Weekly Address: Congress Should Do its Job and Pass a Serious Budget (October 3, 2015)

奧巴馬每周電視講話：總統呼吁國會盡快通過預算方案

Hi,everybody.Yesterday,we learned that our businesses created another 118,000 new jobs in September.That makes 67 straight months of job creation,and 13.2 million new jobs in all.

大家好！昨天，有消息顯示9月份我們的企業共創造11.8萬個就業崗位。這是第67個月就業連續增長，新增的就業崗位總數達到1320萬個。

But we would be doing even better if we didn't have to keep dealing with crises in Congress every few months.And especially at a time when the global economy is softening,our own growth could slow if Congress doesn't do away with harmful austerity measures.

但如果我們不用每隔幾個月就要處理國會制造的危機和問題的話，我們取得的成就要比這些大得多。尤其是在全球經濟發展疲軟的當下，如果國會不能摒棄有害的支出縮減措施，我們的經濟增長就會放緩。

Now,on Wednesday,more than half of Republicans in Congress voted to shut down the government for the second time in two years.Fortunately,there were enough votes in both parties to pass a last-minute bill to keep the government open for another ten weeks.Unfortunately,that gimmick only sets up another shutdown threat two weeks before Christmas.

上周三，一多半的共和黨議員投票同意讓政府在兩年內第二次關門。幸運的是，國會兩黨還是有足夠的票數在最后時刻通過一份法案，讓政府繼續維持運轉10個星期。不幸的是，這種伎倆還是會讓政府在圣誕節前兩周面臨又一次的關門威脅。

Look,that's not the way America should operate.It just kicks the can down the road without solving any problems or doing any long-term planning for the future.And that's why I will not sign another shortsighted,short-term spending bill like the one Congress sent me this week.

這可不是美國應該有的處事方式。這是破罐子破摔的行為，根本不解決任何問題，也沒有為未來做任何長遠的打算。因此，未來我絕對不會簽署像國會本周送來的這種短視的、只著眼短期支出的預算方案。

Here's why.A few years ago,both parties agreed to put in place harmful,automatic cuts that make no distinction between spending we don't need and spending we do.Those cuts have actually kept our economy from growing faster.Even worse,they're actually undermining the middle class.

為什么會出現這種情況呢。幾年前，兩黨同意實施這種傷害性的自動減支計劃，完全不區分哪些錢是不必要支出的，哪些是必須要支出的。這種削減政策讓我們的經濟發展速度受限。更嚴重的是，這種政策侵害了中產階級的地位。

Here's one example.If we don't undo these mindless cuts,then next year,we'll be funding our kids' education at the same levels per pupil we did in the year 2000.Compared to my budget,that would be like cutting federal funding for 4,500 schools,17,500 teachers and aides,1.9 million students.

打個比方來說。如果我們非得采取這種毫無差別的支出削減計劃，那么明年，我們在兒童教育上進行資金投入，對每個學生的投入僅相當于2000年的水平。而與我提出的預算方案相比，這相當于砍掉了4500所學校，1.75萬名教職員工以及190萬名學生的聯邦預算投入。

That's not good for our kids or our economy.It's a prescription for American decline.And it shouldn't happen.We should invest in things like education today,or we'll pay the price tomorrow.

這對孩子們的未來和經濟發展都沒有好處。這劑藥方將導致美國衰退。這種情況不能出現。我們今天應該在教育等領域加大投入，否則明天我們將為此付出代價。

Congress should do its job,stop kicking the can down the road,and pass a serious budget rather than flirt with another shutdown.A serious budget is one that keeps America strong through our military,our law enforcement; that keeps America generous through caring for our veterans and our seniors; that keeps America competitive by educating our kids and our workers.

國會應該做好自己的工作，停止破罐子破摔的行為，通過一份嚴謹的預算方案，而不是挑起另一次的政府關門事件。這份嚴謹的預算要為我們的軍隊、執法人員提供資金，讓美國保持強大；要為我們的退伍軍人和老人提供照料，讓美國慷慨如往；為我們的孩子和工人提供教育培訓，讓美國保持競爭力。

That's what I want to work with serious people in both parties to achieve.Because that's how we'll build on the progress of 13 million new jobs,and help the middle class get ahead.

這是我希望與國會兩黨有責任的議員們一起完成的任務。因為只有這樣，我們才能在取得1300萬就業崗位的基礎上再創佳績，幫助中產階級取得成功。

Thanks everybody,and have a great weekend.

謝謝大家！祝大家周末愉快！

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