英语演讲原文：奥巴马演讲 Put People Ahead of Insurance Companies

奥巴马演讲 Put People Ahead of

Insurance Companies

Remarks by the President on Health Care Reform East Room 1:50 P.M. EST

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much, all of you, for joining us today. And I want to thank Julie, Barbara, Roland, Stephen, Renee, and Christopher, standing 1 behind me -- physicians, physicians assistants, and nurses who understand how important it is for us to make much needed changes in our health care system.

I want to thank all of you who are here today. I want to specially 2 recognize two people who have been working tirelessly on that -- on this effort, my Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius -- (applause) -- as well as our quarterback for health reform out of the White House, Nancy-Ann DeParle. (Applause.)

We began our push to reform health insurance last March, in this room, with doctors and nurses who know the system best. And so it’s fitting to be joined by all of you as we bring this journey to a close.

Last Thursday, I spent seven hours at a summit where Democrats 3 and Republicans engaged in a public and very substantive 4 （大量的，实质的） discussion about health care. This meeting capped off a debate that began with a similar summit nearly one year ago. And since then, every idea has been put on the table. Every argument has been made. Everything there is to say about health care has been said -- (laughter) -- and just about everybody has said

it. (Laughter.) So now is the time to make a decision about how to finally reform health care so that it works, not just for the insurance companies, but for America’s families and America’s businesses.

Now, where both sides say they agree is that the status quo （现状） is not working for the American people. Health insurance is becoming more expensive by the day. Families can’t afford it.Businesses can’t afford it. The federal government can’t afford it. Smaller businesses and individuals who don’t get coverage 5 at work are squeezed especially hard. And insurance companies freely ration 6 （配给，定量供应）health care based on who’s sick and who’s healthy; who can pay and who can’t. That's the status quo. That's the system we have right now.

Democrats and Republicans agree that this is a serious

problem for America. And we agree that if we do nothing -–if we throw up our hands and walk away -–it’s a problem that will only grow worse. Nobody disputes that. More Americans will lose their family's health insurance if they switch jobs or lose their job. More small businesses will be forced to choose between health care and hiring. More insurance companies will deny people coverage who have preexisting conditions, or they'll drop people's coverage when they get sick and need it most. And the rising cost of Medicare and Medicaid will sink our government deeper and deeper and deeper into debt. On all of this we agree.

So the question is, what do we do about it?

On one end of the spectrum 7 , there are some who've suggested scrapping 8 our system of private insurance and replacing it with a government-run health care system. And though many other countries have such a system, in America it would be neither practical nor realistic.

On the other end of the spectrum, there are those, and this includes most Republicans in Congress, who believe the answer is to loosen regulations on the insurance industry -- whether it's state consumer protections or minimum standards for the kind of insurance they can sell. The

argument is, is that that will somehow lower costs. I disagree with that approach. I'm concerned that this would only give the insurance industry even freer rein 9 （驾驭，控制） to raise premiums 10 and deny care.

So I don't believe we should give government bureaucrats

11 （官僚） or insurance company bureaucrats more control over health care in America. I believe it's time to give the American people more control over their health care and

their health insurance. I don't believe we can afford to leave life-and-death decisions about health care to the discretion 12 of insurance company executives alone. I believe that doctors and nurses and physician assistants like the ones in this room should be free to decide what's best for their patients. (Applause.)

Now, the proposal I put forward gives Americans more control over their health insurance and their health care by holding insurance companies more accountable. It builds on the current system where most Americans get their health insurance from their employer. If you like your plan, you can keep your plan. If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. I can tell you as the father of two young girls, I would not want any plan that #p#分页标题#e# interferes with（干扰，妨碍） the relationship between a family and their doctor.

Essentially 13 , my proposal would change three things about the current health care system. First, it would end the worst practices of insurance companies. No longer would they be able to deny your coverage because of a preexisting condition. No longer would they be able to drop your coverage because you got sick. No longer would they be able to force you to pay unlimited 14 amounts of money out of your own pocket. No longer would they be able to arbitrarily（武断地，专横地） and massively raise premiums like Anthem 15 Blue Cross recently tried to do in California -- up to 39 percent increases in one year in the individual market. Those practices would end.

Second, my proposal would give uninsured individuals and small business owners the same kind of choice of private health insurance that members of Congress get for themselves -- because if it’s good enough for members of Congress, it’s good enough f or the people who pay their salaries. (Applause.)

The reason federal employees get a good deal on health insurance is that we all participate in an insurance market where insurance companies give better coverage and better rates, because they get more customers. It's an idea that

many Republicans have embraced in the past, before politics intruded 16 .

And my proposal says that if you still can’t afford the insurance in this new marketplace, even though it's going to provide better deals for people than they can get right now in the individual marketplace, then we'll offer you tax credits to do so -- tax credits that add up to the largest middle-class tax cut for health care in history. After all, the wealthiest among us can already buy the best insurance there is, and the least well off are able to get coverage through Medicaid. So it's the middle class that gets squeezed（挤，勒索）, and that’s who we have to help.

Now, it is absolutely true that all of this will cost some money -- about $100 billion per year. But most of this comes from the nearly $2 trillion a year that America already spends on health care -- but a lot of it is not spent wisely. A lot of that money is being wasted or spent badly. So within this plan, we’re going to make sure the dollars we spend go towards making insurance more affordable 17 and more secure. We’re going to eliminate wasteful 18 taxpayer 19 subsidies 20 （津贴，补助金） that currently go to insurance and pharmaceutical 21 （制药的） companies; set a new fee on insurance companies that stand to gain a lot of money

and a lot of profits as millions of Americans are able to buy insurance; and we're going to make sure that the wealthiest Americans pay their fair share on Medicare.

The bottom line is our proposal is paid for. And all the new money generated in this plan goes back to small businesses and middle-class families who can't afford health insurance. It would also lower prescription 22 drug prices

for seniors. And it would help train new doctors and nurses and physician assistants to provide care for American families.

Finally, my proposal would bring down the cost of health care for millions -- families, businesses, and the federal government. We have now incorporated most of the serious ideas from across the political spectrum about how to contain the rising cost of health care --- ideas that go after the waste and abuse in our system, especially in programs

like Medicare. But we do this while protecting Medicare benefits, and extending the financial stability of the program by nearly a decade.

Our cost-cutting measures mirror most of the proposals in the current Senate bill, which reduces most people's premiums and brings down our deficit 23 by up to a trillion dollars over the next two decades -- brings down our

deficit. Those aren't my numbers; those are the savings 24 determined 25 by the Congressional Budget Office, which is the Washington acronym 26 （首字母缩略词） for the nonpartisan（无党派的）, independent referee 27 （裁判员，调解人） of Congress in terms of how much stuff costs. (Laughter.)

So that's our proposal. This is where we've ended up. It's an approach that has been debated and changed and I believe improved over the last year. It incorporates the best ideas from Democrats and Republicans --- including some of the ideas that Republicans offered during the health care summit, like funding state grants on medical malpractice（玩忽职守，

不法行为） reform, and curbing 28 waste and fraud and abuse in the health care system. My proposal also gets rid of many of the provisions that had no place in health care reform -- provisions that were more about winning individual votes in Congress than improving health care for all Americans. #p#分页标题#e#

Now, despite all that we agree on and all the Republican ideas we've incorporated, many -- probably most -- Republicans in Congress just have a fundamental disagreement over whether we should have more or less oversight 29 of insurance companies. And if they truly

believe that less regulation would lead to higher quality,

more affordable health insurance, then they should vote against the proposal I've put forward.

Now, some also believe that we should, instead of doing what I'm proposing, pursue a piecemeal 30 （零碎的，逐渐的）approach to health insurance reform, where we tinker（修补）around the edges of this challenge for the next few

years. Even those who acknowledge the problem of the uninsured say we just can't afford to help them right now --- which is why the Republican proposal only covers 3 million uninsured Americans while we cover over 31 million.

The problem with that approach is that unless everyone has access to affordable coverage, you can't prevent insurance companies from denying coverage based on preexisting conditions; you can't limit the amount families are forced to pay out of their own pockets. The insurance reforms rest on everybody having access to coverage. And you also don't do anything about the fact that taxpayers 31 currently end up subsidizing the uninsured when they're forced to go to the emergency room for care, to the tune 32 of about a thousand bucks 33 per family. You can't get those savings if those people are still going to the emergency room. So the fact is, health reform only works if you take care of all of

these problems at once.

Now, both during and after last week's summit, Republicans in Congress insisted that the only acceptable course on health care reform is to start over. But given these honest and substantial differences between the parties about the need to regulate the insurance industry and the need to help millions of middle-class families get insurance, I don't see how another year of negotiations 34 would help.

Moreover, the insurance companies aren't starting

over. They're continuing to raise premiums and deny coverage as we speak. For us to start over now could simply lead to delay that could last for another decade, or even more. The American people, and the U.S. economy, just can't wait that long. So, no matter which approach you favor, I believe the United States Congress owes the American people a final vote on health care reform. (Applause.)

We have debated this issue thoroughly 35 , not just for the past year but for decades. Reform has already passed the House with a majority. It has already passed the Senate with a supermajority（绝对多数制） of 60 votes. And now it deserves the same kind of up or down vote that was cast on welfare reform, that was cast on the Children's Health

Insurance Program, that was used for COBRA health coverage for the unemployed 36 , and, by the way, for both Bush tax cuts --- all of which had to pass Congress with nothing more than a simple majority.

I, therefore, ask leaders in both houses of Congress to finish their work and schedule a vote in the next few weeks. From now until then, I will do everything in my power to make the case for reform. (Applause.) And I urge every American who wants this reform to make their voice heard as well --- every family, every business, every patient, every doctor, every nurse, every physician’s assistant. Make your voice heard.

This has been a long and wrenching 37 debate. It has stoked great passions among the American people and their representatives. And that's because health care is a difficult issue. It is a complicated issue. If it was easy, it would have been solved long ago. As all of you know from experience, health care can literally 38 be an issue of life or death. And as a result, it easily lends itself to demagoguery（煽动行为）and political gamesmanship（扰乱战术，制胜绝招） , and misrepresentation（误传，歪曲） and misunderstanding.

But that’s not an excuse for those of us who were sent here to lead. That's not an excuse for us to walk away. We can’t

just give up because the politics are hard. I know there’s been a fascination 39 , bordering on obsession 40 （困扰，痴迷） , in this media town about what passing health insurance reform would mean for the next election and the one after that. How will this play? What will happen with the polls? I will leave it to others to sift 41 through the politics, because that’s not what this is about.That’s not why we’re here.

This is about what reform would mean for the mother with breast cancer whose insurance company will finally have to pay for her chemotherapy. This is about what reform would mean for the small business owner who will no longer have to choose between hiring more workers or offering coverage to the employees she has. This is about what reform would mean for middle-class families who will be able to afford health insurance for the very first time in their lives and get a regular checkup once in a while, and have some security about their children if they get sick. #p#分页标题#e#

This is about what reform would mean for all those men and women I’ve met over the last few years who’ve been brave enough to share their stories. When we started our push for reform last year, I talked to a young mother in Wisconsin named Laura Klitzka. She has two young children. She

thought she had beaten her breast cancer but then later discovered it had spread to her bones. She and her husband were working and had insurance, but their medical bills still landed them in debt. And now she spends time worrying about that debt when all she wants to do is spend time with her children and focus on getting well.

This should not happen in the United States of America. And it doesn’t have to. (Applause.)

In the end, that's what this debate is about. It's about what kind of country we want to be. It's about the millions of lives that would be touched and, in some cases, saved by making private health insurance more secure and more affordable.

So at stake（在危险中，紧要关头） right now is not just our ability to solve this problem, but our ability to solve any problem. The American people want to know if it's still possible for Washington to look out for their interests and their future. They are waiting for us to act. They are waiting for us to lead. And as long as I hold this office, I intend to provide that leadership. I do not know how this plays politically, but I know it's right. (Applause.) And so I ask Congress to finish its work, and I look forward to signing this reform into law.

Thank you very much, everybody. Let's get it

done. (Applause.)

END 2:09 P.M. EST

■文章重点单词注释：

1

standing

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。

They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2

specially

adv.特定地；特殊地；明确地

参考例句：

They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。

The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。

democrats

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。

The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。来自《简明英汉词典》

4

substantive

adj.表示实在的；本质的、实质性的；独立的；n.实词，实名词；独立存在的实体

参考例句：

They plan to meet again in Rome very soon to begin substantive negotiations.他们计划不久在罗马再次会晤以开始实质性的谈判。

A president needs substantive advice,but he also requires emotional succor. 一个总统需要实质性的建议，但也需要感情上的支持。

5

coverage

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。

This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

6

ration

n.定量(pl.)给养，口粮；vt.定量供应

参考例句：

The country cut the bread ration last year.那个国家去年削减面包配给量。We have to ration the water.我们必须限量用水。

spectrum

n.谱，光谱，频谱；范围，幅度，系列

参考例句：

This is a kind of atomic spectrum.这是一种原子光谱。

We have known much of the constitution of the solar spectrum.关于太阳光谱的构成，我们已了解不少。

8

scrapping

刮，切除坯体余泥

参考例句：

He was always scrapping at school. 他在学校总打架。

These two dogs are always scrapping. 这两条狗总是打架。

9

rein

n.疆绳，统治，支配；vt.以僵绳控制，统治

参考例句：

The horse answered to the slightest pull on the rein.只要缰绳轻轻一拉,马就作出反应。

He never drew rein for a moment till he reached the river.他一刻不停地一直跑到河边。

10

premiums

n.费用( premium的名词复数 )；保险费；额外费用；（商品定价、贷款利息等以外的）加价

参考例句：

He paid premiums on his life insurance last year. 他去年付了人寿保险费。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

Moves are afoot to increase car insurance premiums. 现正在酝酿提高汽车的保险费。来自《简明英汉词典》

11

bureaucrats

n.官僚( bureaucrat的名词复数 )；官僚主义；官僚主义者；官僚语言

参考例句：

That is the fate of the bureaucrats, not the inspiration of statesmen. 那是官僚主义者的命运，而不是政治家的灵感。来自辞典例句

Big business and dozens of anonymous bureaucrats have as much power as Japan's top elected leaders. 大企业和许多不知名的官僚同日本选举出来的最高层领导者们的权力一样大。来自辞典例句

12

discretion

n.谨慎；随意处理

参考例句：

You must show discretion in choosing your friend.你择友时必须慎重。Please use your best discretion to handle the matter.请慎重处理此事。13

essentially

adv.本质上，实质上，基本上

参考例句：

Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。

She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。

14

unlimited

adj.无限的，不受控制的，无条件的

参考例句：

They flew over the unlimited reaches of the Arctic.他们飞过了茫茫无边的北极上空。

There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris.在技术方面自以为是会很危险。

15

anthem

n.圣歌，赞美诗，颂歌

参考例句：

All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。

As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上，唱起了国歌。

16

intruded

n.侵入的，推进的v.侵入，侵扰，打扰( intrude的过去式和过去分词 )；把…强加于

参考例句：

One could believe that human creatures had never intruded there before. 你简直会以为那是从来没有人到过的地方。来自辞典例句

The speaker intruded a thin smile into his seriousness. 演说人严肃的脸上掠过一丝笑影。来自辞典例句

17

affordable

adj.支付得起的，不太昂贵的

参考例句：

The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。

There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。

18

wasteful

adj.（造成）浪费的，挥霍的

参考例句：

It is a shame to be so wasteful.这样浪费太可惜了。

Duties have been reassigned to avoid wasteful duplication of work.为避免重复劳动浪费资源，任务已经重新分派。

19

taxpayer

n.纳税人

参考例句：

The new scheme will run off with a lot of the taxpayer's money.这项新计划将用去纳税人许多钱。

The taxpayer are unfavourably disposed towards the recent tax increase.纳税者对最近的增加税收十分反感。

20

subsidies

n.补贴，津贴，补助金( subsidy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies. 欧洲各国农业部长在农业补贴问题上未能打破僵局。Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income. 农业补贴占去了欧盟收入的大约一半。来自《简明英汉词典》

21

pharmaceutical

adj.药学的，药物的；药用的，药剂师的

参考例句：

She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.她捐款成立了一个药剂实验室。

We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。

22

prescription

n.处方，开药；指示，规定

参考例句：

The physician made a prescription against sea- sickness for him.医生给他开了个治晕船的药方。

The drug is available on prescription only.这种药只能凭处方购买。

23

deficit

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。

We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

24

savings

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。

By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。

25

determined

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。

He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

26

acronym

n.首字母简略词，简称

参考例句：

That's a mouthful of an acronym for a very simple technology.对于一项非常简单的技术来说，这是一个很绕口的缩写词。

TSDF is an acronym for Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities.TSDF 是处理，储存和处置设施的一个缩写。

27

referee

n.裁判员．仲裁人，代表人，鉴定人

参考例句：

The team was left raging at the referee's decision.队员们对裁判员的裁决感到非常气愤。

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