○  克林顿总统1999年联邦国情咨文演说  ○

now,twoyearsago,weactedtoextendhealthcoveragetouptofivemillionchildren.nowweshouldgobeyondthat.weshouldmakeiteasierforsmallbusineestoofferhealthiurance.weshouldgivepeoplebetweentheagesof55and65wholosetheirhealthiurancethechancetobuyintomedicare.

andweshouldcontinuetoeureaccetofamilyplaing.nooneshouldhavetochoosebetweenkeepinghealthcareandtakingajob.andtherefore,ieeciallyaskyoutonighttojoinhandstopathelandmarkbipartisanlegislationproposedbyse.[edwardm.]keedy(d-ma.)and[jamesm.]jeffords(r-vt.),[williamv.]roth[jr.](r-del.)and[danielpatrick]moynihan(d-n.y.),toallowpeoplewithdisabilitiestokeeptheirhealthiurancewhentheygotowork.

weneedtoenableourpublichoitals,ourcommunity,ouruniversityhealthcenterstoprovidebasic,affordablecareforallthemillioofworkingfamilieswhodon''thaveanyiurance.theydoalotofthattoday,butmuchmorecanbedone.andmybalancedbudgetmakesagooddownpaymenttowardthatgoal.ihopeyouwillthinkaboutthemandsuortthatprovision.

letmesaywemuststepupoureffortstotreatandpreventmentalillne.noamericanshouldeverbeable–afraidevertoaddrethisdisease.thisyearwewillhostawhitehouseconferenceonmentalhealth.withseitivity,commitmentandpaion,tiergoreisleadingoureffortshere,andi''dliketothankherforwhatshe''sdone.thankyou.thankyou.

aseveryoneknows,ourchildrenaretargetsofamaivemediacampaigntohookthemoncigarettes.now,iaskthiscongretoresistthetobaccoloy,toreaffirmthefda''sauthoritytoprotectourchildrenfromtobaccoandtoholdtobaccocompaniesaccountable,whileprotectingtobaccofarmers.

smokinghascosttaxpayershundredsofbillioofdollarsundermedicareandotherprograms.youknow,thestateshavebeenrightaboutthis.taxpayersshouldn''tpayforthecostoflungcancer,emphysema,andothersmoking-relatedillnees,thetobaccocompaniesshould.

sotonightiaouncethatthejusticedepartmentispreparingalitigationplantotakethetobaccocompaniestocourtandwiththefundswerecovertostrengthenmedicare.

now,ifweactintheseareas–minimumwage,familyleave,childcare,healthcare,thesafetyofourchildren–thenwe

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