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weekly address: health care reform cannot wait
文章来源:未知 文章作者:meng 发布时间:2009-08-08 06:26 字体: [ ] 
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right now in washington, our senate and house of representatives are both debating proposals for health insurance reform. today, i want to speak with you about the stakes of this debate, for our people and for the future of our nation.

this is an issue that affects the health and financial 1 of every single american and the stability of our entire economy.

it’s about every family unable to keep up with soaring out of pocket costs and 2 rising three times faster than wages. every worker afraid of losing health insurance if they lose their job, or change jobs. everyone who’s worried that they may not be able to get insurance or change insurance if someone in their family has a pre-existing condition.

it’s about a woman in colorado who told us that when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, her insurance company – the one she’d paid over $700 a month to – refused to pay for her treatment. she had to use up her 3 funds to save her own life.

it’s about a man from maryland who sent us his story – a middle class college graduate whose health insurance expired when he changed jobs. during that time, he needed emergency surgery, and woke up $10,000 in debt – debt that has left him unable to save, buy a home, or make a career change.

it’s about every business forced to shut their doors, or shed jobs, or ship them overseas. it’s about state governments overwhelmed by medicaid, federal budgets consumed by medicare, and 4 piling higher year after year.

this is the status quo. this is the system we have today. this is what the debate in congress is all about: whether we’ll keep talking and tinkering and letting this problem fester as more families and businesses go under, and more americans lose their 5. or whether we’ll seize this opportunity – one we might not have again for generations – and finally pass health insurance reform this year, in 2009.

now we know there are those who will oppose reform no matter what. we know the same special interests and their agents in congress will make the same old arguments, and use the same scare tactics that have stopped reform before because they profit from this 6 7 in health care costs. and i know that once you’ve seen enough ads and heard enough people yelling on tv, you might begin to wonder whether there’s a grain of truth to what they’re saying. so let me take a moment to answer a few of their arguments.

first, the same folks who controlled the white house and congress for the past eight years as we ran up record deficits will argue – believe it or not – that health reform will lead to record deficits. that’s simply not true. our proposals cut hundreds of billions of dollars in unnecessary spending and unwarranted giveaways to insurance companies in medicare and medicaid. they change 8 so providers will give patients the best care, not just the most expensive care, which will mean big 9 over time. and we have urged congress to include a proposal for a 10 commission of doctors and medical experts to 11 cost-saving measures.

i want to be very clear: i will not sign on to any health plan that adds to our deficits over the next decade. and by 12 improve quality and efficiency, the reforms we make will help bring our deficits under control in the long-term.

those who oppose reform will also tell you that under our plan, you won’t get to choose your doctor – that some 13 will choose for you. that’s also not true. michelle and i don’t want anyone telling us who our family’s doctor should be – and no one should decide that for you either. under our proposals, if you like your doctor, you keep your doctor. if you like your current insurance, you keep that insurance. period, end of story.

finally, opponents of health reform warn that this is all some big plot for socialized medicine or government-run health care with long lines and 14 care. that’s not true either. i don’t believe that government can or should run health care. but i also don’t think insurance companies should have free 15 to do as they please.

that’s why any plan i sign must include an insurance exchange: a one-stop shopping marketplace where you can compare the benefits, cost and track records of a variety of plans – including a public option to increase competition and keep insurance companies honest – and choose what’s best for your family. and that’s why we’ll put an end to the worst practices of the insurance industry: no more yearly caps or lifetime caps; no more denying people care because of pre-existing conditions; and no more dropping people from a plan when they get too sick. no longer will you be without health insurance, even if you lose your job or change jobs.

the good news is that people who know the system best are rallying to the cause of change. just this past week, the american nurses association, representing millions of nurses across america, and the american medical association, representing doctors across our nation, announced their support because they’ve seen first-hand the need for health insurance reform.

they know we cannot continue to cling to health industry practices that are bankrupting families, and undermining american businesses, large and small. they know we cannot let special interests and 16 politics stand in the way of reform – not this time around.

the opponents of health insurance reform would have us do nothing. but think about what doing nothing, in the face of ever increasing costs, will do to you and your family.

so today, i am urging the house and the senate, 17 and republicans, to seize this opportunity, and vote for reform that gives the american people the best care at the lowest cost; that 18 in insurance companies, strengthens businesses and finally gives families the choices they need and the security they deserve.

thanks.



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1 fe3zbn     
n.安康,安乐,幸福
参考例句:
  • he always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
  • my concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福,却被误解为多管闲事。
2 efa999cd01994787d84b066d2957eaa7     
n.费用( premium的名词复数 );保险费;额外费用;(商品定价、贷款利息等以外的)加价
参考例句:
  • he paid premiums on his life insurance last year. 他去年付了人寿保险费。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • moves are afoot to increase car insurance premiums. 现正在酝酿提高汽车的保险费。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 twoxh     
n.退休,退职
参考例句:
  • she wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
  • i have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。
4 08e04c986818dbc337627eabec5b794e     
n.不足额( deficit的名词复数 );赤字;亏空;亏损
参考例句:
  • the ministry of finance consistently overestimated its budget deficits. 财政部一贯高估预算赤字。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • many of the world's farmers are also incurring economic deficits. 世界上许多农民还在遭受经济上的亏损。 来自辞典例句
5 nvwz7v     
n.报导,保险范围,保险额,范围,覆盖
参考例句:
  • there's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
  • this is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。
6 vbjzv     
adj.残酷的,不留情的,无怜悯心的
参考例句:
  • the traffic noise is relentless.交通车辆的噪音一刻也不停止。
  • their training has to be relentless.他们的训练必须是无情的。
7 dozxw     
n.扩大,增加
参考例句:
  • the threat of nuclear escalation remains. 核升级的威胁仍旧存在。 来自辞典例句
  • escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management. 因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面。 来自辞典例句
8 884481806a10ef3017726acf079e8fa7     
激励某人做某事的事物( incentive的名词复数 ); 刺激; 诱因; 动机
参考例句:
  • tax incentives to encourage savings 鼓励储蓄的税收措施
  • furthermore, subsidies provide incentives only for investments in equipment. 更有甚者,提供津贴仅是为鼓励增添设备的投资。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
9 zjbzgu     
n.存款,储蓄
参考例句:
  • i can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假,那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
  • by this time he had used up all his savings.到这时,他的存款已全部用完。
10 2hczgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • after the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • they're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
11 zkmxr     
vt.监督,管理
参考例句:
  • soldiers oversee the food handouts.士兵们看管着救济食品。
  • use a surveyor or architect to oversee and inspect the different stages of the work.请一位房产检视员或建筑师来监督并检查不同阶段的工作。
12 2rgzdc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
参考例句:
  • the poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • by doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
13 onryo     
n. 官僚作风的人,官僚,官僚政治论者
参考例句:
  • he was just another faceless bureaucrat.他只不过是一个典型呆板的官员。
  • the economy is still controlled by bureaucrats.经济依然被官僚们所掌控。
14 2212acec6f7cb9ea03723718b31648f3     
限量供应,配给供应( ration的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • we were rationed to two eggs a day. 每天配给我们两个鸡蛋。
  • the army is well rationed. 部队给养良好。
15 pbbzx     
n.统治时期,统治,支配,盛行;v.占优势
参考例句:
  • the reign of queen elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
  • the reign of zhu yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。
16 w4zzy     
adj.党派性的;游击队的;n.游击队员;党徒
参考例句:
  • in their anger they forget all the partisan quarrels.愤怒之中,他们忘掉一切党派之争。
  • the numerous newly created partisan detachments began working slowly towards that region.许多新建的游击队都开始慢慢地向那里移动。
17 655beefefdcaf76097d489a3ff245f76     
n.民主主义者,民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • the democrats held a pep rally on capitol hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
  • the democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
18 370afc7786679703b82ccfca58610c98     
感情,激情; 缰( rein的名词复数 ); 控制手段; 掌管; (成人带着幼儿走路以防其走失时用的)保护带
参考例句:
  • she pulled gently on the reins. 她轻轻地拉着缰绳。
  • the government has imposed strict reins on the import of luxury goods. 政府对奢侈品的进口有严格的控制手段。
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