奥巴马周电台演讲文稿(09年3月7日)

第一篇：奥巴马周电台演讲文稿(09年3月7日)

Yesterday, we learned that the economy lost another 651,000 jobs in the month of February, which brings the total number of jobs lost in this recession to 4.4 million.The unemployment rate has now surpassed 8 percent, the highest rate in a quarter century.These aren't just statistics, but hardships experienced personally by millions of Americans who no longer know how they'll pay their bills, or make their mortgage, or raise their families.From the day I took office, I knew that solving this crisis would not be easy, nor would it happen overnight.And we will continue to face difficult days in the months ahead.But I also believe that we will get through this--that if we act swiftly and boldly and responsibly, the United States of America will emerge stronger and more prosperous than it was before.That's why my administration is committed to doing all that's necessary to address this crisis and lead us to a better day.That's why we're moving forward with an economic agenda that will jumpstart job creation, restart lending, relieve responsible homeowners, and address the long-term economic challenges of our time: the cost of health care, our dependence on oil, and the state of our schools.To prevent foreclosures for as many as 4 million homeowners--and lower interest rates and lift home values for millions more--we are implementing a plan to allow lenders to work with borrowers to refinance or restructure their mortgages.On Wednesday, the Department of Treasury and Housing and Urban Development released the guidelines that lenders will use for lowering mortgage payments.This plan is now at work.To restore the availability of affordable loans for families and businesses--not just banks--we are taking steps to restart the flow of credit and stabilize the financial markets.On Thursday, the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve launched the Consumer and Business Lending Initiative--a plan that will generate up to a trillion dollars of new lending so that families can finance a car or college education--and small businesses can raise the capital that will create jobs.And we've already begun to implement the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act--a plan that will save and create over 3.5 million jobs over the next two years--jobs rebuilding our roads and bridges, constructing wind turbines and solar panels, expanding broadband and mass transit.And because of this plan, those who have lost their job in this recession will be able to receive extended unemployment benefits and continued health care coverage, while 95 percent of working Americans will receive a tax break beginning April 1st.Of course, like every family going through hard times, our country must make tough choices.In order to pay for the things we need--we cannot waste money on the things we don't.My administration inherited a $1.3 trillion budget deficit, the largest in history.And we've inherited a budgeting process as irresponsible as it is unsustainable.For years, as Wall Street used accounting tricks to conceal costs and avoid responsibility, Washington did, too.These kinds of irresponsible budgets--and inexcusable practices--are now in the past.For the first time in many years, my administration has produced a budget that represents an honest reckoning of where we are and where we need to go.It's also a budget that begins to make the hard choices that we've avoided for far too long--a strategy that cuts where we must and invests where we need.That's why it includes $2 trillion in deficit reduction, while making historic investments in America's future.That's why it reduces discretionary spending for non-defense programs as a share of the economy by more than 10 percent over the next decade--to the lowest level since they began keeping these records nearly half a century ago.And that's why on Wednesday, I signed a presidential memorandum to end unnecessary no-bid contracts and dramatically reform the way contracts are awarded--reforms that will save the American people up to $40 billion each year.Finally, because we cannot bring our deficit down or grow our economy without tackling the skyrocketing cost of health care, I held a health care summit on Thursday to begin the long-overdue process of reform.Our ideas and opinions about how to achieve this reform will vary, but our goal must be the same: quality, affordable health care for every American that no longer overwhelms the budgets of families, businesses, and our government.Yes, this is a moment of challenge for our country.But we've experienced great trials before.And with every test, each generation has found the capacity to not only endure, but to prosper--to discover great opportunity in the midst of great crisis.That is what we can and must do today.And I am absolutely confident that is what we will do.I'm confident that at this defining moment, we will prove ourselves worthy of the sacrifice of those who came before us, and the promise of those who will come after.

第二篇：奥巴马演讲文稿

THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody!Thank you.Thank you.Thank you, everybody.All right, everybody go ahead and have a seat.How is everybody doing today?(Applause.)How about Tim Spicer?(Applause.)I am here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia.And we've got students tuning in from all across America, from kindergarten through 12th grade.And I am just so glad that all could join us today.And I want to thank Wakefield for being such an outstanding host.Give yourselves a big round of applause.(Applause.)I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school.And for those of you in kindergarten, or starting middle or high school, it's your first day in a new school, so it's understandable if you're a little nervous.I imagine there are some seniors out there who are feeling pretty good right now--(applause)--with just one more year to go.And no matter what grade you're in, some of you are probably wishing it were still summer and you could've stayed in bed just a little bit（一点点，有点，有几分）longer this morning. I know that feeling.When I was young, my family lived overseas（adv 在海外adj海外的，国外的）.I lived in Indonesia for a few years.And my mother, she didn't have the money to send me where all the American kids went to school, but she thought it was important for me to keep up with（赶得上，和··保持联系）an American education.So she decided to teach me extra（['ekstrə] adj额外的）lessons herself, Monday through Friday.But because she had to go to work, the only time she could do it was at 4:30 in the morning.Now, as you might imagine（[i'mædʒin] vt.想像；猜想；臆断vi.想像；猜想）, I wasn't too happy about getting up that early.And a lot of times, I'd fall asleep right there at the kitchen table.But whenever I'd complain（[kəm'plein] vt.抱怨；控诉vi.投诉；发牢骚；诉说）, my mother would just give me one of those looks and she'd say, “This is no picnic（不容易）【['piknik] n.野餐vi.去野餐】 for me either（adv.也，否定句用）, buster（['bʌstə] 小鬼，小家伙）.”(Laughter.)So I know that some of you are still adjusting（[ə'dʒʌst] vt.校准；调整，使…适合vi.调整，校准；适应）to（adjust to sth调节适应某事）being back at school.But I'm here today because I have something important to discuss with you.I'm here because I want to talk with you about your education and what's expected of（对…期望）all of you in this new school year.Now, I've given a lot of speeches（[spi:tʃ] n.演讲；讲话；语音；演说）about education.And I've talked about responsibility（[ri.spɔnsə'biliti] n.责任，职责；义务）a lot.I've talked about teachers' responsibility for inspiring（inspire [in'spaiə] vt.鼓舞；激发；启示；产生；使生灵感）students and pushing（v.推；促进；逼迫）you to learn.I've talked about your parents' responsibility for making sure you stay on track（走在正轨[træk] n.足迹，踪迹；轨道；小道vt.追踪；通过）, and you get your homework done, and don't spend every waking hour in front of the TV or with the Xbox{n.（微软）游戏机}.I've talked a lot about your government's responsibility for setting（vt.树立）high standards（n.高标准standard ['stændəd] n.标准adj.标准的；合规格的）, and supporting teachers and principals, and turning around schools that aren't working, where students aren't getting the opportunities that they deserve.But at the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, the most supportive parents, the best schools in the world--and none of it will make a difference, none of it will matter unless all of you fulfill your responsibilities, unless you show up to those schools, unless you pay attention to those teachers, unless you listen to your parents and grandparents and other adults and put in the hard work it takes to succeed.That's what I want to focus on today: the responsibility each of you has for your education.I want to start with the responsibility you have to yourself.Every single one of you has something that you're good at.Every single one of you has something to offer.And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is.That's the opportunity an education can provide.Maybe you could be a great writer--maybe even good enough to write a book or articles in a newspaper--but you might not know it until you write that English paper--that English class paper that's assigned to you.Maybe you could be an innovator or an inventor--maybe even good enough to come up with the next iPhone or the new medicine or vaccine--but you might not know it until you do your project for your science class.Maybe you could be a mayor or a senator or a Supreme Court justice--but you might not know that until you join student government or the debate team.And no matter what you want to do with your life, I guarantee that you'll need an education to do it.You want to be a doctor, or a teacher, or a police officer? You want to be a nurse or an architect, a lawyer or a member of our military? You're going to need a good education for every single one of those careers.You cannot drop out of school and just drop into a good job.You've got to train for it and work for it and learn for it.And this isn't just important for your own life and your own future.What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country.The future of America depends on you.What you're learning in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future.You'll need the knowledge and problem-solving skills you learn in science and math to cure diseases like cancer and AIDS, and to develop new energy technologies and protect our environment.You'll need the insights and critical-thinking skills you gain in history and social studies to fight poverty and homelessness, crime and discrimination, and make our nation more fair and more free.You'll need the creativity and ingenuity you develop in all your classes to build new companies that will create new jobs and boost our economy.We need every single one of you to develop your talents and your skills and your intellect so you can help us old folks solve our most difficult problems.If you don't do that--if you quit on school--you're not just quitting on yourself, you're quitting on your country.Now, I know it's not always easy to do well in school.I know a lot of you have challenges in your lives right now that can make it hard to focus on your schoolwork.I get it.I know what it's like.My father left my family when I was two years old, and I was raised by a single mom who had to work and who struggled at times to pay the bills and wasn't always able to give us the things that other kids had.There were times when I missed having a father in my life.There were times when I was lonely and I felt like I didn't fit in.So I wasn't always as focused as I should have been on school, and I did some things I'm not proud of, and I got in more trouble than I should have.And my life could have easily taken a turn for the worse.But I was--I was lucky.I got a lot of second chances, and I had the opportunity to go to college and law school and follow my dreams.My wife, our First Lady Michelle Obama, she has a similar story.Neither of her parents had gone to college, and they didn't have a lot of money.But they worked hard, and she worked hard, so that she could go to the best schools in this country.Some of you might not have those advantages.Maybe you don't have adults in your life who give you the support that you need.Maybe someone in your family has lost their job and there's not enough money to go around.Maybe you live in a neighborhood where you don't feel safe, or have friends who are pressuring you to do things you know aren't right.But at the end of the day, the circumstances of your life--what you look like, where you come from, how much money you have, what you've got going on at home--none of that is an excuse for neglecting your homework or having a bad attitude in school.That's no excuse for talking back to your teacher, or cutting class, or dropping out of school.There is no excuse for not trying.Where you are right now doesn't have to determine where you'll end up.No one's written your destiny for you, because here in America, you write your own destiny.You make your own future.That's what young people like you are doing every day, all across America.Young people like Jazmin Perez, from Roma, Texas.Jazmin didn't speak English when she first started school.Neither of her parents had gone to college.But she worked hard, earned good grades, and got a scholarship to Brown University--is now in graduate school, studying public health, on her way to becoming Dr.Jazmin Perez.I'm thinking about Andoni Schultz, from Los Altos, California, who's fought brain cancer since he was three.He's had to endure all sorts of treatments and surgeries, one of which affected his memory, so it took him much longer--hundreds of extra hours--to do his schoolwork.But he never fell behind.He's headed to college this fall.And then there's Shantell Steve, from my hometown of Chicago, Illinois.Even when bouncing from foster home to foster home in the toughest neighborhoods in the city, she managed to get a job at a local health care center, start a program to keep young people out of gangs, and she's on track to graduate high school with honors and go on to college.And Jazmin, Andoni, and Shantell aren't any different from any of you.They face challenges in their lives just like you do.In some cases they've got it a lot worse off than many of you.But they refused to give up.They chose to take responsibility for their lives, for their education, and set goals for themselves.And I expect all of you to do the same.That's why today I'm calling on each of you to set your own goals for your education--and do everything you can to meet them.Your goal can be something as simple as doing all your homework, paying attention in class, or spending some time each day reading a book.Maybe you'll decide to get involved in an extracurricular activity, or volunteer in your community.Maybe you'll decide to stand up for kids who are being teased or bullied because of who they are or how they look, because you believe, like I do, that all young people deserve a safe environment to study and learn.Maybe you'll decide to take better care of yourself so you can be more ready to learn.And along those lines, by the way, I hope all of you are washing your hands a lot, and that you stay home from school when you don't feel well, so we can keep people from getting the flu this fall and winter.But whatever you resolve to do, I want you to commit to it.I want you to really work at it.I know that sometimes you get that sense from TV that you can be rich and successful without any hard work--that your ticket to success is through rapping or basketball or being a reality TV star.Chances are you're not going to be any of those things.The truth is, being successful is hard.You won't love every subject that you study.You won't click with every teacher that you have.Not every homework assignment will seem completely relevant to your life right at this minute.And you won't necessarily succeed at everything the first time you try.That's okay.Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who've had the most failures.J.K.Rowling's--who wrote Harry Potter--her first Harry Potter book was rejected 12 times before it was finally published.Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team.He lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots during his career.But he once said, “I have failed over and over and over again in my life.And that's why I succeed.” These people succeeded because they understood that you can't let your failures define you--you have to let your failures teach you.You have to let them show you what to do differently the next time.So if you get into trouble, that doesn't mean you're a troublemaker, it means you need to try harder to act right.If you get a bad grade, that doesn't mean you're stupid, it just means you need to spend more time studying.No one's born being good at all things.You become good at things through hard work.You're not a varsity athlete the first time you play a new sport.You don't hit every note the first time you sing a song.You've got to practice.The same principle applies to your schoolwork.You might have to do a math problem a few times before you get it right.You might have to read something a few times before you understand it.You definitely have to do a few drafts of a paper before it's good enough to hand in.Don't be afraid to ask questions.Don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it.I do that every day.Asking for help isn't a sign of weakness, it's a sign of strength because it shows you have the courage to admit when you don't know something, and that then allows you to learn something new.So find an adult that you trust--a parent, a grandparent or teacher, a coach or a counselor--and ask them to help you stay on track to meet your goals.And even when you're struggling, even when you're discouraged, and you feel like other people have given up on you, don't ever give up on yourself, because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.The story of America isn't about people who quit when things got tough.It's about people who kept going, who tried harder, who loved their country too much to do anything less than their best.It's the story of students who sat where you sit 250 years ago, and went on to wage a revolution and they founded this nation.Young people.Students who sat where you sit 75 years ago who overcame a Depression and won a world war;who fought for civil rights and put a man on the moon.Students who sat where you sit 20 years ago who founded Google and Twitter and Facebook and changed the way we communicate with each other.So today, I want to ask all of you, what's your contribution going to be? What problems are you going to solve? What discoveries will you make? What will a President who comes here in 20 or 50 or 100 years say about what all of you did for this country? Now, your families, your teachers, and I are doing everything we can to make sure you have the education you need to answer these questions.I'm working hard to fix up your classrooms and get you the books and the equipment and the computers you need to learn.But you've got to do your part, too.So I expect all of you to get serious this year.I expect you to put your best effort into everything you do.I expect great things from each of you.So don't let us down.Don't let your family down or your country down.Most of all, don't let yourself down.Make us all proud.Thank you very much, everybody.God bless you.God bless America.Thank you.(Applause.)

第三篇：奥巴马电台演讲2011-2012

1.Calling on Congress to Prevent Student Interest Rates from Doubling Saturday, April 21, 2012

Hi.This week, I got the chance to sit down with some impressive students at Lorain County Community College in Ohio.One of them was a woman named Andrea Ashley.Two years ago, Andrea lost her job as an HR analyst.Today, she’s getting certified in the fast-growing field of electronic medical records.Before enrolling at Lorain, Andrea told me she was looking everywhere trying to find a new job.But without a degree, she said that nobody would hire her.Andrea’s story isn’t unique.I’ve met so many Americans who are out there pounding the pavement looking for work only to discover that they need new skills.And I’ve met a lot of employers who are looking for workers, but can’t find ones with the skills they’re looking for.So we should be doing everything we can to put higher education within reach for every American – because at a time when the unemployment rate for Americans with at least a college degree is about half the national average, it’s never been more important.But here’s the thing: it’s also never been more expensive.Students who take out loans to pay for college graduate owing an average of $25,000.For the first time, Americans owe more debt on their student loans than they do on their credit cards.And for many working families, the idea of owing that much money means that higher education is simply out of reach for their children.In America, higher education cannot be a luxury.It’s an economic imperative that every family must be able to afford.That’s why next week I’ll be visiting colleges across the country, talking to students about how we can make higher education more affordable – and what’s at stake right now if Congress doesn’t do something about it.You see, if Congress doesn’t act, on July 1st interest rates on some student loans will double.Nearly seven and half million students will end up owing more on their loan payments.That would be a tremendous blow.And it’s completely preventable.This issue didn’t come out of nowhere.For some time now, I’ve been calling on Congress to take steps to make higher education more affordable – to prevent these interest rates from doubling, to extend the tuition tax credit that has saved middle-class families millions of dollars, and to double the number of work-study jobs over the next five years.Instead, over the past few years, Republicans in Congress have voted against new ways to make college more affordable for middle-class families, and voted for huge new tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires – tax cuts that would have to be paid for by cutting things like education and job-training programs that give students new opportunities to work and succeed.We cannot just cut our way to prosperity.Making it harder for our young people to afford higher education and earn their degrees is nothing more than cutting our own future off at the knees.Congress needs to keep interest rates on student loans from doubling, and they need to do it now.This is a question of values.We cannot let America become a country where a shrinking number of people do really well, while a growing number of people struggle to get by.We’ve got to build an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules.That’s how the middle class gets stronger.That’s an economy that’s built to last.And I’m not only going to take that case to college campuses next week – I’m going to take it to every part of the country this year.Thanks, and have a great weekend.2.It’s Time for Congress to Pass the Buffett Rule

April 14, 2012

One of the fundamental challenges of our time is building an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same rules.And as many Americans rush to file their taxes this weekend, it’s worth pointing out that we’ve got a tax system that doesn’t always uphold the principle of everyone doing their part.Now, this is not just about fairness.This is also about growth.It’s about being able to make the investments we need to strengthen our economy and create jobs.And it’s about whether we as a country are willing to pay for those investments.In a perfect world, of course, none of us would have to pay any taxes.We’d have no deficits to pay down.And we’d have all the resources we needed to invest in things like schools and roads and a strong military and new sources of energy – investments that have always bolstered our economy and strengthened the middle class.But we live in the real world, with real choices and real consequences.Right now, we’ve got significant deficits to close.We’ve got serious investments to make to keep our economy growing.And we can’t afford to keep spending more money on tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans who don’t need them and didn’t even ask for them.Warren Buffett is one of the wealthiest men in the world.But he pays a lower tax rate than his secretary.That’s just the way the system is set up.In fact, one in four millionaires pays a lower tax rate than millions of hardworking middle-class households.As Warren points out, that’s not fair and it doesn’t make sense.It’s wrong that middle-class Americans pay a higher share of their income in taxes than some millionaires and billionaires.This week, Members of Congress are going to have a chance to set things right.They get to vote on what we call the Buffett Rule.It’s simple: If you make more than $1 million every year, you should pay at least the same percentage of your income in taxes as middle-class families do.On the other hand, if you make less than $250,000 a year--like 98 percent of American families do--your taxes shouldn’t go up.That’s all there is to it.It’s pretty sensible.Most Americans support this idea.One survey found that two-thirds of millionaires do, too.So do nearly half of all Republicans.We just need some Republican politicians to get on board with where the country is.I know they’ll say that this is all about wanting to raise people’s taxes.They probably won’t tell you that if you belong to a middle-class family, then I’ve cut your taxes each year that I’ve been in office, and I’ve cut taxes for small business owners 17 times.But the thing is, for most Americans like me, tax rates are near their lowest point in 50 years.In 2001 and 2003, the wealthiest Americans received two huge new tax cuts.We were told these tax cuts would lead to faster job growth.Instead, we got the slowest job growth in half a century, and the typical American family actually saw its income fall.On the flip side, when the most well-off Americans were asked to pay a little more in the 1990s, we were warned that it would kill jobs.Instead, tens of millions of jobs followed.So we’ve tried this trickle-down experiment before.It doesn’t work.And middle class families have seen too much of their security erode over the past few decades for us to tell them they’re going to have to do more because the wealthiest Americans are going to do less.We can’t stop investing in the things that will help grow our economy and create jobs – things like education, research, new sources of energy – just so folks like me can get another tax cut.So I hope you’ll ask your Member of Congress to step up and echo that call this week by voting for the Buffett Rule.Remind them that in America, prosperity has never just trickled down from a wealthy few.Prosperity has always been built by a strong, thriving middle class.That’s a principle worth reaffirming right now.Thank you, God bless you, and have a great weekend.3.Easter and Passover Greetings from President Obama April 7, 2012

For millions of Americans, this weekend is a time to celebrate redemption at God’s hand.Tonight, Jews will gather for a second Seder, where they will retell the story of the Exodus.And tomorrow, my family will join Christians around the world as we thank God for the all-important gift of grace through the resurrection of His son, and experience the wonder of Easter morning.These holidays have their roots in miracles that took place thousands of years ago.They connect us to our past and give us strength as we face the future.And they remind us of the common thread of humanity that connects us all.For me, and for countless other Christians, Easter weekend is a time to reflect and rejoice.Yesterday, many of us took a few quiet moments to try and fathom the tremendous sacrifice Jesus made for all of us.Tomorrow, we will celebrate the resurrection of a savior who died so that we might live.And throughout these sacred days, we recommit ourselves to following His example.We rededicate our time on Earth to selflessness, and to loving our neighbors.We remind ourselves that no matter who we are, or how much we achieve, we each stand humbled before an almighty God.Christ’s triumph over death holds special meaning for Christians.But all of us, no matter how or whether we believe, can identify with elements of His story.The triumph of hope over despair.Of faith over doubt.The notion that there is something out there that is bigger than ourselves.These beliefs help unite Americans of all faiths and backgrounds.They shape our values and guide our work.They put our lives in perspective.So to all Christians celebrating the Resurrection with us, Michelle and I want to wish you a blessed and Happy Easter.And to all Americans, I hope you have a weekend filled with joy and reflection, focused on the things that matter most.God bless you, and may God bless the United States of America.4.Passing the Buffett Rule So That Everyone Pays Their Fair Share March 31, 2012

Hello.Over the last few months, I’ve been talking about a choice we face as a country.We can either settle for an economy where a few people do really well and everyone else struggles to get by, or we can build an economy where hard work pays off again – where everyone gets a fair shot, everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same rules.That’s up to us.Today, I want to talk to you about the idea that everyone in this country should do their fair share.Now, if this were a perfect world, we’d have unlimited resources.No one would ever have to pay any taxes, and we could spend as much as we wanted.But we live in the real world.We don’t have unlimited resources.We have a deficit that needs to be paid down.And we also have to pay for investments that will help our economy grow and keep our country safe: education, research and technology, a strong military, and retirement programs like Medicare and Social Security.That means we have to make choices.When it comes to paying down the deficit and investing in our future, should we ask middle-class Americans to pay even more at a time when their budgets are already stretched to the breaking point? Or should we ask some of the wealthiest Americans to pay their fair share?

That’s the choice.Over the last decade, we’ve spent hundreds of billions of dollars on what was supposed to be a temporary tax cut for the wealthiest two percent of Americans.Now we’re scheduled to spend almost a trillion more.Today, the wealthiest Americans are paying taxes at one of the lowest rates in 50 years.Warren Buffett is paying a lower rate than his secretary.Meanwhile, over the last 30 years, the tax rates for middle class families have barely budged.That’s not fair.It doesn’t make any sense.Do we want to keep giving tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans like me, or Warren Buffett, or Bill Gates – people who don’t need them and never asked for them? Or do we want to keep investing in things that will grow our economy and keep us secure? Because we can’t afford to do both.Now, some people call this class warfare.But I think asking a billionaire to pay at least the same tax rate as his secretary is just common sense.We don’t envy success in this country.We aspire to it.But we also believe that anyone who does well for themselves should do their fair share in return, so that more people have the opportunity to get ahead – not just a few.That’s the America I believe in.And in the next few weeks, Members of Congress will get a chance to show you where they stand.Congress is going to vote on what’s called the Buffett Rule: If you make more than $1 million a year, you should pay at least the same percentage of your income in taxes as middle class families do.On the other hand, if you make under $250,000 a year – like 98 percent of American families do – your taxes shouldn’t go up.You’re the ones struggling with the rising cost of everything from college tuition to groceries.You’re the ones who deserve a break.So every Member of Congress is going to go on record.And if they vote to keep giving tax breaks to people like me – tax breaks our country can’t afford – then they’re going to have to explain to you where that money comes from.Either it’s going to add to our deficit, or it’s going to come out of your pocket.Seniors will have to pay more for their Medicare benefits.Students will see their interest rates go up at a time when they can’t afford it.Families who are scraping by will have to do more because the richest Americans are doing less.That’s not right.That’s not who we are.In America, our story has never been about what we can do by ourselves – it’s about what we can do together.It’s about believing in our future and the future of this country.So tell your Members of Congress to do the right thing.Call them up, write them a letter, pay them a visit, and tell them to stop giving tax breaks to people who don’t need them and start investing in the things that will help our economy grow and put people back to work.That’s how we’ll make this country a little fairer, a little more just, and a whole lot stronger.Thank you.5.President Obama Says House Must Pass Bipartisan Transportation Bill Saturday March 24, 2012

Hello.This week, I traveled across the country to talk about my all-of-the-above energy strategy for America – a strategy where we produce more oil and gas here at home, but also more biofuels and fuel-efficient cars;more solar power and wind power and other sources of clean, renewable energy.Now, you wouldn’t know it by listening to some of the folks running for office today, but producing more oil at home has been, and will continue to be, a key part of my energy strategy.Under my Administration, we’re producing more oil than at any other time in the last eight years.We’ve quadrupled the number of operating oil rigs to a record high.And we’ve added enough oil and gas pipeline to circle the entire Earth and then some.Those are the facts.But as I’ve been saying all week, even though America uses around 20 percent of the world’s oil, we only have around 2 percent of the world’s known oil reserves.So even if we drilled everywhere, we’d still be relying on other countries for oil.That’s why we’re pursuing an all-of-the-above strategy.We’re producing more biofuels.More fuel-efficient cars.More solar power.More wind power.This week, I was in Boulder City, Nevada, where they’ve got the largest solar plant of its kind anywhere in the country.That’s the future.I was at Ohio State University, where they’ve developed the fastest electric car in the world.That’s the future.I don’t want to cede these clean energy industries to China or Germany or any other country.I want to see solar panels and wind turbines and fuel-efficient cars manufactured right here in America, by American workers.Now, getting these clean energy industries to locate here requires us to maintain a national commitment to new research and development.But it also requires us to build world-class transportation and communications networks, so that any company can move goods and sell products all around the world as quickly and efficiently as possible.So much of America needs to be rebuilt right now.We’ve got crumbling roads and bridges.A power grid that wastes too much energy.An incomplete high-speed broadband network.And we’ve got thousands of unemployed construction workers who’ve been looking for a job ever since the housing market collapsed.But once again, we’re waiting on Congress.You see, in a matter of days, funding will stop for all sorts of transportation projects.Construction sites will go idle.Workers will have to go home.And our economy will take a hit.This Congress cannot let that happen.Not at a time when we should be doing everything in our power – Democrats and Republicans – to keep this recovery moving forward.The Senate did their part.They passed a bipartisan transportation bill.It had the support of 52 Democrats and 22 Republicans.Now it’s up to the House to follow suit;to put aside partisan posturing, end the gridlock, and do what’s right for the American people.This is common sense.Right now, all across this country, we’ve got contractors and construction workers who have never been more eager to get back on the job.A long term transportation bill would put them to work.And those are good jobs.We just released a report that shows nearly 90 percent of the construction, manufacturing and trade jobs created through investments in transportation projects are middle class jobs.Those are exactly the jobs we need right now, and they’ll make the economy stronger for everybody.We’ve done this before.During the Great Depression, America built the Hoover Dam and the Golden Gate Bridge.After World War II, we connected our states with a system of highways.Democratic and Republican administrations invested in great projects that benefited everybody, from the workers who built them to the businesses that still use them today.So tell Congress that if we invest in new technology and new energy;in new roads and bridges and construction projects, we can keep growing our economy, put our people back to work, and remind the world why the United States is the greatest nation on Earth.Thanks and have a great weekend.

第四篇：奥巴马电台演讲2011-2012

6.Ending Subsidies for Big Oil Companies Saturday, March 17, 2012

Hi, everybody.As I’m sure you’ve noticed over the past few weeks, the price at your local pump has been going up and up.And because it’s an election year, so has the temperature of our political rhetoric.What matters most to me right now is the impact that rising prices have on you.When you’ve got to spend more on gas, you’ve got less to spend on everything else.It makes things harder.So I wanted to take a minute this weekend to explain what steps my Administration is taking when it comes to energy – most importantly, producing more of it while using less of it.The truth is: the price of gas depends on a lot of factors that are often beyond our control.Unrest in the Middle East can tighten global oil supply.Growing nations like China or India adding cars to the road increases demand.But one thing we should control is fraud and manipulation that can cause prices to spike even further.For years, traders at financial firms were able to game the energy markets, distort the price of oil, and make big profits for themselves at your expense.And they were able to do all that because of major gaps and loopholes in our regulations.When I took office, we did something about it.The Wall Street reforms I signed into law are helping bring energy markets out of the shadows and under real oversight.They’re strengthening our ability to go after fraud and to prevent traders from manipulating the market.So it’s not just wrong, but dangerous that some in Congress want to roll back those protections and return to the days when companies like Enron could avoid regulation and reap enormous profits, no matter who it hurt.What’s more, at a time when big oil companies are making more money than ever before, we’re still giving them $4 billion of your tax dollars in subsidies every year.Your member of Congress should be fighting for you.Not for big financial firms.Not for big oil companies.In the next few weeks, I expect Congress to vote on ending these subsidies.And when they do, we’re going to put every single Member of Congress on record: They can either stand up for oil companies, or they can stand up for the American people.They can either place their bets on a fossil fuel from the last century, or they can place their bets on America’s future.So make your voice heard.Send your representative an email.Give them a call.Tell them to stand with you.And tell them to be honest with you.It’s easy to promise a quick fix when it comes to gas prices.There just isn’t one.Anyone who tells you otherwise – any career politician who promises some three-point plan for two-dollar gas – they’re not looking for a solution.They’re just looking for your vote.If we’re truly going to make sure we’re not at the mercy of spikes in gas prices every year, the answer isn’t just to drill more – because we’re already drilling more.Under my Administration, we’re producing more oil here at home than at any time in the last eight years, that’s a fact.We’ve quadrupled the number of operating oil rigs to a record high, that’s a fact.And we’ve opened millions of acres on land and offshore to develop more of our domestic resources.Those are the facts.But we can’t just rely on drilling.Not when we use more than 20 percent of the world’s oil, but still only have 2 percent of the world’s known oil reserves.If we don’t develop other sources of energy, and the technology to use less energy, we’ll continue to be dependent on foreign countries for our energy needs.That’s why we’re pursuing an all-of-the-above strategy.As we develop more oil and gas, we’re also developing wind and solar power;biofuels, and next-generation vehicles – and thousands of Americans have jobs right now because of it.We need to keep making those investments – because I don’t want to see those jobs go to other countries.I want to create even more of them right here in America.And after three decades of inaction, we raised fuel economy standards so that by the middle of the next decade, our cars will average nearly 55 miles per gallon.That’s nearly double what they get today.That means you’ll only have to fill up every two weeks instead of every week.And that will save the typical family more than $8,000 over the life of the car – just by using less gas.Combined, these steps have helped put us on a path to greater energy independence.Since I took office, America’s dependence on foreign oil has gone down every single year.In 2010, for the first time in 13 years, less than half the oil we used came from foreign countries.We can do even better.And we will.But what we can’t do is keep being dependent on other countries for our energy needs.In America we control our own destiny.So that’s the choice we face – the past, or the future.And America is what it is today because we have always placed our bets on the future.Thanks, and have a great weekend.7.Investing in a Clean Energy Future March 10, 2012

Hi, everybody.I’m speaking to you this week from a factory in Petersburg, Virginia, where they’re bringing on more than 100 new workers to build parts for the next generation of jet engines.It’s a story that’s happening more frequently across the country.Our businesses just added 233,000 jobs last month – for a total of nearly four million new jobs over the last two years.More companies are choosing to bring jobs back and invest in America.Manufacturing is adding jobs for the first time since the 1990s, and we’re building more things to sell to the rest of the world stamped with three proud words: Made in America.And it’s not just that we’re building stuff.We’re building better stuff.The engine parts manufactured here in Petersburg will go into next-generation planes that are lighter, faster, and more fuel-efficient.That last part is important.Because whether you’re paying for a plane ticket, or filling up your gas tank, technology that helps us get more miles to the gallon is one of the easiest ways to save money and reduce our dependence on foreign oil.The recent spike in gas prices has been another painful reminder of why we have to invest in this technology.As usual, politicians have been rolling out their three-point plans for two-dollar gas: drill, drill, and drill some more.Well, my response is, we have been drilling.Under my Administration, oil production in America is at an eight-year high.We’ve quadrupled the number of operating oil rigs, and opened up millions of acres for drilling.But you and I both know that with only 2% of the world’s oil reserves, we can’t just drill our way to lower gas prices – not when consume 20 percent of the world’s oil.We need an all-of-the-above strategy that relies less on foreign oil and more on American-made energy – solar, wind, natural gas, biofuels, and more.That’s the strategy we’re pursuing.It’s why I went to a plant in North Carolina earlier this week, where they’re making trucks that run on natural gas, and hybrid trucks that go further on a single tank.And it’s why I’ve been focused on fuel efficient cars since the day I took office.Over the last few years, the annual number of miles driven by Americans has stayed roughly the same, but the total amount of gas we use has been going down.In other words, we’re getting more bang for our buck.If we accelerate that trend, we can help drivers save a significant amount of money.That’s why, after 30 years of inaction, we finally put in place new standards that will make sure our cars average nearly 55 miles per gallon by the middle of the next decade – nearly double what they get today.This wasn’t easy: we had to bring together auto companies, and unions, and folks who don’t ordinarily see eye to eye.But it was worth it.Because these cars aren’t some pie in the sky solution that’s years away.They’re being built right now – by American workers, in factories right here in the U.S.A.Every year, our cars and trucks will be able to go further and use less fuel, and pretty soon, you’ll be able to fill up every two weeks instead of every week – something that, over time, will save the typical family more than $8,000 at the pump.We’ll reduce our oil consumption by more than 12 billion barrels.That’s a future worth investing in.So we have a choice.Right now, some folks in Washington would rather spend another $4 billion on subsidies to oil companies each year.Well you know what? We’ve been handing out these kinds of taxpayer giveaways for nearly a century.And outside of Congress, does anyone really think that’s still a good idea? I want this Congress to stop the giveaways to an oil industry that’s never been more profitable, and invest in a clean energy industry that’s never been more promising.We should be investing in the technology that’s building the cars and trucks and jets that will prevent us from dealing with these high gas prices year after year after year.Ending this cycle of rising gas prices won’t be easy, and it won’t happen overnight.But that’s why you sent us to Washington – to solve tough problems like this one.So I’m going to keep doing everything I can to help you save money on gas, both right now and in the future.I hope politicians from both sides of the aisle join me.Let’s put aside the bumper-sticker slogans, remember why we’re here, and get things done for the American people.Thank you, God bless you, and have a great weekend 8.Taking Control of Our Energy Future Saturday, March 3, 2012

Hi, everybody.Earlier this week, I spent some time with the hardworking men and women of the American auto industry, who are busy writing a new chapter in America’s story.Just a few years ago, their industry was shedding hundreds of thousands of jobs.Two of the Big Three – GM and Chrysler – were on the brink of failure.If we had let this great American industry collapse – if we had let Detroit go bankrupt – more than one million Americans would have lost their jobs in the middle of the worst recession since the Great Depression.I refused to let that happen.These jobs are worth more than just a paycheck – they’re a source of pride and a ticket to the middle class.These companies are worth more than just the cars they build – they’re a symbol of American innovation and a source of our manufacturing might.So in exchange for help, we demanded responsibility.We got the companies to retool and restructure.Everyone sacrificed.And three years later, the American auto industry is back.Today, GM is the number one automaker in the world.Chrysler is growing faster in America than any other car company.Ford is investing billions in American plants and factories, and plans to bring thousands of jobs back home.All told, the entire industry has added more than 200,000 new jobs over the past two and a half years.And they’re not just building cars again – they’re building better cars.Thanks to new fuel efficiency standards we put in place, they’re building cars that will average nearly 55 miles per gallon by the middle of the next decade.That’s almost double what they get today.That means folks will be able to fill up every two weeks instead of every week, saving the typical family more than $8,000 at the pump over time.That’s a big deal, especially as families are yet again feeling the pinch from rising gas prices.So what’s happening in Detroit will make a difference.But it won’t solve everything.There’s no silver bullet for avoiding spikes in gas prices every year.There’s no shortcut to taking control of our energy future.We have to pursue an all-of-the-above strategy that helps develop every source of American energy.And we have to do it now.The good news is, we’ve been making progress.Take a look at this chart.Six years ago, 60% of the oil we used was imported.Since I took office, America’s dependence on foreign oil has decreased every single year.In fact, in 2010, for the first time in thirteen years, less than half the petroleum we consumed was imported.Part of that is because we’re producing more oil here at home than at any time in the last eight years.But we can’t just drill our way out of this problem.While we consume 20 percent of the world’s oil, we only have 2 percent of the world’s oil reserves.We’ve got to develop new technology that will help us use new forms of energy.That’s been a priority of mine as President.And because of the investments we’ve made, our use of clean, renewable energy has nearly doubled – and thousands of Americans have jobs because of it.Now we need to keep at it.And to do that, we need to make the right choices.Here’s one we can make right now.Every year, $4 billion of your tax dollars go to subsidizing the oil industry.These are the same companies making record profits – tens of billions of dollars a year.I don’t think oil companies need more corporate welfare.Congress should end this taxpayer giveaway.If you agree with me, I’m asking you to e-mail, call, or Tweet your representative.Tell them to stop fighting for oil companies.Tell them to start fighting for working families.Tell them to fight for the clean energy future that’s within our reach.Because the sooner we all get started, the sooner we’ll get there together.Thanks and have a great weekend.9.An All-Of-The-Above Approach to American Energy Saturday, February 25, 2012 Hello, everybody.In the State of the Union, I laid out three areas we need to focus on if we’re going to build an economy that lasts: new American manufacturing, new skills and education for American workers, and new sources of American-made energy.These days, we’re getting another painful reminder why developing new energy is so important to our future.Just like they did last year, gas prices are starting to climb.Only this time, it’s happening earlier.And that hurts everyone – everyone who owns a car;everyone who owns a business.It means you have to stretch your paycheck even further.Some folks have no choice but to drive a long way to work, and high gas prices are like a tax straight out of their paychecks.Now, some politicians always see this as a political opportunity.And since it’s an election year, they’re already dusting off their three-point plans for $2 gas.I’ll save you the suspense: Step one is drill, step two is drill, and step three is keep drilling.We hear the same thing every year.Well the American people aren’t stupid.You know that’s not a plan – especially since we’re already drilling.It’s a bumper sticker.It’s not a strategy to solve our energy challenge.It’s a strategy to get politicians through an election.You know there are no quick fixes to this problem, and you know we can’t just drill our way to lower gas prices.If we’re going to take control of our energy future and avoid these gas price spikes down the line, then we need a sustained, all-of-the-above strategy that develops every available source of American energy – oil, gas, wind, solar, nuclear, biofuels, and more.We need to keep developing the technology that allows us to use less oil in our cars and trucks;in our buildings and plants.That’s the strategy we’re pursuing, and that’s the only real solution to this challenge.Now, we absolutely need safe, responsible oil production here in America.That’s why under my Administration, America is producing more oil today than at any time in the last eight years.In 2010, our dependence on foreign oil was under 50% for the first time in more than a decade.And while there are no short-term silver bullets when it comes to gas prices, I’ve directed my administration to look for every single area where we can make an impact and help consumers in the months ahead, from permitting to delivery bottlenecks to what’s going on in the oil markets.But over the long term, an all-of-the-above energy strategy means we have to do more.It means we have to make some choices.Here’s one example.Right now, four billion of your tax dollars subsidize the oil industry every year.Four billion dollars.Imagine that.Maybe some of you are listening to this in your car right now, pulling into a gas station to fill up.As you watch those numbers rise, know that oil company profits have never been higher.Yet somehow, Congress is still giving those same companies another four billion dollars of your money.That’s outrageous.It’s inexcusable.And it has to stop.A century of subsidies to the oil companies is long enough.It’s time to end taxpayer giveaways to an industry that’s never been more profitable, and use that money to reduce our deficit and double-down on a clean energy industry that’s never been more promising.Because of the investments we’ve already made, the use of wind and solar energy in this country has nearly doubled – and thousands of Americans have jobs because of it.And because we put in place the toughest fuel economy standards in history, our cars will average nearly 55 miles per gallon by the middle of the next decade – something that, over time, will save the typical family more than $8,000 at the pump.Now Congress needs to keep that momentum going by renewing the clean energy tax credits that will lead to more jobs and less dependence on foreign oil.Look, we know there’s no silver bullet that will bring down gas prices or reduce our dependence on foreign oil overnight.But what we can do is get our priorities straight, and make a sustained, serious effort to tackle this problem.That’s the commitment we need right now.And with your help, it’s a commitment we can make.Thank you.10.Continuing to Strengthen American Manufacturing Saturday, February 18, 2012

Hello, everybody.I’m speaking to you this week from the Boeing Plant in Everett, Washington.Boeing has been in this community for half a century.But it’s what they’re doing here today that has folks really excited;because at this plant they’re building the plane of the future – the Dreamliner.It’s an impressive sight.And, to be honest, part of why I came was to see it up close.But I also came because this is a great example of how we can bring jobs and manufacturing back to America.You see, the last few decades haven’t been easy for manufacturing in this country.New technology has made businesses more efficient and productive – and that’s good – but it’s also made a lot of jobs obsolete.The result has been painful for a lot of families and communities.Factories where people thought they’d retire have left town.Jobs that provided a decent living have been shipped overseas.And the hard truth is that a lot of those jobs aren’t coming back.But that doesn’t mean we have to settle for a lesser future.I don’t accept that idea.In America, there’s always something we can do to create new jobs and new manufacturing and new security for the middle-class.In America, we don’t give up, we get up.Right now, that’s exactly what we’re doing.Over the past 23 months, businesses have created 3.7 million new jobs.And manufacturers are hiring for the first time since the 1990s.It’s now getting more expensive to do business in places like China.Meanwhile, America is more productive than ever.And companies like Boeing are realizing that even when we can’t make things cheaper than China, we can make things better.That’s how we’re going to compete globally.For Boeing, business right now is booming.Last year, orders for commercial aircraft rose by more than 50 percent.To meet that rising demand, they’ve put thousands of folks to work all over the country.We want to see more of this.We need to make it as easy as we can for our companies to create more jobs in America, not overseas.And that starts with our tax code.No company should get a tax break for outsourcing jobs.Instead, tax breaks should go to manufacturers who set up shop here at home.Bigger tax breaks should go to high-tech manufacturers who create the jobs of the future.And if you relocate your company to a struggling community, you should get help financing that new plant, that new equipment, or training for new workers.It’s time to stop rewarding businesses that ship jobs overseas, and start rewarding businesses that create jobs here in America.And Congress should send me that kind of tax reform right away.Another thing we’re doing is to make it easier for companies like Boeing to sell their products all over the world, because more exports mean more jobs.Two years ago, I set a goal of doubling U.S.exports over five years.And we’re on track to meet that goal – ahead of schedule.We have a big opportunity right now to build not only an economy that will help us succeed today, but an economy that will help our kids and their kids succeed tomorrow.We know what we need to do.We need to strengthen American manufacturing.We need to invest in American-made energy and new skills for American workers.And above all, we need to renew the values that have always made this country great: Hard work.Fair play.Shared responsibility.We can do this.Ask the folks in Everett.Right here, a few years ago, the first Dreamliner took off on its maiden trip.Thousands of employees came to watch.One was an executive office administrator named Sharon O’Hara.As Sharon saw that first plane take flight – a result of so much hard work – she got goose bumps.In her words, she said, “We said we would do it and we did.” That’s the story of America.We said we would do it, and we did.That’s the can-do spirit that makes us who we are.We’ve seen challenging times before.But we always emerge from them stronger.And that’s what we’re going to do again today.Thanks, and have a great weekend.

第五篇：奥巴马电台演讲6.09

Remarks of President Barack Obama

Weekly Address The White House Saturday, June 09, 2012

This week, I spent some time talking with college students about how we can make higher education more affordable.And one of the things I told them was how proud I was that they were making that investment in themselves – because in today’s economy, the best predictor of success is a good education.That’s not just true for our individual success;it’s also true for America’s success.New jobs and new businesses will take root wherever they can find the most highly-educated, highly-skilled workers.And I want those workers to be American workers.I want those good-paying, middle-class jobs to take root right here.So it should concern everyone that right now – all across America – tens of thousands of teachers are getting laid off.In Pennsylvania alone, there are 9,000 fewer educators in our schools today than just a year ago.In Ohio, the number is close to 7,000.And nationwide, over the past three years, school districts have lost over 250,000 educators.Think about what that means for our country.When there are fewer teachers in our schools, class sizes start climbing up.Our students start falling behind.And our economy takes a hit.The point is: teachers matter.One study found that a good teacher can increase the lifetime income of a classroom by over $250,000.A great teacher can change the course of a child’s life.So the last thing our country needs is to have fewer teachers in our schools.Now, I know states are still going through some tough times.I realize that every Governor is dealing with limited resources and many face stark choices when it comes to their budgets.But that doesn’t mean we should just stand by and do nothing.When states struggle, it’s up to Congress to step in and help out.In 2009 and in 2010, we provided aid to states to help keep hundreds of thousands of teachers in the classroom.But we need to do more.That’s why a critical part of the jobs bill that I sent to Congress back in September was to help states prevent even more layoffs and rehire even more teachers who had lost their jobs.But months later, we’re still waiting on Congress to act.When it comes to this recovery, we can’t fully control everything that happens in other parts of the world.But there are plenty of things we can control.There are plenty of steps we can take, right now, to strengthen our economy.Putting teachers back in our kids’ classrooms is one of those steps.And there’s no excuse for inaction.You work hard.Your leaders should, too.Especially at this make-or-break moment for the middle class.I know this is an election year.But some things are bigger than an election.Some things are bigger than politics.So I hope you’ll join me in telling Congress to do the right thing;to get to work and to help get our teachers back in the classroom.We can’t afford to wait any longer.Thanks and have a great weekend.