美國(guó)總統(tǒng)奧巴馬每周電臺(tái)演講06.21（美國(guó)總統(tǒng)演講）

1、美國(guó)總統(tǒng)奧巴馬每周電臺(tái)演講 美國(guó)總統(tǒng)奧巴馬每周電臺(tái)演講 06.21（美國(guó)總統(tǒng)演 （美國(guó)總統(tǒng)演講） 講）音頻下載[點(diǎn)擊右鍵另存為]Prepared Remarks of President Barack ObamaWeekly AddressJune 20, 2009As we continue to recover from an historic economic crisis, it is clear to everyone tha

2、t one of its major causes was a breakdown in oversight that led to widespread abuses in the financial system. An epidemic of irresponsibility took hold from Wall Street to Washington to Main Street. And the consequences

3、have been disastrous. Millions of Americans have seen their life savings erode; families have been devastated by job losses; businesses large and small have closed their doors. In response, this week, my administration p

4、roposed a set of major reforms to the rules that govern our financial system; to attack the causes of this crisis and to prevent future crises from taking place; to ensure that our markets can work fairly and freely for

5、businesses and consumers alike. We are going to promote markets that work for those who play by the rules. We’re going to stand up for a system in which fair dealing and offering innovative products that consumers actual

6、ly want – and actually understand. Those ridiculous contracts – pages of fine print that no one can figure out – will be a thing of the past. You’ll be able to compare products – with descriptions in plain language – to

7、see what is best for you. The most unfair practices will be banned. The rules will be enforced.Some argue that these changes – and the many others we’ve called for – go too far. And I welcome a debate about how we can ma

8、ke sure our regulations work for businesses and consumers. But what I will not accept – what I will vigorously oppose – are those who do not argue in good faith. Those who would defend the status quo at any cost. Those w

9、ho put their narrow interests ahead of the interests of ordinary Americans. We’ve already begun to see special interests mobilizing against change. That’s not surprising. That’s Washington.For these are interests that ha

10、ve benefited from a system which allowed ordinary Americans to be exploited. These interests argue against reform even as millions of people are facing the consequences of this crisis in their own lives. These interests

11、defend business-as-usual even though we know that it was business-as-usual that allowed this crisis to take place. Well, the American people did not send me to Washington to give in to the special interests; the American