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2020年12月13日发(作者：尤叔保)
Weekly Address: End the Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON, DC— In this week’s address, President Obama saidhat
Republicans in the House of Representatives chose to shut down the
government over a health care law they don’t like. He urged the Congress to
pass a budget that funds our government, with no partisan strings
attached. The President made clear he will work with anyone of either party on
ways to grow this economy, create new jobs, and get our fiscal house in order
for the long haul – but not under the shadow of these threats to our economy.
Remarks of President Barack Obama
Weekly Address
The White House
October 5, 2013

Good morning. Earlier this week, the Republican House of Representatives
chose to shut down a government they don’t like over a health care law they
don’t like. And I’ve talked a lot about the real-world consequences of this
shutdown in recent days – the services disrupted; the benefits delayed; the
public servants kicked off the job without pay.

But today, I want to let the Americans dealing with those real-world
consequences have their say. And these are just a few of the many
heartbreaking letters I’ve gotten from them in the past couple weeks – including
more than 30,000 over the past few days.

Kelly Mumper lives in rural Alabama. She works in early education, and has
three children of her own in the Marines. Here’s what she wrote to me on
Wednesday.

―Our Head Start agency…was forced to stop providing services on October 1st
for over 770 children, and 175 staff were furloughed. I am extremely
concerned for the welfare of these children. There are parents who work and
who attend school. Where are they leaving their children…is it a safe
environment…are [they] getting the food that they receive at their Head Start
program?‖

On the day Julia Pruden’s application to buy a home for her and her special
needs children was approved by the USDA’s rural development direct loan
program, she wrote me from Minot, North Dakota.

―We put in an offer to purchase a home this weekend, and it was accepted…if
funding does not go through, our chances of the American Dream [are] down
the drain…We have worked really hard to get our credit to be acceptable to
purchase a home…if it weren’t for the direct lending program provided by the
USDA, we would not qualify to buy the home we found.‖

These are just two of the many letters I’ve received from people who work hard;
try to make ends meet; try to do right by their families. They’re military or
military spouses who’ve seen commissaries closed on their bases. They’re
veterans worried the services they’ve earned won’t be there. They’re business
owners who’ve seen their contracts with the government put on hold, worried
they’ll have to let people go. I want them to know, I read the stories you share
with me.

These are our fellow Americans. These are the people who sent us here to
serve. And I know that Republicans in the House of Representatives are
hearing the same kinds of stories, too.

As I made clear to them this week, there’s only one way out of this reckless and
damaging shutdown: pass a budget that funds our government, with no
partisan strings attached. The Senate has already done this. And there are
enough Republican and Democratic votes in the House of Representatives
willing to do the same, and end this shutdown immediately. But the far right of
the Republican Party won’t let Speaker John Boehner give that bill a yes-or-no
vote.

Take that vote. Stop this farce. End this shutdown now.

The American people don’t get to demand ransom in exchange for doing their
job. Neither does Congress. They don’t get to hold our democracy or our
economy hostage over a settled law. They don’t get to kick a child out of Head
Start if I don’t agree to take her parents’ health insurance away. That’s not how
our democracy is supposed to work.

That's why I won't pay a ransom in exchange for reopening the government.
And I certainly won't pay a ransom in exchange for raising the debt ceiling. For
as reckless as a government shutdown is, an economic shutdown that comes
with default would be dramatically worse.

I'll always work with anyone of either party on ways to grow this economy,
create new jobs, and get our fiscal house in order for the long haul. But not
under the shadow of these threats to our economy.

Pass a budget. End this government shutdown.

Pay our bills. Prevent an economic shutdown.

These Americans and millions of others are counting on Congress to do the right
thing. And I will do everything I can to make sure they do.
Thank you.
Weekly Address: Averting a Government Shutdown and Expanding Access to Affordable
Healthcare
WASHINGTON, DC— In this week’s address, President Obama said that on
October 1st, a big part of the Affordable Care Act will go live and give uninsured
Americans the same chance to buy quality, affordable health care as everyone
else. It is also the day when some Republicans in Congress might shut down
the government just because they don’t like the law. The President urged
Congress to both pass a budget by Monday and raise the nation’s debt ceiling so
that we can keep growing the economy. He also said that those without health
insurance and those who buy it on the individual market should visit
to find out how to get covered on Tuesday.
Remarks of President Barack Obama
Weekly Address
The White House
September 28, 2013
Hi, everybody. This Tuesday is an important day for families, businesses, and
our economy.
It’s the day a big part of the Affordable Care Act kicks in, and tens of millions of
Americans will finally have the same chance to buy quality, affordable health
care as everyone else.
It’s also the day that a group of far-right Republicans in Congress might choose
to shut down the government and potentially damage the economy just
because they don’t like this law.
I’ll get to that in a second. But first – here’s what the Affordable Care Act
means for you.
If you’re one of the vast majority of Americans who already have health care,
you already have new benefits you didn’t before, like free mammograms and
contraceptive care with no copay, and discounts on prescription medicine for
seniors. You’ve already got new protections in place too, like no more lifetime
limits on your care, no more discriminating against children with preexisting
conditions like asthma, or being able to stay on your parents’ plan until you turn
26.
That’s all in place and available to Americans with health insurance right now.
If you don’t have health insurance, or if you buy it on the individual market, then
starting this Tuesday, October 1
st
, you can visit to find what’s
called the health insurance marketplace in your state.
This is a website where you can compare insurance plans, side-by-side, the
same way you’d shop for a TV or a plane ticket. You’ll see new choices and new
competition. Many of you will see cheaper prices, and many of you will be
eligible for tax credits that bring down your costs even more. Nearly 6 in 10
uninsured Americans will be able to get coverage for $$100 or less.
If you’re one of the up to half of Americans with a preexisting condition, these
new plans mean your insurer can no longer charge you more than anyone
else. They can’t charge women more than men for the same coverage. And
they take effect January 1
st
.
So get covered at . And spread the word. These marketplaces
will be open for business on Tuesday, no matter what. The Affordable Care Act
is one of the most important things we’ve done as a country in decades to
strengthen economic security for the middle class and all who strive to join the
middle class. And it is going to work.
That’s also one of the reasons it’s so disturbing that Republicans in Congress are
threatening to shut down the government – or worse – if I don’t agree to gut this
law.
Congress has two responsibilities right now: pass a budget on time, and pay our
bills on time.
If Congress doesn’t pass a budget by Monday – the end of the fiscal year – the
government shuts down, along with many vital services the American people
depend on. On Friday, the Senate passed a bill to keep the government
open. But Republicans in the House have been more concerned with appeasing
an extreme faction of their party than working to pass a budget that creates new
jobs or strengthens the middle class. And in the next couple days, these
Republicans will have to decide whether to join the Senate and keep the
government open, or create a crisis that will hurt people for the sole purpose of
advancing their ideological agenda.
Past government shutdowns have disrupted the economy. This shutdown
would, too. At a moment when our economy has steadily gained traction, and
our deficits have been falling faster than at any time in 60 years, a shutdown
would be a purely self-inflicted wound. And that’s why many Republican
Senators and Republican governors have urged Republicans in the House of
Representatives to knock it off, pass a budget, and move on.
This brings me to the second responsibility Congress has. Once they vote to
keep the government open, they must also vote within the next couple weeks to
allow the Treasury to pay the bills for the money that Congress has already
spent. Failure to meet this responsibility would be far more dangerous than a
government shutdown – it would be an economic shutdown, with impacts not
just here, but around the world.
Unfortunately some Republicans have suggested that unless I agree to an even
longer list of demands – not just gutting the health care law, but things like
cutting taxes for millionaires or rolling back rules on big banks and polluters–
they’ll push the button, throwing America into default for the first time in history
and risk throwing us back into recession.
I will work with anyone who wants to have a serious conservation about our
economic future. But I will not negotiate over Congress’ responsibility to pay
the bills it has already racked up. I don’t know how to be more clear about this:
no one gets to threaten the full faith and credit of the United States of America
just to extract ideological concessions. No one gets to hurt our economy and
millions of innocent people just because there are a couple laws you don’t
like. It hasn’t been done in the past, and we’re not going to start doing it now.
The American people have worked too hard to recover from crisis to see
extremists in their Congress cause another one. And every day this goes on is
another day that we can’t continue the work of rebuilding the great American
middle class. Congress needs to pass a budget in time, pay its bills on time,
and refocus on the everyday concerns of the people who sent them there.
That’s what I’m focused on. That’s what I’ll keep fighting for.
Thank you.