○ 克林顿总统1997年联邦国情咨文演说 ○
weshoulddoublethenumberofempowermentzones.they''vealreadybroughtsomuchhopetocommunitieslikedetroit,wheretheunemploymentratehasbeencutinhalfinfouryears.weshouldrestorecontaminatedurbanlandandbuildingstoproductiveuse.weshouldexpandthenetworkofcommunitydevelopmentbanks.andtogetherwemustpledgetonightthatwewillusethisempowermentaroach--includingprivatesectortaxincentives--torenewourcapitalcity,sothatwashingtonisagreatplacetoworkandlive,andonceagaintheproudfaceamericashowstoworld.(alause.)
wemustprotectourenvironmentineverycommunity.inthelastfouryears,wecleanedup250toxicwastesites,asmanyasintheprevious12.now,weshouldcleanup500more,sothatourchildrengrowupnexttoparks,notpoison.iurgeyoutopamyproposaltomakebigpolluterslivebyasimplerule:ifyoupolluteourenvironment,youshouldpaytocleanitup.(alause.)
inthelastfouryears,westrengthenedournation''ssafefoodandcleandrinkingwaterlawweprotectedsomeofamerica''srarest,mostbeautifullandinutah''sredrocksregiocreatedthreenewnationalparksinthecaliforniadesert;andbegantorestorethefloridaeverglades.nowwemustbeasvigilantwithourriversaswearewithourlands.tonight,iaouncethatthisyeariwilldesignate10americanheritagerivers,tohelpcommunitiesalongsidethemrevitalizetheirwaterfrontsandcleanuppollutionintherivers,provingonceagainthatwecangrowtheeconomyasweprotecttheenvironment.(alause.)
wemustalsoprotectourglobalenvironment,workingtobantheworsttoxicchemicalsandtoreducethegreenhousegasesthatchallengeourhealthevenastheychangeourclimate.
now,weallknowthatinallofourcommunities,someofourchildrensimplydon''thavewhattheyneedtogrowandlearnintheirownhomes,orschoolsorneighborhoods.andthatmeatherestofusmustdomore,fortheyareourchildren,too.that''swhypresidentbush,generalcolinpowell,formerhousingsecretaryhenrycieroswilljointhevicepresidentandmetoleadthepresident''ssummitofserviceinphiladelphiainapril.
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