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1、PreparedRemarksofPresidentBarack?ObamaWeeklyAddressJanuary24th,2009WebeginthisyearandthisAdministrationinthemidstofanunprecedentedcrisisthatcallsforunprecedentedaction.Justthisweek,wesawmorepeoplefileforunemploymentthanatanytimeinthelasttwenty-sixyears,andex
2、pertsagreethatifnothingisdone,theunemploymentratecouldreachdoubledigits.Oureconomycouldfall$1trillionshortofitsfullcapacity,whichtranslatesintomorethan$12,000inlostincomeforafamilyoffour.Andwecouldloseagenerationofpotential,asmoreyoungAmericansareforcedtofor
3、gocollegedreamsorthechancetotrainforthejobsofthefuture.Inshort,ifwedonotactboldlyandswiftly,abadsituationcouldbecomedramaticallyworse.ThatiswhyIhaveproposedanAmericanRecoveryandReinvestmentPlantoimmediatelyjumpstartjobcreationaswellaslong-termeconomicgrowth.
4、IampleasedtosaythatbothpartiesinCongressarealreadyhardatworkonthisplan,andIhopetosignitintolawinlessthanamonth.It’saplanthatwillsaveorcreatethreetofourmillionjobsoverthenextfewyears,andonethatrecognizesboththeparadoxandthepromiseofthismoment-thefactthatthere
5、aremillionsofAmericanstryingtofindworkevenas,allaroundthecountry,there’ssomuchworktobedone.That’swhythisisnotjustashort-termprogramtoboostemployment.It’sonethatwillinvestinourmostimportantprioritieslikeenergyandeducation;healthcareandanewinfrastructurethatar
6、enecessarytokeepusstrongandcompetitiveinthe21stcentury.TodayI’dliketotalkspecificallyabouttheprogressweexpecttomakeineachoftheseareas.Toacceleratethecreationofacleanenergyeconomy,wewilldoubleourcapacitytogeneratealternativesourcesofenergylikewind,solar,andbi
7、ofuelsoverthenextthreeyears.We’llbegintobuildanewelectricitygridthatlaydownmorethan3,000milesoftransmissionlinestoconveythisnewenergyfromcoasttocoast.We’llsavetaxpayers$2billionayearbymaking75%offederalbuildingsmoreenergyefficient,andsavetheaverageworkingfam
8、ily$350ontheirenergybillsbyweatherizing2.5millionhomes.Tolowerhealthcarecost,cutmedicalerrors,andimprovecare,we’llcomputerizethenation’shealthrecordinfiveyears,savingbillionsofdollarsinhealthcar