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1、TheWhiteHouseOfficeofthePressSecretaryForImmediateReleaseJanuary27,2010RemarksbythePresidentinStateoftheUnionAddress9:11P.M.ESTTHEPRESIDENT:MadamSpeaker,VicePresidentBiden,membersofCongress,distinguishedguests,andfellowAmericans:OurConstitutiondeclaresthatfromti
2、metotime,thePresidentshallgivetoCongressinformationaboutthestateofourunion.For220years,ourleadershavefulfilledthisduty.They'vedonesoduringperiodsofprosperityandtranquility.Andthey'vedonesointhemidstofwaranddepression;atmomentsofgreatstrifeandgreatstruggle.It'ste
3、mptingtolookbackonthesemomentsandassumethatourprogresswasinevitable-–thatAmericawasalwaysdestinedtosucceed.ButwhentheUnionwasturnedbackatBullRun,andtheAlliesfirstlandedatOmahaBeach,victorywasverymuchindoubt.WhenthemarketcrashedonBlackTuesday,andcivilrightsmarche
4、rswerebeatenonBloodySunday,thefuturewasanythingbutcertain.Thesewerethetimesthattestedthecourageofourconvictions,andthestrengthofourunion.Anddespiteallourdivisionsanddisagreements,ourhesitationsandourfears,Americaprevailedbecausewechosetomoveforwardasonenation,as
5、onepeople.Again,wearetested.Andagain,wemustanswerhistory'scall.Oneyearago,Itookofficeamidtwowars,aneconomyrockedbyasevererecession,afinancialsystemonthevergeofcollapse,andagovernmentdeeplyindebt.Expertsfromacrossthepoliticalspectrumwarnedthatifwedidnotact,wemigh
6、tfaceaseconddepression.Soweacted-–immediatelyandaggressively.Andoneyearlater,theworstofthestormhaspassed.Butthedevastationremains.Onein10Americansstillcannotfindwork.Manybusinesseshaveshuttered.Homevalueshavedeclined.Smalltownsandruralcommunitieshavebeenhitespec
7、iallyhard.Andforthosewho'dalreadyknownpoverty,lifehasbecomethatmuchharder.ThisrecessionhasalsocompoundedtheburdensthatAmerica'sfamilieshavebeendealingwithfordecades–-theburdenofworkingharderandlongerforless;ofbeingunabletosaveenoughtoretireorhelpkidswithcollege.
8、SoIknowtheanxietiesthatareoutthererightnow.They'renotnew.ThesestrugglesarethereasonIranforPresident.ThesestrugglesarewhatI'vewitnessedforyearsinplaceslikeElkhart,Indi