奥巴马讲话 表达复活节和逾越节的祝福

奥巴马讲话

表达复活节和逾越节的祝福

Hi, everybody. For millions of Americans, this time of year hol

ds great meaning.

Earlier this week, we hosted a Passover Sed

er at the White House, and joined

Jewish families around the worl

d in their

retellings

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of the story of the

Exodus and the victory of faith over oppression.

And

this

Sunday,

Michelle,

Malia,

Sasha,

and

I

will

join

our

fell

ow

Christians

around the worl

d in cel

ebrating the

Resurrection

（复活）

of Christ, the salvation

he offered the worl

d, and the hope that comes with the Easter season.

These holy days have their roots in miracl

es that took place l

ong ago. And yet,

they

still

inspire

us,

guid

e

us,

and

strengthen

us

today.

They

remind

us

of

our

responsibilities to God and, as God's chil

dren, our responsibilities to one another.

For me, and for countl

ess other Christians, Holy Week and Easter are times for

refl

ection and renewal. We remember the grace of an awesome God, who l

oves us

so

d

eeply

that

He

gave

us

his

only

Son,

so

that

we

might

live

through

Him.

We

recall

all

that

Jesus

endured

for

us

–

the

scorn

of

the

crowds,

the

agony

of

the

cross-all so that we might be forgiven our sins and granted everlasting life. And

we recommit ourselves to foll

owing His exampl

e, to l

ove and serve one another,

particularly

east of these

The common thread of humanity that connects us all-not just Christians and

Jews, but Muslims and Hindus and Sikhs-is

our shared commitment to l

ove

our

neighbors as we love ourselves.

To remember, I am my brother's keeper. I am my sister's keeper. Whatever your

faith,

believer

or

nonbeliever,

there's

no

better

time

to

red

edicate

ourselves

to

that universal mission.

For me, Easter is a story of hope-a belief in a better day to come, just around

the bend.

So

to

all

Christians

who

are

celebrating,

from

my

family

to

yours,

Happy

Easter.

And to every American, have a joyful weekend.

Thanks, God bl

ess you, and may God bl

ess this country we love.

奥巴马讲话

确保同工同酬

为女性争取权利

Hi,

everybody.

Earlier

this

week

was

Equal

Pay

marks

the

extra

time

the

average woman has to work into a new year to earn what a man earned the year

before.

You

see,

the

average

woman

who

works

full-time

in

America

earns

l

ess

than a man- even when she's in the same profession and has the same education.

That's wrong. In 2014, it's an embarrassment. Women d

eserve equal pay for

equal work.

This is an economic issue that affects all of us. Women make up about half

our workforce. And more and more, they're our families' main breadwinners. So

it's good for everyone when women are paid fairly. That's why, this week, I took

action

to

prohibit

more

businesses

from

punishing

workers

who

discuss

their

salaries.

Because more pay transparency makes it easier to spot pay discrimination.

And I hope more business l

ead

ers will take up this cause.

But equal pay is just one part of an economic agenda for women.

Most

l

ower-wage

workers

in

America

are

women.

So

I've

taken

executive

action

to

require

fed

eral

contractors

to

pay

their

fed

erally-fund

ed

employees

at

l

east ten d

ollars and ten cents an hour. I ord

ered a review of our nation's overtime

rul

es,

to

give

more

workers

the

chance

to

earn

the

overtime

pay

they

d

eserve.

Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, tens of millions of women are now guaranteed

free

preventive

care

like

mammograms

and

contraceptive

care,

and

the

days

when you coul

d be charged more just for being a woman are over for good.

Across the country, we're bringing Americans together to help us make sure

that a woman can have a baby without sacrificing her job, or take a day off to care

for

a

sick

chil

d

or

parent

without

hitting

hardship.

It's

time

to

d

o

away

with

workplace policies that belong in a

e, and give every woman the

opportunity she d

eserves.

Here's the problem, though. On issues that woul

d benefit millions of women,

Republicans in Congress have bl

ocked progress at every turn.

Just

this

week,

Senate

Republicans

bl

ocked

the

Paycheck

Fairness

Act,

commonsense l

egislation

that woul

d help more

women win equal pay for equal

work.

House

Republicans

won't

vote

to

raise

the

minimum

wage

or

extend

unempl

oyment insurance for women out of work through no fault of their own.

The

budget

they

passed

this

week

woul

d

force

d

eep

cuts

to

investments

that

overwhelmingly

benefit

women

and

children-like

Medicaid,

food

stamps,

and

coll

ege grants.

And of course, they're trying to repeal the Affordabl

e Care Act for the fiftieth

or so time, which would take away vital benefits and protections from millions of

women.

I'm going to keep fighting to make sure that d

oesn't happen. Because we d

o

better when our economy grows for everybody, not just a few. And when women