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标题奥巴马国情咨文演讲28 分类7 查看526 上传14Unfortunately, too many of our citizens have lost faith that our biggest institutions—our corporations, our media, and, yes, our Government—still reflect these same values. Each of these institutions are full of honorable men and women doing important work that helps our country prosper. But each time a CEO rewards himself for failure or a banker puts the rest of us at risk for his own selfish gain, peoples doubts grow. Each time lobbyists游说者 game the system or politicians tear each other down诋毁 instead of lifting this country up, we lose faith. The more that TV pundits reduce serious debates to silly arguments, big issues into sound bites, our citizens turn away. No wonder theres so much cynicism out there. No wonder theres so much disappointment.I campaigned on the promise of change. Change we can believe in, the slogan went. And right now I know there are many Americans who arent sure if they still believe we can change or that I can deliver it.But remember this: I never suggested that change would be easy or that I could do it alone. Democracy民主 in a nation of 300 million people can be noisy and messy and complicated. And when you try to do big things and make big changes, it stirs passions and controversy. Thats just how it is.标题奥巴马国情咨文演讲27 分类7 查看1475 上传49My administration has a Civil Rights Division that is once again prosecuting civil rights violations and employment discrimination. We finally strengthened our laws to protect against crimes driven by hate. This year, I will work with Congress and our military to finally repeal the law that denies gay Americans the right to serve the country they love because of who they are. Its the right thing to do.Were going to crackdown on violations of equal pay laws so that women get equal pay for an equal days work. And we should continue the work of fixing our broken immigration system, to secure our borders and enforce our laws and ensure that everyone who plays by the rules can contribute