○  克林顿总统1999年联邦国情咨文演说  ○

willbegintomeetourgeneration''shistoricreoibilitiestostrengthenourfamiliesforthe21stcentury.

today,americaisthemostdynamic,competitive,job-creatingeconomyinhistory,butwecandoevenbetterinbuildinga21stcenturyeconomythatembracesallamerica.

today''sincomegapislargelyaskillsgap.lastyear,thecongrepaedalawenablingworkerstogetaskillsgranttochoosethetrainingtheyneed.andialaudallofyouherewhowerepartofthat.

thisyear,irecommendafive-yearcommitmenttothenewsystem,sothatwecanprovideoverthenextfiveyearsaropriatetrainingoortunitiesforallamericawholosetheirjoandexpandrapidreoeteamstohelpalltowwhichhavebeenreallyhurtwhenbusineesclose.ihopeyouwillsuortthis.

also,iaskyoursuortforadramaticincreaseinfederalsuortforadultliteracytomountanationalcampaignaimedathelpingthemillioandmillioofworkingpeoplewhostillreadatlethanafifth-gradelevel.weneedtodothis.

here''ssomegoodnews.inthepastsixyears,wehavecutthewelfarerollsnearlyinhalf.

twoyearsago,fromthispodium,iaskedfivecompaniestoleadanationalefforttohirepeopleoffwelfare.tonightourwelfare-to-workpartnershipincludes10,000companieswhohavehiredhundredsofthousandsofpeople,andourbalancedbudgetwillhelpanother200,000peoplemovetothedignityandprideofwork.ihopeyouwillsuortit.

wemustbringthearkofprivateenterprisetoeverycornerofamerica,tobuildabridgefromwallstreettoaalachiatothemiiiidelta,toournativeamericancommunities,withmoresuortforcommunitydevelopmentbanksforempowermentzones,for100,000morevouchersforaffordablehousing.

andiaskcongretosuortourboldnewplantohelpbusineesraiseupto$15billioninprivatesectorcapital,tobringjoandoortunitiesandiercities,ruralareas,withtaxcredits,loanguarantees,includingthenewamericanprivateinvestmentcompanies,modeledontheoverseasprivateinvestmentcompanies.

now,foryearsandyearswe''vehadthisopic,thisoverseasprivateinvestmentcorporation,becauseweknewwehaduntaedmarketsoverseas.butourgreatestuntaedmarketsarenotoverseas–theyarerighthereathome.andweshouldgoafterthem.

wemustwork

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