties by credit card companies, and new rules to prevent another financial crisis. And it’s why we passed reform that finally prevents the health insurance industry from exploiting patients.Now, I’ve heard rumors that a few of you have some concerns about the new health care law. So let me be the first to say that anything can be improved. If you have ideas about how to improve this law by making care better or more affordable, I am eager to work with you. We can startright now by correcting a flaw in the legislation that has placed an unnecessary bookkeeping burden on small businesses.What I’m not willing to do is go back to the days when insurance companies could deny someone coverage because of a pre-existing condition. I’m not willing to tell James Howard, a bra in cancer patient from Texas, that his treatment might not be covered. I’m not willing to tell Jim Houser, a small business owner from Oregon, that he has to go back to paying $5,000 more to cover his employees. As we speak, this law is making prescription drugs cheaper for seniors and giving uninsured students a chance to stay on their parents’ coverage. So instead of re-fighting the battles of the last two years, let’s fix what needs fixing and move forward.Now, the final step – a critical step – in winning the future is to make sure we aren’t buried under a mountain of debt.We are living with a legacy of deficit-spending that began almost a decade ago. And in the wake of the financial crisis, some of that was necessary to keep credit flowing, save jobs, and put money in people’s pockets.But now that the worst of the recession is over, we have to confront the fact that our government spends more than it takes in. That is notsustainable. Every day, families sacrifice to live within their means. They deserve a government that does the same.So tonight, I am proposing that starting this year, we freeze annual domestic spending for the next five years. This would reduce the deficit by more than $400 billion over the next decade, and will bring discretionary spending to the lowest share of our economy since Dwight Eisenhower was president.This freeze will require painful cuts. Already, we have frozen the salaries of hardworking federal employees for the next two years. I’ve proposed cuts to things I care deeply about, like community action programs. The Secretary of Defense has also agreed to cut tens of billions of dollars in spending that he and his generals believe our military can do without.I recognize that some in this Chamber have already proposed deeper cuts, and I’m willing to eliminate whatever we can honestly afford to do without. But let’s make sure that we’re not doing it on the backs of our most vulnerable citizens. And let’s make sure what we’re cutting is really excess weight. Cutting the deficit by gutting our investments in innovation and education is like lightening an overloaded airplane by removing its engine. It may feel like you’re flying high at first, but it won’t take long before you’ll feel the impact.Now, most of the cuts and saving s I’ve proposed only address annual domestic spending, which represents a little more than 12% of our budget. To make further progress, we have to stop pretending that cutting this kind of spending alone will be enough. It won’t.The bipartisan Fiscal Commission I created last year made this crystal clear. I don’t agree with all their proposals, but they made important progress. And their conclusion is that the only way to tackle our deficit is to cut excessive spending wherever we find it – in domestic spending, defense spending, health care spending, and spending through tax breaks and loopholes.This means further reducing health care costs, including programs like Medicare and Medicaid, which are the single biggest contributor to our long-term deficit. Health insurance reform will slow these rising costs, which is part of why nonpartisan economists have said that repealing the health care law would add a quarter of a trillion dollars to our deficit. Still, I’m willing to look at other ideas to bring down costs, including one that Republicans suggested last year: medical malpractice reform to rein in frivolous lawsuits.To put us on solid ground, we should also find a bipartisan solution to strengthen Social Security for future generations. And we must do it without putting at risk current retirees, the most vulnerable, or peoplewith disabilities; without slashing benefits for future generations; and without subjecting Americans’ guaranteed retirement income to the whims of the stock market.And if we truly care about our deficit, we simply cannot afford a permanent extension of the tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% of Americans. Before we take money away from our schools, or scholarships away from our students, we should ask millionaires to give up their tax break.It’s not a matter of punishing their success. It’s about promoting America’s success.In fact, the best thing we could do on taxes for all Americans is to simplify the individual tax code. This will be a tough job, but members of both parties have expressed interest in doing this, and I am prepared to join them.So now is the time to act. Now is the time for both sides and both houses of Congress – Democrats and Republicans – to forge a principled compromise that gets the job done. If we make the hard choices now to rein in our deficits, we can make the investments we need to win the future.Let me take this one step further. We shouldn’t just give our people a government that’s more affordable. We should give them a governmentthat’s more competent an d efficient. We cannot win the future with a government of the past.We live and do business in the information age, but the last major reorganization of the government happened in the age of black and white TV. There are twelve different agencies that deal with exports. There are at least five different entities that deal with housing policy. Then there’s my favorite example: the Interior Department is in charge of salmon while they’re in fresh water, but the Commerce Department handles them in when they’r e in saltwater. And I hear it gets even more complicated once they’re smoked.Now, we have made great strides over the last two years in using technology and getting rid of waste. Veterans can now download their electronic medical records with a click of t he mouse. We’re selling acres of federal office space that hasn’t been used in years, and we will cut through red tape to get rid of more. But we need to think bigger. In the coming months, my administration will develop a proposal to merge, consolidate, and reorganize the federal government in a way that best serves the goal of a more competitive America. I will submit that proposal to Congress for a vote – and we will push to get it passed.In the coming year, we will also work to rebuild people’s faith i n the institution of government. Because you deserve to know exactly how and。

2023奥巴马国情咨文演讲前言尊敬的美国国民，各位国会议员：在这个历史性的时刻，我再次站在这里，向全国发表国情咨文演讲。

今天，我要介绍我们美国的发展情况，为了我们共同的未来，我要更加深入地探讨我们已经取得的成就和将要面临的挑战。

国内经济形势我很高兴地告诉大家，我们的经济正在迈向一个新的高峰。

美国的失业率已经降到历史最低水平，消费者信心指数创下新高。

企业利润在稳步增长，投资者很乐观。

在经济增长方面，我们取得了巨大的成就。

近年来，美国国内生产总值增速居于全球前列。

创新领域的发展更是让我们成为了全球发展最快的国家之一。

为了更好的发展，我们也将继续推进各项经济改革，积极应对可能出现的挑战。

教育与科技发展教育是每个孩子成长路上的关键，也是我们美国未来的重要基础。

因此，我们已经投入更多的资金，以便提高教育的质量。

在当前时代，我们不能落后于科技发展，我们要不断革新、创新，开展更多的科研项目，鼓励更多的人才报考理工类专业。

改善卫生保健体系也是我们的一项重要工作。

在过去几年中，我们已经推出了多项政策以改善公共卫生工作。

同时，我们也将通过提高医疗保险的覆盖面以及相关的政策来让更多的人可以享受到更优质的医疗服务。

全球环境问题环境是我们生存的基础之一，也是我们需要共同关注的重要问题。

为了应对气候变化、减少污染，我们将大力推广新能源，大力发展可再生能源领域的科技研究和开发，希望在不久的将来能够完全依靠清洁能源。

同时，我也呼吁全球各国加入我们的行动中，共同保护我们的地球家园。

这是我们承担的责任，同时也是我们的机会，因为我们共同的未来需要我们共同的努力。

国家安全与战略面对全球各种安全威胁，我们的国家安全已经成为了关注的焦点。

为了保障国家安全，我们需要继续加强与各国的合作，建立更广泛的国际伙伴关系。

我们要把握各种关键机遇，提高我们自己的核心竞争力，使我们的政策和决策能够更好地抵御各种挑战。

感言最后，我要对我国的未来充满信心。

未来的美国将会更加繁荣昌盛，更加平等、公正。

奥巴马国情咨文演讲稿（2014年）导读：本文奥巴马国情咨文演讲稿（2014年），仅供参考，如果能帮助到您，欢迎点评和分享。

当地时间2014年1月28日晚上9点(北京时间29日上午10点)，美国总统奥巴马在首都华盛顿的国会发表年度国情咨文演讲，下面是由整理的2014奥巴马国情咨文演讲稿，提供中英文对照，欢迎阅读。

Text of President Barack Obama's State of the union addressMr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, my fellow Americans:议长先生，副总统先生，国会议员们，美国同胞们：Today in America, a teacher spent extra time with a student who needed it, and did her part to lift America's graduation rate to its highest level in more than three decades.今天，在美国教师会花费额外时间帮助有需要的学生，并为将美国学生的毕业率提高到30多年来的最高水平尽职尽责。

An entrepreneur flipped on the lights in her tech startup, and did her part to add to the more than 8 million new jobs our businesses have created over the past four years.企业家在其技术创业公司夜以继日，为过去4年来增加800万新的就业岗位尽职尽责。

An autoworker fine-tuned some of the best, most fuel-efficient cars in the world, and did his part to help America wean itself off foreign oil.汽车工人在改进世界上最好最节油的汽车，为帮助美国减少对外国石油的依赖尽职尽责。

奥巴马国情咨文演讲稿：激发希望，走向辉煌尊敬的美利坚合众国国民、各位阁下：今天，我站在这里，向全国人民发表我的国情咨文，我要说“激发希望，走向辉煌”。

这是我们共同的目标。

很多年前，我当选为美国总统。

当时，我们正在经历一场前所未有的经济危机，我们的经济遭受了巨大的打击，许多人失去了工作，失去了家园，失去了价值。

当时很多人都感到绝望，甚至毫无希望。

在这种情况下，我被选为总统，我知道，我必须做些什么，不仅是为了拯救美国的经济，还要给大家带来希望，激励大家面对未来充满信心。

当时，我提出了“是时候了，变革的时候到了”这样的口号，我知道，我们必须创造出一种新的前景，一种能够激发希望、鼓舞人心的前景，以激励人们前往更美好的未来。

我们采取的第一步就是重新投资我们的经济，重振我们的经济，以创造更多的就业机会和经济机会。

我们需要创造一个更为公平的系统，让每一个人都能够享有更好的生活。

我们的工人、我们的企业、我们的中小企业家，都需要我们的支持。

我们迅速采取了一系列措施，包括增加国家债务、减少税收、扩大贷款规模、保护投资者的权益等。

这些措施都是为了让我们的经济更好地运转。

我们在这场经济危机中，创造了数百万个就业机会，重振了我们的经济，让我们的国家重新回到了轨道上。

但是，这还不够，我们还需要呼吁人们拥有信心，拥有希望。

我们必须向大家传递一种信息，那就是我们的国家有一个美好的未来，我们的孩子们有一个稳定、繁荣的国家。

我了解到，未来会面临很多挑战，有些挑战可能会很严峻，但我们必须冷静应对，保持信心，用我们的努力和顽强不屈的精神克服这些挑战。

这是我们的责任，也是我们必须履行的责任。

在这个时代，我们需要一个新的愿景，一个更加美好的未来。

我相信，我们可以走到更远的地方，我们可以成为一个更加繁荣和进步的国家。

我们的国家充满了激情和创新。

我们需要让更多的人参与到这个进程中来。

我们需要让更多的人发挥他们的潜力，创造更多的机遇和创意。

我们必须让每个人都有机会在自己所热爱和喜欢的领域中施展才华，去追求自己的梦想。

奥巴马国情咨文奥巴马国情咨文（State of the Union Address）是美国总统每年向国会发表的一篇演讲，旨在概述国家的现状和面临的挑战，并提出他的政策和议程。

以下是奥巴马总统于2016年发表的国情咨文的主要内容：1. 经济：奥巴马总统宣称美国经济已经从金融危机中恢复，并取得了相当大的进展。

他提到了就业人数增加、失业率下降、收入增长等一系列经济指标的改善。

他谈到了提高工资和缩小贫富差距的重要性，并呼吁提高最低工资标准。

2. 教育：奥巴马总统强调了提高教育质量的重要性，特别是在科学、技术、工程和数学领域。

他呼吁为每个孩子提供高质量的学前教育，并扩大大学入学机会。

3. 环境：奥巴马总统谈到了应对气候变化的全球挑战，并强调了减少温室气体排放的重要性。

他提到了美国在能源发展和可再生能源方面取得的进展，并呼吁继续支持清洁能源和环保措施。

4. 健康保险：奥巴马总统回顾了他的签署的医疗改革法案，即奥巴马医改法案（Affordable Care Act），并宣称该法案在提供保险覆盖和改善医疗质量方面取得了显著成果。

他呼吁继续保护医疗保险制度，并寻求进一步改进。

5. 移民：奥巴马总统谈到了移民改革的重要性，并呼吁通过立法来解决移民问题。

他提出了一项计划，即为非法移民提供合法身份，并强调了移民对经济和社会的贡献。

这些仅仅是国情咨文的一部分内容，奥巴马总统还提到了其他许多议题，包括国家安全、反恐斗争、外交政策等。

国情咨文是总统向国会和全国人民传达他们的政策目标和愿景的重要机会，也是合作和讨论的起点。

专题过关检测六时间：90分钟　分值：100分一、选择题(共6小题，每小题4分，共24分)1．有一种观点认为，全球化是发达国家用来打开发展中国家市场的“敲门砖”，是新殖民主义的一种形式，因此发展中国家应该团结起来，抵制全球化。

你认为这种观点( ) A．正确。

因为全球化正是发达资本主义国家主导的B．基本正确。

发展中国家最好别趟这股浑水C．偏颇。

全球化是一把双刃剑，对发展中国家既是机遇也是挑战D．基本错误。

发展中国家应无条件支持答案　C解析　全球化尽管会给发展中国家带来挑战，甚至带来了一些不利的影响，但全球化是世界经济发展的必然结果，这一历史趋势是无法改变的，而且从长远看，经济全球化有利于世界各国经济的发展，故C项正确。

题中其他观点过于片面。

2．美国总统奥巴马在国情咨文中说：“美国政府在过去几十年一直在等待，即使美国存在的问题日益恶化。

与此同时，中国却没有等待，实施经济改革。

德国、印度也没有等待。

这些国家没有原地踏步，也不想成为次要国家。

……我无法接受美国成为二等国家。

”这表明( )A．一超多强的格局被打破 B．美国已沦为二等国家C．新的国际格局已经确立 D．多极化趋势正在加强答案　D解析　东欧剧变、苏联解体后，两极格局被打破，世界格局的多极化趋势加强，当前的国际关系格局表现为“一超(即美国)多强”，新的世界格局尚未形成，故A、B、C三项错误；材料内容反映中国、印度等国家的崛起，反映了世界多极化趋势的加强，故选D项。

3．美、欧盟、日、俄、中是当今世界五大政治力量(如下图)，世界格局出现多极化发展趋势，这五大政治力量之间的相互关系是( )A．相互竞争、相互制约 B．求同存异、共同发展C．联合斗争、利益一致 D．平等互利、力量均衡答案　A解析　冷战结束后，世界格局发生重大变化，多极化趋势进一步加强，表现为五大政治力量的相互竞争、相互制约。

故选A项。

4．“一个根源，多种力量；互相制约，和平有望。

”这是一位历史学教授对未来世界格局及社会发展趋势的高度概括。

奥巴马2011年国情咨文演讲（全文）奥巴马2011年国情咨文演讲（全文）2011-01-2615:25:01随时随地看新闻华盛顿当地时间1月25日晚(北京时间1月26日上午)，美国总统奥巴马在国会发表2011年国情咨文。

奥巴马在演讲中表示，解决短期的就业和长期的美国竞争力问题将成为未来政府工作的重点。

另外，奥巴马还讲到了医改、外交政策、军事、政府机制改革等未来政府的工作内容。

以下是演讲全文内容：今晚我想首先向美国第112届国会的男女议员、你们的新议长约翰·博纳表示祝贺。

在我们庆祝这一时刻时，我们仍然很清楚一位国会议员的座位是空着的，让我们为我们的同事、我们的朋友加布里埃尔·吉福兹的健康祈祷。

呼吁两党合作我们这些今晚出席这一活动的人在过去两年曾存在分歧，这不是秘密。

辩论是非常激烈的，我们为我们各自的观点进行了激烈的斗争。

这是一件好事，这是强有力的民主所要求的。

这种争论帮助美国成为区别于其它国家的民主国家。

但图森市的悲剧给了我们一个停止争论的理由。

我们进行的公共辩论引发了噪音、情绪、怨恨。

图森的悲剧提醒我们，不管我们是谁、来自何方，我们中的每一个人都是一个更伟大事务的一部分，它比政党或者政治倾向更具必然性。

我们是美国大家庭的组成部分。

我们相信，在这个各种种族、信仰、观点并存的国家，我们仍是一个团结在一起的民族。

我们拥有共同的希望和信条，图森小女孩的梦想与我们自己孩子的梦想没有什么大的差别，这些梦想都应获得实现的机会。

这也是使我们作为一个国家产生分歧的原因。

现在，简单地认识到这一点本身将不会开启一个合作的新时代。

这一时刻所能产生的成果取决于我们。

这一时刻所产生的成果将不会由我们是否今晚坐在一起而决定，它将被我们明天是否合作所决定。

我认为我们能够实现合作。

我认为我们必须这样。

这是那些把我们送到这里的人们所期望的。

他们通过他们的选票决定，执政将是两党共同的责任。

新的法案只有在获得民主党和共和党议员的支持下才能通过。

奥巴马2016国情咨文演讲President Obama's final state of the Union addressMr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, my fellow Americans:议长先生、副总统先生、各位国会议员和美国同胞们：Tonight marks the eighth year I've come here to report on the State of the Union. And for this final one, I'm going to try to make it shorter. I know some of you are antsy to get back to Iowa.今晚是我在这里做国情咨文的第八个年头，也是最后一次。

我将尽量简而言之。

我知道你们中有些人急着回爱荷华州（译者注：两党党内预选进行地）。

I also understand that because it's an election season, expectations for what we'll achieve this year are low. Still, Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the constructive approach you and the other leaders took at the end of last year to pass a budget and make tax cuts permanent for working families. So I hope we can work together this year on bipartisan priorities like criminal justice reform, and helping people who are battling prescription drug abuse. We just might surprise the cynics again.我也理解此时正当大选之季，因此公众对我们今年成就的期望并不高。

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I know some of you are antsy to get back to Iowa.I also understand that because it's an election season, expectations for what we'll achievethis year are low. Still, Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the constructive approach you and theother leaders took at the end of last year to pass a budget and make tax cuts permanent forworking families. So I hope we can work together this year on bipartisan priorities like criminaljustice reform, and helping people who are battling prescription drug abuse. We just mightsurprise the cynics again.But tonight, I want to go easy on the traditional list of proposals for the year ahead. Don'tworry, I've got plenty, from helping students learn to write computer code to personalizingmedical treatments for patients. And I'll keep pushing for progress on the work that still needsdoing. Fixing a broken immigration system. Protecting our kids from gunviolence. Equal payfor equal work, paid leave, raising the minimum wage. All these things still matter tohardworking families; they are still the right thing to do; and I will not let up until they getdone.But for my final address to this chamber, I don't want to talk just about the next year. I wantto focus on the next five years, ten years, and beyond.I want to focus on our future.We live in a time of extraordinary change - change that's reshaping the way we live, the waywe work, our planet and our place in the world. It's change that promises amazing medicalbreakthroughs, but also economic disruptions that strain working families. It promiseseducation for girls in the most remote villages, but also connects terrorists plotting an oceanaway. It's change that can broaden opportunity, or widen inequality. And whether we like itor not, the pace of this change will only accelerate.America has been through big changes before - wars and depression, the influx ofimmigrants, workers fighting for a fair deal, and movements to expand civil rights. Each time,there have been those who told us to fear the future; who claimed we could slam the brakes onchange, promising to restorepast glory if we just got some group or idea that wasthreatening America under control. And each time, we overcame those fears. We did not, inthe words of Lincoln, adhere to the “dogmas of the quiet past.” Instead we thought anew, andacted anew. We made change work for us, always extending America's promise outward, to thenext frontier, to more and more people. And because we did - because we saw opportunitywhere others saw only peril - we emerged stronger and better than before.What was true then can be true now. Our unique strengths as a nation - our optimism andwork ethic, our spirit of discovery and innovation, our diversity and commitment to the ruleof law - these things give us everything we need to ensure prosperity and security forgenerations to come.In fact, it's that spirit that made the progress of these past seven years possible. It's how werecovered from the worst economic crisis in generations. It's how we reformed our health caresystem, and reinvented our energy sector; how we delivered more care and benefits to ourtroops and veterans, and how we secured the freedom in every state to marry the person welove.But such progress is not inevitable. It is the result of choices we make together. And we facesuch choices right now. Will we respond to the changes of our time with fear, turninginward asa nation, and turning against each other as a people? Or will we face the future withconfidence in who we are, what we stand for, and the incredible things we can do together?So let's talk about the future, and four big questions that we as a country have to answer -regardless of who the next President is, or who controls the next Congress.First, how do we give everyone a fair shot at opportunity and security in this new economy?Second, how do we make technology work for us, and not against us - especially when it comesto solving urgent challenges like climate change?Third, how do we keep America safe and lead the world without becoming its policeman?And finally, how can we make our politics reflect what's best in us, and not what's worst?Let me start with the economy, and a basic fact: the United States of America, right now, hasthe strongest, most durable economy in the world. We're in the middle of the longest streakof private-sector job creation in history. More than 14 million new jobs; the strongest two yearsof job growth since the ‘90s; an unemployment rate cut in half. Our auto industry just had itsbest year ever. Manufacturing has created nearly900,000 new jobs in the past six years. Andwe've done all this while cutting our deficits by almost three-quarters.Anyone claiming that America's economy is in decline is peddling fiction. What is true - andthe reason that a lot of Americans feel anxious - is that the economy has been changing inprofound ways, changes that started long before the Great Recession hit and haven't let up.Today, technology doesn't just replace jobs on the assembly line, but any job where work canbe automated. Companies in a global economy can locate anywhere, and face toughercompetition. As a result, workers have less leverage for a raise. Companies have less loyaltyto their communities. And more and more wealth and income is concentrated at the very top.All these trends have squeezed workers, even when they have jobs; even when the economy isgrowing. It's made it harder for a hardworking family to pull itself out of poverty, harder foryoung people to start on their careers, and tougher for workers to retire when they want to. Andalthough none of these trends are unique to America, they do offend our uniquely Americanbelief that everybody who works hard should get a fair shot.For the past seven years, our goal has been a growingeconomy that works better for everybody.We've made progress. But we need to make more. And despite all the political arguments we'vehad these past few years, there are some areas where Americans broadly agree.We agree that real opportunity requires every American to get the education and training theyneed to land a good-paying job. The bipartisan reform of No Child Left Behind was animportant start, and together, we've increased early childhood education, lifted high schoolgraduation rates to new highs, and boosted graduates in fields like engineering. In the comingyears, we should build on that progress, by providing Pre-K for all, offering every student thehands-on computer science and math classes that make them job-ready on day one, and weshould recruit and support more great teachers for our kids.And we have to make college affordable for every American. Because no hardworking studentshould be stuck in the red. We've already reduced student loan payments to ten percent of aborrower's income. Now, we've actually got to cut the cost of college. Providing two years ofcommunity college at no cost for every responsible student is one of the best ways to do that,and I'm going to keep fighting to get that started this year.Of course, a great education isn't all we need in this new economy. We also need benefits andprotections that provide a basic measure of security. After all, it's not much of a stretch tosay that some of the only people in America who are going to work the same job, in the sameplace, with a health and retirement package, for 30 years, are sitting in this chamber. Foreveryone else, especially folks in their forties and fifties, saving for retirement or bouncing backfrom job loss has gotten a lot tougher. Americans understand that at some point in theircareers, they may have to retool and retrain. But they shouldn't lose what they've alreadyworked so hard to build.That's why Social Security and Medicare are more important than ever; we shouldn't weakenthem, we should strengthen them. And for Americans short of retirement, basic benefitsshould be just as mobile as everything else is today. That's what the Affordable Care Act is allabout. It's about filling the gaps in employer-based care so that when we lose a job, or go backto school, or start that new business, we'll still have coverage. Nearly eighteen million havegained coverage so far. Health care inflation has slowed. And our businesses have created jobsevery single month since it became law.Now, I'm guessing we won't agree on health care anytime soon.But there should be other waysboth parties can improve economic security. Say a hardworking American loses his job - weshouldn't just make sure he can get unemployment insurance; we should make sure thatprogram encourages him to retrain for a business that's ready to hire him. If that new jobdoesn't pay as much, there should be a system of wage insurance in place so that he can stillpay his bills. And even if he's going from job to job, he should still be able to save forretirement and take his savings with him. That's the way we make the new economy workbetter for everyone.I also know Speaker Ryan has talked about his interest in tackling poverty. America is aboutgiving everybody willing to work a hand up, and I'd welcome a serious discussion aboutstrategies we can all support, like expanding tax cuts for low-income workers without kids.But there are other areas where it's been more difficult to find agreement over the last sevenyears - namely what role the government should play in making sure the system's not rigged infavor of the wealthiest and biggest corporations. And here, the American people have a choiceto make.I believe a thriving private sector is the lifeblood of our economy. I think there are outdatedregulations that need to bechanged, and there's red tape that needs to be cut. But after yearsof record corporate profits, working families won't get more opportunity or bigger paychecksby letting big banks or big oil or hedge funds make their own rules at the expense of everyoneelse; or by allowing attacks on collective bargaining to go unanswered. Food Stamp recipientsdidn't cause the financial crisis; recklessness on Wall Street did. Immigrants aren't the reasonwages haven't gone up enough; those decisions are made in the boardrooms that too often putquarterly earnings over long-term returns. It's sure not the average family watching tonightthat avoids paying taxes through offshore accounts. In this new economy, workers and start-upsand small businesses need more of a voice, not less. The rules should work for them. And thisyear I plan to lift up the many businesses who've figured out that doing right by their workersends up being good for their shareholders, their customers, and their communities, so that wecan spread those best practices across America.In fact, many of our best corporate citizens are also our most creative. This brings me to thesecond big question we have to answer as a country: how do we reignite that spirit ofinnovation to meet our biggest challenges?Sixty years ago, when the Russians beat us into space, we didn't deny Sputnik was up there.We didn't argue about the science, or shrink our research and development budget. We built aspace program almost overnight, and twelve years later, we were walking on the moon.That spirit of discovery is in our DNA. We're Thomas Edison and the Wright Brothers andGeorge Washington Carver. We're Grace Hopper and Katherine Johnson and Sally Ride. We'reevery immigrant and entrepreneur from Boston to Austin to Silicon Valley racing to shape abetter world. And over the past seven years, we've nurtured that spirit.We've protected an open internet, and taken bold new steps to get more students and low-income Americans online. We've launched next-generation manufacturing hubs, and online toolsthat give an entrepreneur everything he or she needs to start a business in a single day.But we can do so much more. Last year, Vice President Biden said that with a new moonshot,America can cure cancer. Last month, he worked with this Congress to give scientists at theNational Institutes of Health the strongest resources they've had in over a decade. Tonight, I'mannouncing a new national effort to get it done. And because he's gone to themat for all of us,on so many issues over the past forty years, I'm putting Joe in charge of Mission Control. Forthe loved ones we've all lost, for the family we can still save, let's make America the countrythat cures cancer once and for all.Medical research is critical. We need the same level of commitment when it comes todeveloping clean energy sources.Look, if anybody still wants to dispute the science around climate change, have at it. You'll bepretty lonely, because you'll be debating our military, most of America's business leaders, themajority of the American people, almost the entire scientific community, and 200 nationsaround the world who agree it's a problem and intend to solve it.But even if the planet wasn't at stake; even if 20XX wasn't the warmest year on record - until20XX turned out even hotter - why would we want to pass up the chance for Americanbusinesses to produce and sell the energy of the future?Seven years ago, we made the single biggest investment in clean energy in our history. Hereare the results. In fields from Iowa to Texas, wind power is now cheaper than dirtier,conventional power. On rooftops from Arizona to New York, solar is saving Americans tens ofmillions of dollars a year on their energy bills, and employs more Americans than coal- in jobsthat pay better than average. We're taking steps to give homeowners the freedom to generateand store their own energy - something environmentalists and Tea Partiers have teamed up tosupport. Meanwhile, we've cut our imports of foreign oil by nearly sixty percent, and cut carbonpollution more than any other country on Earth.Gas under two bucks a gallon ain't bad, either.Now we've got to accelerate the transition away from dirty energy. Rather than subsidizethe past, we should invest in the future - especially in communities that rely on fossil fuels.That's why I'm going to push to change the way we manage our oil and coal resources, so thatthey better reflect the costs they impose on taxpayers and our planet. That way, we putmoney back into those communities and put tens of thousands of Americans to work building a21st century transportation system.None of this will happen overnight, and yes, there are plenty of entrenched interests whowant to protect the status quo. But the jobs we'll create, the money we'll save, and the planetwe'll preserve - that's the kind of future our kids and grandkids deserve.Climate change is just one of many issues where our security is linked to the rest of the world.And that's why the third bigquestion we have to answer is how to keep America safe andstrong without either isolating ourselves or trying to nation-build everywhere there's a problem.I told you earlier all the talk of America's economic decline is political hot air. Well, so is all therhetoric you hear about our enemies getting stronger and America getting weaker. The UnitedStates of America is the most powerful nation on Earth. Period. It's not even close. We spendmore on our military than the next eight nations combined. Our troops are the finest fightingforce in the history of the world. No nation dares to attack us or our allies because they knowthat's the path to ruin. Surveys show our standing around the world is higher than when I waselected to this office, and when it comes to every important international issue, people of theworld do not look to Beijing or Moscow to lead - they call us.As someone who begins every day with an intelligence briefing, I know this is a dangeroustime. But that's not because of diminished American strength or some looming superpower. Intoday's world, we're threatened less by evil empires and more by failing states. The Middle Eastis going through a transformation that will play out for a generation, rooted in conflicts thatdate back millennia. Economic headwinds blowfrom a Chinese economy in transition. Even astheir economy contracts, Russia is pouring resources to prop up Ukraine and Syria - states theysee slipping away from their orbit. And the international system we built after World War II isnow struggling to keep pace with this new reality.It's up to us to help remake that system. And that means we have to set priorities.Priority number one is protecting the American people and going after terrorist networks. Bothal Qaeda and now ISIL pose a direct threat to our people, because in today's world, even ahandful of terrorists who place no value on human life, including their own, can do a lot ofdamage. They use the Internet to poison the minds of individuals inside our country; theyundermine our allies.But as we focus on destroying ISIL, over-the-top claims that this is World War III just play intotheir hands. Masses of fighters on the back of pickup trucks and twisted souls plotting inapartments or garages pose an enormous danger to civilians and must be stopped. But theydo not threaten our national existence. That's the story ISIL wants to tell; that's the kind ofpropaganda they use to recruit. We don't need to build them up to show that we're serious,nor do we need to pushaway vital allies in this fight by echoing the lie that ISIL isrepresentative of one of the world's largest religions. We just need to call them what they are- killers and fanatics who have to be rooted out, hunted down, and destroyed.That's exactly what we are doing. For more than a year, America has led a coalition of morethan 60 countries to cut off ISIL's financing, disrupt their plots, stop the flow of terroristfighters, and stamp out their vicious ideology. With nearly 10,000 air strikes, we are takingout their leadership, their oil, their training camps, and their weapons. We are training, arming,and supporting forces who are steadily reclaiming territory in Iraq and Syria.If this Congress is serious about winning this war, and wants to send a message to our troopsand the world, you should finally authorize the use of military force against ISIL. Take a vote.But the American people should know that with or without Congressional action, ISIL will learnthe same lessons as terrorists before them. If you doubt America's commitment - or mine - tosee that justice is done, ask Osama bin Laden. Ask the leader of al Qaeda in Yemen, who wastaken out last year, or the perpetrator of the Benghazi attacks, who sits in a prison cell. Whenyou come after Americans, we go after you. It may take time,but we have long memories, andour reach has no limit.Our foreign policy must be focused on the threat from ISIL and al Qaeda, but it can't stopthere. For even without ISIL, instability will continue for decades in many parts of the world -in the Middle East, in Afghanistan and Pakistan, in parts of Central America, Africa and Asia.Some of these places may become safe havens for new terrorist networks; others will fall victimto ethnic conflict, or famine, feeding the next wave of refugees. The world will look to us tohelp solve these problems, and our answer needs to be more than tough talk or calls to carpetbomb civilians. That may work as a TV sound bite, but it doesn't pass muster on the worldstage.We also can't try to take over and rebuild every country that falls into crisis. That's notleadership; that's a recipe for quagmire, spilling American blood and treasure that ultimatelyweakens us. It's the lesson of Vietnam, of Iraq - and we should have learned it by now.Fortunately, there's a smarter approach, a patient and disciplined strategy that uses everyelement of our national power. It says America will always act, alone if necessary, to protectour people and our allies; but on issues of global concern, we will mobilize the world to workwith us, and makesure other countries pull their own weight.That's our approach to conflicts like Syria, where we're partnering with local forces and leadinginternational efforts to help that broken society pursue a lasting peace.That's why we built a global coalition, with sanctions and principled diplomacy, to prevent anuclear-armed Iran. As we speak, Iran has rolled back its nuclear program, shipped out itsuranium stockpile, and the world has avoided another war.That's how we stopped the spread of Ebola in West Africa. Our military, our doctors, and ourdevelopment workers set up the platform that allowed other countries to join us in stampingout that epidemic.That's how we forged a Trans-Pacific Partnership to open markets, protect workers and theenvironment, and advance American leadership in Asia. It cuts 18,000 taxes on products Madein America, and supports more good jobs. With TPP, China doesn't set the rules in that region,we do. You want to show our strength in this century? Approve this agreement. Give us thetools to enforce it.Fifty years of isolating Cuba had failed to promote democracy, setting us back in LatinAmerica. That's why we restored diplomatic relations, opened the door to travelandcommerce, and positioned ourselves to improve the lives of the Cuban people. You want toconsolidate our leadership and credibility in the hemisphere? Recognize that the Cold Waris over. Lift the embargo.American leadership in the 21st century is not a choice between ignoring the rest of the world -except when we kill terrorists; or occupying and rebuilding whatever society is unraveling.Leadership means a wise application of military power, and rallying the world behind causesthat are right. It means seeing our foreign assistance as part of our national security, notcharity. When we lead nearly 200 nations to the most ambitious agreement in history to fightclimate change - that helps vulnerable countries, but it also protects our children. When wehelp Ukraine defend its democracy, or Colombia resolve a decades-long war, thatstrengthens the international order we depend upon. When we help African countries feed theirpeople and care for the sick, that prevents the next pandemic from reaching our shores. Rightnow, we are on track to end the scourge of HIV/AIDS, and we have the capacity toaccomplish the same thing with malaria - something I'll be pushing this Congress to fund thisyear.That's strength. That's leadership. And that kind ofleadership depends on the power of ourexample. That is why I will keep working to shut down the prison at Guantanamo: it'sexpensive, it's unnecessary, and it only serves as a recruitment brochure for our enemies.That's why we need to reject any politics that targets people because of race or religion. Thisisn't a matter of political correctness. It's a matter of understanding what makes us strong. Theworld respects us not just for our arsenal; it respects us for our diversity and our opennessand the way we respect every faith. His Holiness, Pope Francis, told this body from the very spotI stand tonight that “to imitate the hatred and violence of tyrants and murderers is the bestway to take their place.” When politicians insult Muslims, when a mosque is vandalized, or a kidbullied, that doesn't make us safer. That's not telling it like it is. It's just wrong. It diminishesus in the eyes of the world. It makes it harder to achieve our goals. And it betrays who we areas a country.“We the People.” Our Constitution begins with those three simple words, words we've come torecognize mean all the people, not just some; words that insist we rise and fall together. Thatbrings me to the fourth, and maybe the most important thing I want to say tonight.The future we want - opportunity and security for our families; a rising standard of living anda sustainable, peaceful planet for our kids - all that is within our reach. But it will only happenif we work together. It will only happen if we can have rational, constructive debates.It will only happen if we fix our politics.A better politics doesn't mean we have to agree on everything. This is a big country, withdifferent regions and attitudes and interests. That's one of our strengths, too. Our Foundersdistributed power between states and branches of government, and expected us to argue, justas they did, over the size and shape of government, over commerce and foreign relations, overthe meaning of liberty and the imperatives of security.But democracy does require basic bonds of trust between its citizens. It doesn't work if wethink the people who disagree with us are all motivated by malice, or that our politicalopponents are unpatriotic. Democracy grinds to a halt without a willingness to compromise;or when even basic facts are contested, and we listen only to those who agree with us. Ourpublic life withers when only the most extreme voices get attention. Most of all, democracybreaks down when the averageperson feels their voice doesn't matter; that the system isrigged in favor of the rich or the powerful or some narrow interest.Too many Americans feel that way right now. It's one of the few regrets of my presidency - thatthe rancor and suspicion between the parties has gotten worse instead of better. There's nodoubt a president with the gifts of Lincoln or Roosevelt might have better bridged the divide,and I guarantee I'll keep trying to be better so long as I hold this office.But, my fellow Americans, this cannot be my task - or any President's - alone. There are awhole lot of folks in this chamber who would like to see more cooperation, a more elevateddebate in Washington, but feel trapped by the demands of getting elected. I know; you've toldme. And if we want a better politics, it's not enough to just change a Congressman or a Senatoror even a President; we have to change the system to reflect our better selves.We have to end the practice of drawing our congressional districts so that politicians can picktheir voters, and not the other way around. We have to reduce the influence of money in ourpolitics, so that a handful of families and hidden interests can't bankroll our elections - and ifour existing approach to。

Madam Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States—she's around here somewhere:总统，议长女士，副总统先生，各位国会议员，美国第一夫人――她就在附近。

I have come here tonight not only to address the distinguished men and women in this great Chamber, but to speak frankly and directly to the men and women who sent us here.今晚我来到这里，不仅向这个宏伟大厅中在做的各位杰出人士发表讲话，而且向推选我们来到这里的男女民众们进行坦率和直接的交谈。

I know that for many Americans watching right now, the state of our economy is a concern that rises above all others, and rightly so. If you haven't been personally affected by this recession, you probably know someone who has: a friend, a neighbor, a member of your family. You don't need to hear another list of statistics to know that our economy is in crisis, because you live it every day. It's the worry you wake up with and the source of sleepless nights. It's the job you thought you'd retire from but now have lost, the business you built your dreams upon that's now hanging by a thread, the college acceptance letter your child had to put back in the envelope. The impact of this recession is real, and it is everywhere.我知道，对于现在正在收看转播的许多美国人来说，我国的经济现状令人担忧，压倒了所有其它的问题。

President's State of the Union AddressBarack ObamaU.S. CapitolJanuary 2009巴拉克·奥巴马总统国情咨文Madam Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States —she's around here somewhere:总统：议长女士，副总统先生，各位国会议员，美国第一夫人——(掌声)——她就在附近。

I have come here tonight not only to address the distinguished men and women in this great Chamber, but to speak frankly and directly to the men and women who sent us here.今晚，我来到这里，不仅向这个宏伟大厅中在座的各位杰出人士发表讲话，而且向推选我们来到这里的男女民众进行坦率和直接的交谈。

I know that for many Americans watching right now, the state of our economy is a concern that rises above all others, and rightly so. If you haven't been personally affected by this recession, you probably know someone who has: a friend, a neighbor, a member of your family. You don't need to hear another list of statistics to know that our economy is in crisis, because you live it every day. It's the worry you wake up with and the source of sleepless nights. It's the job you thought you'd retire from but now have lost, the business you built your dreams upon that's now hanging by a thread, the college acceptance letter your child had to put back in the envelope. The impact of this recession is real, and it is everywhere.我知道，对于现在正在收看转播的很多美国人来说，我国的经济现状令人担忧，压倒了所有其他的问题。

奥巴马就美国国情咨文演讲稿华盛顿当地时间1月20日晚9时(北京时间21日上午10时)，美国总统奥巴马身着标志性黑色西装，准时现身国会开始进行20xx年国情咨文演讲，这也是他任内第六份国情咨文。

下面是由整理的20xx奥巴马国情咨文演讲稿，提供中英文对照，欢迎阅读。

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, my fellow Americans:议长先生，副总统先生，国会议员们，美国同胞们：We are 15 years into this new century. Fifteen years that dawned with terror touching our shores; that unfolded with a new generation fighting two long and costly wars; that saw a vicious recession spread across our nation and the world. It has been, and still is, a hard time for many。

我们跨入新世纪已经20xx年了。

新世纪一开始，我们就遭受了恐怖袭击，新一代人就投入了两场旷日持久而又代价昂贵的战争，后来又发生了席卷全国乃至全球的恶性衰退。

对很多人来说，那时候是，现在也仍然是一段艰难的时期。

But tonight, we turn the page. Tonight, after a breakthrough year for America, our economy is growing and creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999. Our unemployment rate is now lower than it was before the financial crisis. More of our kids are graduating than ever before. More of our people are insured than ever before. And we are asfree from the grip of foreign oil as wethings like lower mortgage premiums and a higher minimum wage --these ideas will make a meaningful difference in the lives of millions of families. Thatsacrifice by supporting that countrythat we dona black America or a white America -- but a United States of America. I said this because I had seen it in my own life, in a nation that gave someone like me a chance; because I grew up in Hawaii, a melting pot of races and customs; because I made Illinois my home --a state of small towns, rich farmland, one of the world s great cities; a microcosm of the country where Democrats and Republicans and Independents, good people of every ethnicity and every faith, share certain bedrock values。

奥巴马发表国情咨文尊敬的国会议员、最高法院大法官、尊敬的美国公民：我很荣幸再次站在这里，向全国公众发表国情咨文。

我想先感谢上帝保佑我们的国家，感谢美国人民无私的奉献和勇敢的付出。

今天，我向您展示美国的繁荣与挑战，我们的成就与使命。

八年前，我在这里为第一次发表国情咨文，我提出了一个充满希望的愿景：一个团结、充满机会的美国。

如今，我很自豪地说，美国已经达到了这个愿景的许多方面。

首先，我们克服了最严重的经济衰退。

当我上任时，我们面临着失业率飙升、企业倒闭和经济对冲击的迅速恢复的挑战。

但是，通过坚定的决心和有力的政策，我们成功地出台了刺激计划和金融改革，使得我们的经济重新复苏，创造了约1500万个工作岗位。

其次，我们重建了我们的医疗体系。

我一直坚信，每个美国人都应该有可负担和可及的医疗保健。

我们通过《负担得起的医疗保健法案》实现了这一目标，为数百万无保险人口提供了医疗保险，并保护了数百万现有的医疗保险。

我们还进行了历史性的进步，推进了LGBTQ权益。

我们废除了“不问不说”政策，允许同性恋和双性恋者在军队中自由表达自己的身份。

同性婚姻合法化，并且司法部门对待LGBTQ权益的态度也发生了巨大变化。

这些成就的背后是不可忽视的挑战。

我们仍然面临着全球恐怖主义威胁，如伊斯兰国和基地组织。

我们必须更加努力地保护国家安全，打击恐怖分子的威胁，同时保持我们美国价值观的核心。

我们还必须要解决和应对气候变化的挑战。

科学告诉我们，气候变化是现实，并且可能带来灾难性的后果。

我们必须采取行动减少温室气体排放，推动可再生能源的发展，并加强全球合作以应对这一挑战。

此外，我们还必须坚持对待移民问题的公正和人道的态度。

我们的移民制度需要进行全面的改革，以使得合法渠道更加容易，同时遏制非法移民。

我们必须建设一个让每个人有机会实现美国梦的社会。

最后，我们必须继续努力实现种族平等和社会正义。

我们在过去几年中见证了一系列种族动荡事件，这再次提醒我们，我们的工作尚未完成。

本周，奥巴马总统发表11月寻求连任之前的最后一次国际咨文演讲。

This week, President Obama gave his State of the Union speech, the last one before he seeks re-election in November.奥巴马：“今晚我想谈谈美国如何向前迈迚，幵制定经济持久发展的蓝图，我们的经济是以美国制造业、美国能源、美国劳工的技能以及重塑美国价值观为基础的。

”BARACK OBAMA: "Tonight I want to speak about how we move forward and lay out a blueprint for an economy that is built to last -- an economy built on American manufacturing, American energy, skills for American workers and a renewal of American values."周二晚上，奥巴马对国会和全国民众表示“美国领导地位的重塑在全球都有体现。

”Tuesday night, Mr. Obama told Congress and the nation that "the renewalof American leadership can be felt across the globe."奥巴马：“那些告诉你美国正在衰退，美国的影响力在减弱的人，都是在不知所云。

”BARACK OBAMA: "Anyone who tells you that America is in decline or that our influence has waned, does not know what they are talking about."他还谈了他所谓的“我们这个时代决定性的问题。

美国总统奥巴马国情咨文原文Obama’s State of Union speechMadame Speaker, Vice President Biden, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans:Our Constitution declares that from time to time, the President shall give to Congress information about the state of our union. For two hundred and twenty years, our leaders [have] fulfilled this duty. They've done so during periods of prosperity and tranquility. And they've done so in the midst of war and depression -- at moments of great strife and great struggle.It's tempting to look back on these moments and assume that our progress was inevitable -- that America was always destined to succeed. But when the Union was turned back at Bull Run and the Allies first landed at Omaha Beach, victory was very much in doubt. When the market crashed on Black Tuesday and civil rights marchers were beaten on Bloody Sunday, the future was anything but certain. These were the times that tested the courage of our convictions, and the strength of our union. And despite all our divisions and disagreements, our hesitations and our fears, America prevailed because we chose to move forward as one nation, and one people.Again, we are tested. And again, we must answer history's call.One year ago, I took office amid two wars, an economy rocked by a severe recession, a financial system on the verge of collapse, and a government deeply in debt. Experts from across the political spectrum warned that if we did not act, we might face a second depression. So we acted -- immediately and aggressively. And one year later, the worst of the storm has passed.But the devastation remains. One in ten Americans still cannot find work. Many businesses have shuttered. Home values have declined. Small towns and rural communities have been hit especially hard. And for those who had already known poverty, life's become that much harder.And this recession has also compounded the burdens that America's families have been dealing with for decades: the burden of working harder and longer for less, of being unable to save enough to retire, or help kids with college.So I know the anxieties that are out there right now. They're not new. These struggles are the reason I ran for President. These struggles are what I've witnessed for years in places like Elkhart, Indiana; Galesburg, Illinois. I hear about them in the letters that I read each night. The toughest to read are those written by children, asking why they have to move from their home, asking or when their mom or dad will be able to go back to work.For these Americans and so many others, change has not come fast enough. Some are frustrated; some are angry. They don't understand why itseems like bad behavior on Wall Street is rewarded but hard work on Main Street isn't; or why Washington has been unable or unwilling to solve any of our problems. They're tired of the partisanship and the shouting and the pettiness. They know we can't afford it. Not now.So we face big and difficult challenges. And what the American people hope -- what they deserve -- is for all of us, Democrats and Republicans, to work through our differences; to overcome the numbing weight of our politics. For while the people who sent us here have different backgrounds, different stories, different beliefs, the anxieties they face are the same. The aspirations they hold are shared: a job that pays the bills; a chance to get ahead. Most of all, the ability to give their children a better life.And you know what else they share? They share a stubborn resilience in the face of adversity. After one of the most difficult years in our history, they remain busy building cars and teaching kids, starting businesses, and going back to school. They're coaching little league and helping their neighbors. One woman wrote to me and said, "We are strained but hopeful, struggling but encouraged."It's because of this spirit -- this great decency and great strength -- that I have never been more hopeful about America's future than I am tonight.Despite -- Despite our hardships, our union is strong. We do not give up. We do not quit. We do not allow fear or division to break our spirit. In this new decade, it's time the American people get a government that matches their decency, that embodies their strength. And tonight -- tonight I'd like to talk about how, together, we can deliver on that promise.It begins with our economy. Our most urgent -- Our most urgent task upon taking office was to shore up the same banks that helped cause this crisis. It was not easy to do. And if there's one thing that has unified Democrats and Republicans -- and everybody in between -- it's that we all hated the bank bailout. I hated it -- I hated it -- I hated it. You hated it. It was about as popular as a root canal.But when I ran for President, I promised I wouldn't just do what was popular -- I would do what was necessary. And if we had allowed the meltdown of the financial system, unemployment might be double what it is today. More businesses would certainly have closed. More homes would have surely been lost.So I supported the last Administration's efforts to create the financial rescue program. And when we took the program over, we made it more transparent and more accountable. And as a result, the markets are now stabilized, and we've recovered most of the money we spent on the banks.Most, but not all. To recover the rest, I've proposed a fee on the biggest banks.Now -- Now, I know Wall Street isn't keen on this idea, but if these firms can afford to hand out big bonuses again, they can afford a modest fee to pay back the taxpayers who rescued them in their time of need.Now, as we stabilized the financial system, we also took steps to get our economy growing again, save as many jobs as possible, and help Americans who had become unemployed. That's why we extended or increased unemployment benefits for more than 18 million Americans, made health insurance 65% cheaper for families who get their coverage through COBRA, and passed 25 different tax cuts.Now, let me repeat: We cut taxes.We cut taxes for 95% of working families.We cut taxes for small businesses.We cut taxes for first-time homebuyers.We cut taxes for parents trying to care for their children.We cut taxes for eight million Americans paying for college.(I thought I'd get some applause on that one.)As a result -- As a result, millions of Americans had more to spend on gas, and food, and other necessities -- all of which helped businesses keep more workers. And we haven't raised income taxes by a single dime on a single person. Not a single dime.Now, because of the steps we took, there are about two million Americans working right now who would otherwise be unemployed. 200,000 work in construction and clean energy. 300,000 are teachers and other education workers. Tens of thousands are cops, firefighters, correctional officers, first responders. And we're on track to add another one and a half million jobs to this total by the end of the year.The plan that has made all of this possible, from the tax cuts to the jobs, is the Recovery Act. That's right: the Recovery Act, also known as the Stimulus Bill. Economists on the left and the right say this bill has helped saved jobs and avert disaster. But you don't have to take their word for it: Talk to the small business in Phoenix that will triple its workforce because of the Recovery Act. Talk to the window manufacturer in Philadelphia who said he used to be skeptical about the Recovery Act, until he had to add two more work shifts just because of the business it created. Talk to the single teacher raising two kids who was told by her principal in the last week of school that because of the Recovery Act, she wouldn't be laid off after all.There are stories like this all across America. And after two years of recession, the economy is growing again. Retirement funds have started togain back some of their value. Businesses are beginning to invest again, and slowly [some] are starting to hire again.But I realize that for every success story, there are other stories -- of men and women who wake up with the anguish of not knowing where their next paycheck will come from; who send out resumes week after week and hear nothing in response. That is why jobs must be our number one focus in 2010. And that's why I'm calling for a new jobs bill tonight!Now, the true engine of job creation in this country will always be America's businesses. (I agree. Absolutely). But government can create the conditions necessary for businesses to expand and hire more workers. We should start where most new jobs do -- in small businesses, companies that begin when -- companies that begin when an entrepreneur -- when an entrepreneur takes a chance on a dream, or a worker decides its time she became her own boss.Through sheer grit and determination, these companies have weathered the recession and they're ready to grow. But when you talk to small business owners in places like Allentown, Pennsylvania or Elyria, Ohio, you find out that even though banks on Wall Street are lending again, they're mostly lending to bigger companies. Financing remains difficult for small business owners across the country -- even those that are making a profit.So tonight, I'm proposing that we take 30 billion dollars of the money Wall Street banks have repaid and use it to help community banks give small businesses the credit they need to stay afloat. I'm also proposing a new small business tax credit -- one that will go to over one million small businesses who hire new workers or raise wages. While we're at it, let's also eliminate all capital gains taxes on small business investment, and provide a tax incentive for all large businesses and all small businesses to invest in new plants and equipment.Next, we can put Americans to work today building the infrastructure of tomorrow. From -- From the first railroads to the interstate highway system, our nation has always been built to compete. There's no reason Europe or China should have the fastest trains, or the new factories that manufacture clean energy products.Tomorrow, I'll visit Tampa, Florida, where workers will soon break ground on a new high-speed railroad funded by the Recovery Act. There are projects like that all across this country that will create jobs and help our move our nation's goods, services, and information. We should put more Americans to work building clean energy facilities, and give -- and give rebates to Americans who make their homes more energy efficient, which supports clean energy jobs. And to encourage these and other businesses to stay within our borders, it is time to finally slash the tax breaks for companies that ship our jobs overseas and give those tax breaks to companies that create jobs right here in the United States of America.Now, the House has passed a jobs bill that includes some of these steps. As the first order of business this year, I urge the Senate to do the same -- and I know they will. They will. People are out of work. They're hurting. And they need our help. And I want a jobs bill on my desk without delay.But -- But the truth is, these steps still won't make up for the seven million jobs that we've lost over the last two years. The only way to move to full employment is to lay a new foundation for long-term economic growth, and finally address the problems that America's families have confronted for years.We can't afford another so-called economic "expansion" like the one from the last decade -- what some call the "lost decade" -- where jobs grew more slowly than during any prior expansion; where the income of the average American household declined while the cost of health care and tuition reached record highs; where prosperity was built on a housing bubble and financial speculation.From the day I took office, I've been told that addressing our larger challenges is too ambitious. Such an effort would be too contentious. I've been told that our political system is too gridlocked, and that we should just put things on hold for awhile. For those who make these claims, I have one simple question: How long should we wait? How long should America put its future on hold?You see -- You see, Washington has been telling us to wait for decades, even as the problems have grown worse. Meanwhile, China's not waiting to revamp its economy. Germany's not waiting. India's not waiting. These nations are -- they're not standing still. These nations aren't playing for second place. They're putting more emphasis on math and science. They're rebuilding their infrastructure. They're making serious investments in clean energy because they want those jobs.Well, I do not accept second-place for the United States of America.As hard as it may be, as uncomfortable and contentious as the debates may become, it's time to get serious about fixing the problems that are hampering our growth. Now, one place to start is serious financial reform. Look, I am not interested in punishing banks. I'm interested in protecting our economy. A strong, healthy financial market makes it possible for businesses to access credit and create new jobs. It channels the savings of families into investments that raise incomes. But that can only happen if we guard against the same recklessness that nearly brought down our entire economy.We need to make sure consumers and middle-class families have the information they need to make financial decisions. We can't allow financial institutions, including those that take your deposits, to take risks that threaten the whole economy. Now, the House has already passed financial reform with many of these changes. And -- And the lobbyists are trying to kill it. Well, we cannot let them win this fight. And if the bill that ends up on mydesk does not meet the test of real reform, I will send it back until we get it right. We've got to get it right.Next, we need to encourage American innovation. Last year, we made the largest investment in basic research funding in history, an investment -- an investment that could lead to the world's cheapest solar cells or treatment that kills cancer cells but leaves healthy ones untouched. And no area is more ripe for such innovation than energy. You can see the results of last year's investment in clean energy in the North Carolina company that will create 1200 jobs nationwide helping to make advanced batteries, or, in the California business that will put a thousand people to work making solar panels.But to create more of these clean energy jobs, we need more production, more efficiency, more incentives. And that means building a new generation of safe, clean nuclear power plants in this country. It means making tough decisions about opening new offshore areas for oil and gas development. It means continued investment in advanced biofuels and clean coal technologies. And yes, it means passing a comprehensive energy and climate bill with incentives that will finally make clean energy the profitable kind of energy in America.I am grateful to the House for passing such a bill last year. And this year -- this year, I am eager to help advance the bipartisan effort in the Senate. I know there have been questions about whether we can afford such changes in a tough economy. I know that there are those who disagree with the overwhelming scientific evidence on climate change. But -- But -- Here -- Here's the thing: Even if you doubt the evidence, providing incentives for energy efficiency and clean energy are the right thing to do for our future because the nation that leads the clean energy economy will be the nation that leads the global economy. And America must be that nation.[audio-to-text transcription accuracy verified to here: 27:02]Third, we need to export more of our goods. Because the more products we make and sell to other countries, the more jobs we support right here in America. So tonight, we set a new goal: We will double our exports over the next five years, an increase that will support two million jobs in America. To help meet this goal, we're launching a National Export Initiative that will help farmers and small businesses increase their exports, and reform export controls consistent with national security.We have to seek new markets aggressively, just as our competitors are. If America sits on the sidelines while other nations sign trade deals, we will lose the chance to create jobs on our shores. But realizing those benefits also means enforcing those agreements so our trading partners play by the rules. And that's why we will continue to shape a Doha trade agreement that opens global markets, and why we will strengthen our trade relations in Asia and with key partners like South Korea, Panama, and Colombia.Fourth, we need to invest in the skills and education of our people.This year, we have broken through the stalemate between left and right by launching a national competition to improve our schools. The idea here is simple: instead of rewarding failure, we only reward success. Instead of funding the status quo, we only invest in reform -- reform that raises student achievement, inspires students to excel in math and science, and turns around failing schools that steal the future of too many young Americans, from rural communities to inner-cities. In the 21st century, one of the best anti-poverty programs is a world-class education. In this country, the success of our children cannot depend more on where they live than their potential.When we renew the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, we will work with Congress to expand these reforms to all fifty states. Still, in this economy, a high school diploma no longer guarantees a good job. I urge the Senate to follow the House and pass a bill that will revitalize our community colleges, which are a career pathway to the children of so many working families. To make college more affordable, this bill will finally end the unwarranted taxpayer-subsidies that go to banks for student loans. Instead, let's take that money and give families a 10,000 dollar tax credit for four years of college and increase Pell Grants. And let's tell another one million students that when they graduate, they will be required to pay only ten percent of their income on student loans, and all of their debt will be forgiven after twenty years -- and forgiven after ten years if they choose a career in public service. Because in the United States of America, no one should go broke because they chose to go to college. And it's time for colleges and universities to get serious about cutting their own costs -- because they too have a responsibility to help solve this problem.Now, the price of college tuition is just one of the burdens facing the middle-class. That's why last year I asked Vice President Biden to chair a task force on Middle-Class Families. That's why we're nearly doubling the child care tax credit, and making it easier to save for retirement by giving every worker access to a retirement account and expanding the tax credit for those who start a nest egg. That's why we're working to lift the value of a family's single largest investment -- their home. The steps we took last year to shore up the housing market have allowed millions of Americans to take out new loans and save an average of 1,500 dollars on mortgage payments. This year, we will step up re-financing so that homeowners can move into more affordable mortgages. And it is precisely to relieve the burden on middle-class families that we still need health insurance reform.Now let's be clear -- I did not choose to tackle this issue to get some legislative victory under my belt. And by now it should be fairly obvious that I didn't take on health care because it was good politics.I took on health care because of the stories I've heard from Americans with pre-existing conditions whose lives depend on getting coverage; patients who've been denied coverage; and families -- even those with insurance -- who are just one illness away from financial ruin.After nearly a century of trying, we are closer than ever to bringing more security to the lives of so many Americans. The approach we've taken would protect every American from the worst practices of the insurance industry. It would give small businesses and uninsured Americans a chance to choose an affordable health care plan in a competitive market. It would require every insurance plan to cover preventive care. And by the way, I want to acknowledge our First Lady, Michelle Obama, who this year is creating a national movement to tackle the epidemic of childhood obesity and make our kids healthier.Our approach would preserve the right of Americans who have insurance to keep their doctor and their plan. It would reduce costs and premiums for millions of families and businesses. And according to the Congressional Budget Office -- the independent organization that both parties have cited as the official scorekeeper for Congress -- our approach would bring down the deficit by as much as 1 trillion dollars over the next two decades.Still, this is a complex issue, and the longer it was debated, the more skeptical people became. I take my share of the blame for not explaining it more clearly to the American people. And I know that with all the lobbying and horse-trading, this process left most Americans wondering what's in it for them.But I also know this problem is not going away. By the time I'm finished speaking tonight, more Americans will have lost their health insurance. Millions will lose it this year. Our deficit will grow. Premiums will go up. Patients will be denied the care they need. Small business owners will continue to drop coverage altogether. I will not walk away from these Americans, and neither should the people in this chamber.As temperatures cool, I want everyone to take another look at the plan we've proposed. There's a reason why many doctors, nurses, and health care experts who know our system best consider this approach a vast improvement over the status quo. But if anyone from either party has a better approach that will bring down premiums, bring down the deficit, cover the uninsured, strengthen Medicare for seniors, and stop insurance company abuses, let me know. Let's get it done. Let's get it done. Here's what I ask of Congress, though: Do not walk away from reform. Not now. Not when we are so close. Let us find a way to come together and finish the job for the American people.Now, even as health care reform would reduce our deficit, it's not enough to dig us out of a massive fiscal hole in which we find ourselves. It's a challenge that makes all others that much harder to solve, and one that's been subject to a lot of political posturing.So let me start the discussion of government spending by setting the record straight. At the beginning of the last decade, America had a budget surplus of over 200 billion dollars. By the time I took office, we had a one year deficit of over 1 trillion dollars and projected deficits of 8 trillion dollars overthe next decade. Most of this was the result of not paying for two wars, two tax cuts, and an expensive prescription drug program. On top of that, the effects of the recession put a 3 trillion dollar hole in our budget. That was before I walked in the door. I'm just stating the facts.Now if we had taken office in ordinary times, I would have liked nothing more than to start bringing down the deficit. But we took office amid a crisis, and our efforts to prevent a second Depression have added another 1 trillion dollars to our national debt. That, too, is a fact.I am absolutely convinced that was the right thing to do. But families across the country are tightening their belts and making tough decisions. The federal government should do the same. So tonight, I'm proposing specific steps to pay for the 1 trillion that it took to rescue the economy last year.Starting in 2011, we are prepared to freeze government spending for three years. Spending related to our national security, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security will not be affected. But all other discretionary government programs will. Like any cash-strapped family, we will work within a budget to invest in what we need and sacrifice what we don't. And if I have to enforce this discipline by veto, I will.We will continue to go through the budget line by line, page by page, to eliminate programs that we can't afford and don't work. We've already identified 20 billion dollars in savings for next year. To help working families, we will extend our middle-class tax cuts. But at a time of record deficits, we will not continue tax cuts for oil companies, for investment fund managers, and for those making over 250,000 dollars a year. We just can't afford it.Now, even after paying for what we spent on my watch, we will still face the massive deficit we had when I took office. More importantly, the cost of Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security will continue to skyrocket. That's why I've called for a bipartisan, Fiscal Commission, modeled on a proposal by Republican Judd Gregg and Democrat Kent Conrad. This can't be one of those Washington gimmicks that lets us pretend we solved a problem. The Commission will have to provide a specific set of solutions by a certain deadline. Now, yesterday, the Senate blocked a bill that would have created this commission. So I will issue an executive order that will allow us to go forward, because I refuse to pass this problem on to another generation of Americans. And when the vote comes tomorrow, the Senate should restore the pay-as-you-go law that was a big reason why we had record surpluses in the 1990s.Now, I know that some in my own party will argue that we cannot address the deficit or freeze government spending when so many are still hurting. And I agree, which is why this freeze will not take effect until next year, when the economy is stronger. That's how budgeting works. But understand -- understand, if we do not take meaningful steps to rein in our debt, it could damage our markets, increase the cost of borrowing, andjeopardize our recovery -- all of which could have an even worse effect on our job growth and family incomes.From some on the right, I expect we'll hear a different argument: If we just make fewer investments in our people, extend tax cuts for wealthier Americans, eliminate more regulations, and maintain the status quo on health care, our deficits will go away. The problem is, that's what we did for eight years. That's what helped lead us into this crisis. It's what helped lead to these deficits. We can't do it again.Rather than fight the same tired battles that have dominated Washington for decades, it's time to try something new. Let's invest in our people without leaving them a mountain of debt. Let's meet our responsibility to the citizens who sent us here. Let's try common sense -- a novel concept.To do that, we have to recognize that we face more than a deficit of dollars right now. We face a deficit of trust -- deep and corrosive doubts about how Washington works that have been growing for years. To close that credibility gap we must take action on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue to end the outsized influence of lobbyists; to do our work openly; to give our people the government they deserve.Now, that's what I came to Washington to do. That's why -- for the first time in history -- my Administration posts our White House visitors online. That's why we've excluded lobbyists from policy-making jobs or seats on federal boards and commissions.But we can't stop there. It's time to require lobbyists to disclose each contact they make on behalf of a client with my Administration or Congress. And it's time to put strict limits on the contributions that lobbyists give to candidates for federal office. With all due deference, last week the Supreme Court reversed a century of law to open the floodgates for special interests -- including foreign corporations -- to spend without limit in our elections. Well I don't think American elections should be bankrolled by America's most powerful interests, or worse, by foreign entities. They should be decided by the American people, and I'd urge Democrats and Republicans to pass a bill that helps to right this wrong.I'm also calling on Congress to continue down the path of earmark reform -- Democrats and Republicans, Democrats and Republicans. Look, you have trimmed some of this spending and embraced some meaningful change. But restoring the public trust demands more. For example, some members of Congress post some earmark requests online. Tonight, I'm calling on Congress to publish all earmark requests on a single website before there's a vote so that the American people can see how their money is being spent.Of course, none of these reforms will even happen if we don't also reform how we work with one another.。