美国总统周末电台演讲-.doc

美国总统周末电台演讲

remarks of president barack obama
weekly address
the white house
saturday, june 02, 2012
i sent congress a jobs bill last september full of the kinds of bipartisan ideas that would have put our fellow americans back to work and helped reinforce our economy against those outside shocks. i sent them a plan that would have reduced the deficit by $4 trillion in a way that?ˉs balanced ¨C that pays for the job-creating investments we need by cutting unnecessary spending and asking the wealthiest americans to pay a little more in taxes.
since then, congress has only passed a few parts of that jobs bill, like a tax cut that?
ˉs allowing working americans to keep more of your paycheck every week. that was important. but congress hasn?ˉt acted on enough of the other ideas in that bill that would make a difference and help create jobs right now. and there?ˉs no excuse for that. not when so many people are looking for work. not when so many people are struggling to pay the bills.
so my message to congress is, get to work.
right now, congress should pass a bill to help states prevent more layoffs, so we can put thousands of teachers and firefighters and police officers back on the job. congress should have passed a bill a long time ago to put thousands of construction workers back on the job rebuilding our roads and our bridges and our runways. instead of just talking a good game about job creators, congress should give small business owners a tax break for hiring more workers and paying them higher wages. let?ˉs get that done.
it?ˉs not lost on anyone, least of all me, that this is an election year. but we?ˉve got responsibilities that are bigger than an election. we?ˉve got responsibilities to you. with so many people struggling to get by, now is not the time to play politics. now is not the time for congress to sit on its hands. the american people expect their leaders to work hard, no matter what year it is. that?
ˉs what i intend to do. and