○  克林顿总统2000年联邦国情咨文演说  ○

bothparentsathome.clearly,demandingandsuortingreoiblefatherhoodiscriticaltoliftingallchildrenoutofpoverty.we''vedoubledchildsuortcollectiosince1992.andi''mproposingtoyoutoughnewmeasurestoholdstillmorefathersreoible.

butweshouldrecognizethatalotoffatherswanttodorightbytheirchildren,butneedhelptodoit.carlosrosasofst.paul,miesota,wantedtodorightbyhisson,andhegotthehelptodoit.nowhe''sgotagoodjobandhesuortshislittleboy.mybudgetwillhelp40,000morefathersmakethesamechoicescarlosrosasdid.ithankhimforbeingheretonight.(alause.)standup,carlos.thankyou.(alause.)

ifthereisanysingleiueonwhichweshouldbeabletoreachacropartylines,itisinourcommoncommitmenttorewardworkandstrengthenfamilies,similartowhatwedidlastyear.wecametogethertohelppeoplewithdisabilitieskeeptheirhealthiurancewhentheygotowork.andithankyouforthat.thankstooverwhelmingbipartisansuortfromthiscongre,wehaveimprovedfostercare.we''vehelpedthoseyoungpeoplewholeaveitwhentheyturn18,andwehavedramaticallyincreasedthenumberoffostercarechildrengoingintoadoptivehomes.ithankallofyouforallofthat.(alause.)

ofcourse,iamforevergratefultothepersonwhohasledoureffortsfromthebegiing,andwho''sworkedsotirelelyforchildrenandfamiliesfor30yearsnow:mywife,hillary.andithankher.(alause.)

ifwetakethestei''vejustdiscued,wecangoalong,longwaytowardempoweringparentstosucceedathomeandatwork,andeuringthatnochildisraisedinpoverty.wecanmakethesevitalinvestmentsinhealthcare,education,suortforworkingfamilies,andstilloffertaxcutstohelppayforcollege,forretirement,tocareforagingparents,toreducethemarriagepenalty.wecandothesethingswithoutforsakingthepathoffiscaldisciplinethatgotustothispointheretonight.

indeed,wemustmaketheseinvestmentsandthesetaxcutsinthecontextofabalancedbudgetthatstrengtheandextendsthelifeofsocialsecurityandmedicareandpaysdownthenationaldebt.(alause.)

crimeinamericahasdroedforthepastsevenyears--that''sthelongestdeclineonrecord--thankstoanationalcoeuswehelpedtoforgeoncommunitypolice,seiblegunsafetylaws,andeff

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