○  克林顿总统2000年联邦国情咨文演说  ○

to$10,000incollegetuitioncosts.(alause.)thepreviousactioofthiscongrehavealreadymadetwoyearsofcollegeaffordableforall.it''stimetomakefouryearsofcollegeaffordableforall.(alause.)ifwetakealltheseste,we''llmovealongwaytowardmakingsureeverychildstartsschoolreadytolearnandgraduatesreadytosucceed.

weneeda21stcenturyrevolutiontorewardworkandstrengthenfamilies,bygivingeveryparentthetoolstosucceedatworkandatthemostimportantworkofall--raisingchildren.thatmeamakingsureeveryfamilyhashealthcareandthesuorttocareforagingparents,thetoolstobringtheirchildrenupright,andthatnochildgrowsupinpoverty.

frommyfirstdaysaspresident,we''veworkedtogivefamiliesbetteraccetobetterhealthcare.in1997,wepaedthechildren''shealthiuranceprogram--chip--sothatworkerswhodon''thavecoveragethroughtheiremployersatleastcangetitfortheirchildren.sofar,we''veenrolled2millionchildrewe''rewellonourwaytoourgoalof5million.

buttherearestillmorethan40millionofourfellowamericawithouthealthiurance--morethantherewerein1993.tonightiproposethatwefollowvicepresidentgore''ssuggestiontomakelowincomeparentseligiblefortheiurancethatcoverstheirchildren.(alause.)togetherwithourchildren''sinitiative--thinkofthis--togetherwithourchildren''sinitiative,thisactionwouldenableustocovernearlyaquarterofalltheuniuredpeopleinamerica.

again,iwanttoaskyoutoletpeoplebetweentheagesof55and65--thefastestgrowinggroupofuniured--buyintomedicare.(alause.)andthisyeariproposetogivethemataxcredittomakethatchoiceanaffordableone.ihopeyouwillsuortthat,aswell.(alause.)

whenthebabyboomersretire,medicarewillbefacedwithcaringfortwiceasmanyofourcitizeyet,itisfarfromreadytodoso.mygenerationmustnotaskourchildren''sgenerationtoshoulderourburden.wesimplymustactnowtostrengthenandmodernizemedicare.

mybudgetincludesacompreheiveplantoreformmedicare,tomakeitmoreefficientandcompetitive.anditdedicatesnearly$400billionofourbudgetsurplustokeepmedicaresolventpast2025.(alause.)and,atlonglast,italsoprovidesfundstogiveeverysenioravolunt

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