奥巴马总统每周电台演讲(2016年9月17日)
Hi, everybody. I've delivered a few hundred of these weekly addresses over the years. And you may have noticed a theme that pops up pretty often: The Republicans who run this Congress aren't doing their jobs.
And guess what? Congress recently returned from a seven-week vacation. And they've only got two weeks left until their next one. But there's a lot of business they need to get done first.
First, even as we're seeing more and more Zika cases inside the United States, they've refused to fund our efforts to protect women and children by fighting Zika in a serious way.
Second, they still need to provide resources to help the people of Louisiana recover from last month's terrible floods, and to help communities like Flint recover from their own challenges.
Third, they have made Merrick Garland, a Supreme Court nominee with more federal judicial experience than any other in history, wait longer than any other in history for the simple courtesy of a hearing, let alone a vote. All because they want their nominee for President to fill that seat.
And there are plenty of other bipartisan priorities they should finish this year as well. Passing criminal justice reform. Attacking the opioids epidemic. Funding Joe Biden's cancer moonshot. Finishing a Trans-Pacific trade agreement that will support American jobs and boost American wages. And passing a budget that will make sure all of America's priorities are funded without resorting to shutdown threats and last-minute gimmicks.
And none of these even includes some other big priorities that should get done. It's been almost a decade, for example, since Congress voted to raise the minimum wage.
None of this thing should be controversial. All of it is within our reach. This is America – we can do anything. We just need a Congress that works as hard as you do. At the very least, we should expect that they should do their jobs, and protect us from disease, help us recover from disaster, keep the Supreme Court above politics, and help our businesses grow and hire.
So, if any of these priorities matter to you, let your Congressperson know. And if they still refuse to do their jobs – well, you know what to do in November.
Our government only works as well as the people we elect. And that's entirely up to you.
Thanks, everybody, and have a great weekend.
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