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1、布什演讲稿英文版 THEPRESIDENT:Goodmorning.Thisisachallengingtimeforfamiliesacrossournation.Iknowmanyfamiliesareworriedaboutrisingpricesatthepumpanddeclininghomevalues.SothisweekmyAdministrationtookstepstohelpaddressboththesechallenges. Tohelpaddressthepressureongasolineprices,myAdministratio
2、ntookactiontoclearthewayforenvironmentallyresponsibleoffshoreexplorationofkeypartsoftheOuterContinentalShelf,orOCS.ExpertsbelievethattheseareasoftheOCScouldeventuallyproducenearly10years'worthofAmerica'scurrentannualoilproduction.SoonMondayIliftedanexecutivebranchprohibitiononexplorati
3、onintheseareas. Unfortunately,afullmonthhaspassedsinceIcalledonCongresstoliftasimilarlegislativeban,andCongresshasdonenothing.ThismeansthattheonlythingnowstandingbetweentheAmericanpeopleandthevastoilresourcesoftheOCSisactionfromtheUnitedStatesCongress.BringingOCSresourcesonlinewilltak
4、etime,andthatmeansthattheneedforcongressionalactionisurgent.ThesoonerCongressliftstheban,thesoonerwecangettheseresourcesfromtheoceanfloortothegaspump.DemocraticleadersneedtoshowthattheyhavefinallyheardthefrustrationsoftheAmericanpeople.TheyshouldmatchtheactionI'vetaken,repealthecongres
5、sionalban,andpasslegislationtofacilitateresponsibleoffshoreexploration. Intheshortterm,America'seconomywillcontinuetodependonoil,butinthelongtermoureconomicfuturedependsonpromotingalternativeenergytechnologies.SomyAdministrationhasworkedtoexpandtheuseofalternativefuelsandraisefueleffi
6、ciencystandards.We'reinvestinginnewadvancedbatteries,plug-inhybrids,andhydrogenfuelcells.We'reworkingtoexpandtheuseofclean,safenuclearpower,solarandwindpower,andcleancoaltechnology.Withthesesteps,we'reenhancingAmerica'senergysecurity. Toaddresschallengesinthehousingmarket,myAdministra
7、tionannouncedstepsthisweektohelpincreaseconfidenceinFannieMaeandFreddieMac.Thesetwoenterprisesplayacentralroleinourhousingfinancesystem,andwemustensurethattheycancontinueprovidingaccesstomortgagecreditduringthisperiodofstressinfinancialmarkets. SoTreasurySecretaryPaulsonhasworkedwit
