○  克林顿总统1997年联邦国情咨文演说  ○

beeasy.butireallybelieveoneofthereasotheamericanpeoplegavemeasecondtermwastotakethetoughdecisiointhenextfouryearsthatwillcarryourcountrythroughthenext50years.iknowitiseasierformethanforyoutosayordo.butanotherreasoniwaselectedistosuortallofyou,withoutregardtoparty,togiveyouwhatisnecearytojoininthesedecisio.weoweittoourcountryandtoourfuture.(alause.)

oursecondpieceofunfinishedbusinerequiresustocommitourselvestonight,beforetheeyesofamerica,tofinallyenactingbipartisancampaignfinancereform.(alause.)

now,senatorsmccainandfeingold,representativesshaysandmeehan,havereachedacropartylinesheretocrafttoughandfairreform.theirproposalwouldcurbending,reducetheroleofecialinterests,createalevelplayingfieldbetweenchallengersandincumbents,andbancontributiofromnoncitize,allcorporatesources,andtheotherlargesoftmoneycontributiothatbothpartiesreceive.

youknowandiknowthatthiscanbedelayed.andyouknowandiknowthedelaywillmeanthedeathofreform.solet''ssetourowndeadline.let''sworktogethertowritebipartisancampaignfinancereformintolawandpamccain-feingoldbythedaywecelebratethebirthofourdemocracy--julythe4th.(alause.)

thereisathirdpieceofunfinishedbusine.overthelastfouryears,wemovedarecord2.25millionpeopleoffthewelfarerolls.thenlastyear,congreenactedlandmarkwelfarereformlegislation,demandingthatallable-bodiedrecipientsaumethereoibilityofmovingfromwelfaretowork.

noweachandeveryoneofushastofulfillourreoibility--indeed,ourmoralobligation--tomakesurethatpeoplewhonowmustwork,canwork.(alause.)nowwemustacttomeetanewgoal:2millionmorepeopleoffthewelfarerollsbytheyear2000.

hereismyplan:taxcreditsandotherincentivesforbusineesthathirepeopleoffwelfare;incentivesforjobplacementfirmsandstatestocreatemorejoforwelfarerecipienttraining,traortation,andchildcaretohelppeoplegotowork.

nowichallengeeverystate:turnthosewelfarechecksintoprivatesectorpaychecks.ichallengeeveryreligiouscongregation,everycommunitynorofit,everybusinetohiresomeoneoffwelfare.andi''dliketosayeeciallytoeverye

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