克林顿总统1999年联邦国情咨文演说

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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.

Americaisastrongforceforpeace–fromNorthernIrelandtoBoiatotheMiddleEast.

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

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

So,withourbudgetsurplusgrowing,oureconomyexpanding,ourconfidencerising,nowisthemomentforthisge 《克林顿总统1999年联邦国情咨文演说》