克林顿总统1999年联邦国情咨文演说
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mr.eaker,mr.vicepresident,membersofcongre,honoredguests,myfellowamerica.tonightihavethehonorofreportingtoyouonthestateoftheunion.
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mr.eaker,atyourswearinginyouaskedusalltoworktogetherinairitofcivilityandbipartisahip.mr.eaker,let''sdoexactlythat.
tonight,istandbeforeyoutoreportthatamericahascreatedthelongestpeacetimeeconomicexpaioninourhistory.withnearly18millionnewjo,wagesrisingatmorethantwicetherateofinflation,thehighesthomeownershipinhistory,thesmallestwelfarerolesin30years,andthelowestpeacetimeunemploymentsince1957.
forthefirsttimeinthreedecades,thebudgetisbalanced.fromadeficitof$290billionin1992,wehadasurplusof$70billionlastyear.andnow,weareoncourseforbudgetsurplusesforthenext25years.
thankstothepioneeringleadershipofallofyou,wehavethelowestviolentcrimerateinaquartercenturyandthecleanestenvironmentinaquartercentury.
americaisastrongforceforpeace–fromnorthernirelandtoboiatothemiddleeast.
thankstotheleadershipofvicepresidentgore,wehaveagovernmentfortheinformationage,onceagainagovernmentthatisaprogreiveitrumentofthecommongood,rootedinouroldestvaluesofoortunity,reoibilityandcommunity,devotedtofiscalreoibility,determinedtogiveourpeoplethetoolstheyneedtomakethemostoftheirownlivesinthe21stcentury,a21stcenturygovernmentfor21stcenturyamerica.
myfellowamerica,istandbeforeyoutonighttoreportthatthestateofourunionisstrong.now,americaisworkingagain.thepromiseofourfutureislimitle.butwecaotrealizethatpromiseifweallowthehumofourproeritytolullusintocomplacency.howwefarea