【奥巴马演讲】总统在美国联邦应急管理署(FEMA)总部发表演讲 (6/8)

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        Ronald Reagan
The second thing Congress needs to do is to raise the debt ceiling next week so the Treasury can pay the bills that Congress has already spent. That's what most Americans do if they buy something - if they buy a car or if they buy a house, if they put something on a credit card, they understand they've got to pay the bills. This is something routine. It's been done more than 40 times since Ronald Reagan was President. It has never before been used in the kind of ways that the Republicans are talking about using it right now. We can't threat an economic catastrophe in the midst of budget negotiations. So authorize the Treasury to pay America's bill. Pass a budget, end the government shutdown, pay our bills, and prevent an economic shutdown. And as soon as that happens, I am eager and ready to sit down and negotiate with Republicans on a whole range of issues: How do we create more jobs?  How do we grow the economy?  How do we boost manufacturing?  How do we make sure our kids are getting a first-class education? All those things will be on the table. I'm happy to talk about health care; happy to talk about energy policy; how do we deal with our long-term fiscal situation.