克林頓總統1999年聯邦國情咨文演說

　　名人演講稿

　　Mr.eaker,Mr.VicePresident,membersofCongre,honoredguests,myfellowAmerica.TonightIhavethehonorofreportingtoyouontheStateoftheUnion.

　　LetmebeginbysalutingtheneweakeroftheHouseandthankinghimeeciallytonightforextendinganinvitationtotwoguestssittinginthegallerywithMrs.[J.Deis]Hastert.LynGionandWeiLingChestnutarethewidowsofthetwobraveCapitolHillpoliceofficerswhogavetheirlivestodefendfreedom”shouse.

　　Mr.eaker,atyourswearinginyouaskedusalltoworktogetherinairitofcivilityandbipartisahip.Mr.eaker,let”sdoexactlythat.

　　Tonight,IstandbeforeyoutoreportthatAmericahascreatedthelongestpeacetimeeconomicexpaioninourhistory.Withnearly18millionnewjo,wagesrisingatmorethantwicetherateofinflation,thehighesthomeownershipinhistory,thesmallestwelfarerolesin30years,andthelowestpeacetimeunemploymentsince1957.

　　Forthefirsttimeinthreedecades,thebudgetisbalanced.Fromadeficitof$290billionin1992,wehadasurplusof$70billionlastyear.Andnow,weareoncourseforbudgetsurplusesforthenext25years.

　　Thankstothepioneeringleadershipofallofyou,wehavethelowestviolentcrimerateinaquartercenturyandthecleanestenvironmentinaquartercentury.

　　AmericaisastrongforceforpeaceCfromNorthernIrelandtoBoiatotheMiddleEast.

　　ThankstotheleadershipofVicePresidentGore,wehaveagovernmentfortheInformationAge,onceagainagovernmentthatisaprogreiveitrumentofthecommongood,rootedinouroldestvaluesofoortunity,reoibilityandcommunity,devotedtofiscalreoibility,determinedtogiveourpeoplethetoolstheyneedtomakethemostoftheirownlivesinthe21stcentury,a21stcenturygovernmentfor21stcenturyAmerica.

　　MyfellowAmerica,Istandbeforeyoutonighttoreportthatthestateofourunionisstrong.Now,Americaisworkingagain.Thepromiseofourfutureislimitle.Butwecaotrealizethatpromiseifweallowthehumofourproeritytolullusintocomplacency.Howwefareasanationfarintothe21stcenturydependsuponwhatwedoasanationtoday.

　　So,withourbudgetsurplusgrowing,oureconomyexpanding,ourconfidencerising,nowisthemomentforthisge