奥巴马每周电视演讲2014年7月12日：扩大发展机遇,国会的共和党人应该做他们的努力了(中英mp3+lrc)

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[00:00.63]Hi, everybody. This week, I spent some time in Colorado and Texas, 
[00:05.19]talking with people about what’s going on in their lives.
[00:08.46]One of them was Elizabeth Cooper, 
[00:10.66]who’ll be a college junior this fall. 
[00:12.99]She wrote to tell me something I hear often: 
[00:15.21]how hard it is for middle-class families like hers to afford college. 
[00:19.82]And she shared something I know many of you feel when you wonder what’s going on in Washington. 
[00:24.38]She said she feels 
[00:25.83]“not significant enough to be addressed, 
[00:28.29]not poor enough for people to worry [about], 
[00:31.31]and not rich enough to be cared about.”
[00:34.93]I ran for President to fight for Americans just like Elizabeth 
[00:38.87]C people who work hard, do everything right, 
[00:41.80]and just want a chance to build a decent life for themselves 
[00:44.57]and their families.
[00:46.59]And after the worst economic crisis in generations, 
[00:48.80]our businesses have now created nearly 10 million new jobs over the past 52 months. 
[00:54.29]The unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest point since 2008. 
[00:58.34]By almost every measure, our economy is better off than it was five years ago.
[01:02.57]But while we’ve created more jobs at this point of the year than any year since 1999, 
[01:07.35]too many families barely earn what they did in 1999. 
[01:11.60]It’s harder to pay for college, save, or retire, 
[01:14.86]because people’s wages and incomes have not gone up. 
[01:17.95]Nearly all the gains of the recovery are going to the very top 
[01:21.21]C and aren’t making a difference in your lives.
[01:24.46]And I believe America does better 
[01:26.39]when the middle class does better.
[01:28.38]And I’ve laid out an opportunity agenda to create jobs, 
[01:31.41]train workers, educate our kids, 
[01:33.42]and make sure hard work actually pays off.
[01:36.63]These are the things we should be doing to grow the middle class
[01:39.51]and help folks work their way into the middle class.
[01:42.54]And it’s pretty uncontroversial stuff. 
[01:45.41]I hope we can work together on it. 
[01:47.53]And I’m always willing to compromise 
[01:49.69]if folks have other ideas or if it advances generally the interests of working Americans.
[01:55.20]But so far this year, Republicans in Congress have blocked 
[01:58.30]every serious idea to strengthen the middle class. 
[02:01.73]Lifting the minimum wage, fair pay, 
[02:04.27]student loan reform C they’ve said no to all of it. 
[02:07.82]And that’s when I’ve acted this year to help working Americans 
[02:11.32]on my ownC when Congress won’t act.
[02:14.61]I’ve taken actions to attract new jobs, 
[02:16.97]lift workers’ wages, help students pay off their loans, and more. 
[02:21.70]And the Republican plan right now 
[02:23.62]is not to do some of this work with me 
[02:26.36]C instead, it’s to sue me. 
[02:28.60]That’s actually what they’re spending their time on. 
[02:30.89]It’s a political stunt that’s going to waste 
[02:32.79]months of America’s time. 
[02:34.19]And by the way, they’re going to pay for it using your hard-earned tax dollars.
[02:38.95]I have a better idea: 
[02:41.00]do something, Congress. 
[02:42.81]Do anything to help working Americans. 
[02:45.34]Join the rest of the country. Join me, 
[02:47.18]I'm looking forward to working with you.
[02:50.40]You know, on Tuesday, I met with Carolyn Reed and her husband David, 
[02:53.10]who own six Silver Mine Sub shops in Colorado. 
[02:56.55]Two days later, they announced 
[02:57.58]they’re giving their hourly employees a raise to ten dollars and ten cents an hour.
[03:03.29]They’re not waiting for Congress. 
[03:05.25]Carolyn said, “We are happy to be a part of what I hope will be a growing voluntary trend 
[03:10.68]in increased wages.”
[03:13.18]Carolyn and Americans like her all across the country are happy to do their part.
[03:18.67]Congress now needs to step up and do its part. 
[03:22.48]And next week, I’ll travel to a couple of job sites to talk about how Democrats and Republicans can work together 
[03:27.56]to grow the economy and protect nearly 700,000 jobs 
[03:31.20]by passing a highway bill by the end of the summer.
[03:35.70]I’m here because hardworking Americans 
[03:37.98]like Elizabeth and Carolyn. 
[03:41.40]That’s something I’ll never forget 
[03:42.95]C it's something I’ll never stop fighting for. 
[03:45.80]Thanks, and have a great weekend.

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奥巴马每周电视演讲2014年7月12日：扩大发展机遇,国会的共和党人应该做他们的努力了(中英mp3+lrc)