○  克林顿总统1999年联邦国情咨文演说  ○

asthiscongreknowsverywell,droingpricesandtheloofforeignmarketshavedevastatedtoomanyfamilyfarmers.lastyear,thecongreprovidedsutantialaistancetohelpstaveoffadisasterinamericanagriculture,andiamreadytoworkwithlawmakersofbothpartiestocreateafarmsafetynetthatwillincludecropiurancereformandfarmincomeaistance.

iaskyoutojoinwithmeanddothis.thisshouldnotbeapoliticaliue.everyoneknowswhataneconomicproblemisgoingonoutthereinruralamericatoday,andweneedanaropriatemeatoaddreit.

wemuststrengthenourleadintechnology.itwasgovernmentinvestmentthatledtothecreationoftheinternet.iproposea28-percentincreaseinlong-termcomputingresearch.

wealsomustbereadyforthe21stcenturyfromitsveryfirstmomentbysolvingtheso-calledy2kcomputerproblem.wehadonememberofcongrestandupandalaud.andwemayhaveaboutthatrationouttherealaudingathomeinfrontoftheirtelevisionsets.butremember,thisisabig,bigproblem,andwe''vebeenworkinghardonit.alreadywe''vemadesurethatthesocialsecuritycheckswillcomeontime.

butiwantallthefolksathomelisteningtothistoknowthatweneedeverystateandlocalgovernment,everybusinelargeandsmalltoworkwithustomakesurethatthisy2kcomputerbugwillberememberedasthelastheadacheofthe20thcentury,notthefirstcrisisofthe21st.

forourownproerity,wemustsuorteconomicgrowthabroad.youknow,untilrecentlyathirdofoureconomicgrowthcamefromexports.butoverthepastyearandahalf,financialturmoilhasputthatgrowthatrisk.today,muchoftheworldisinreceion,withasiahiteeciallyhard.thisisthemostseriousfinancialcrisisinhalfacentury.

tomeetit,theu.s.andothernatiohavereducedinterestratesandstrengthenedtheinternationalmonetaryfundandwhiletheturmoilisnotover,wehaveworkedveryhardwithothernatiotocontainit.

atthesametime,wewillcontinuetoworkonthelong-termproject:buildingaglobalfinancialsystemforthe21stcenturythatpromotesproerityandtamesthecycleofboomandbustthathasengulfedsomuchofasia.thisjune,iwillmeetwithotherworldleaderstoadvancethishistoricpurposeandiaskallofyou

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