奥巴马演讲 We're Not Going Back

RemarksbythePresidentonHealthInsuranceReform,UniversityofIowaFieldHouse,IowaCity,IowaUniversityofIowaFieldHouse,IowaCity,Iowa1:08P.M.CDTTHEPRESIDENT:Hello,Iowa!(Applause.)Areyoufiredup?(Applause.)Oh,itisgoodtobebackinIowa.(Applause.)IgottotakeoffmyjacketwhenI'minIowa.(Applause.)ItisgoodtobebackinIowa.It’salittlecolderthanitisinD.C.,Igottoadmit.(Laughter.)ButIcanfeelspringcoming.Iwanttomakeacoupleofacknowledgements.Firstofall,UniversityofIowaPresidentDr.SallyMasonandtheentireHawkeyecommunity,thanksforhostingus.(Applause.)TheoutstandinggovernorofthegreatstateofIowa,ChetCulverandFirstLadyMariCulver.(Applause.)Thereheisbackthere.Acoupleofgreatfriends,LieutenantGovernorPattyJudge.(Applause.)ThecochairsofmycampaignhereinIowa,AttorneyGeneralTomMillerandTreasurerMikeFitzgerald.(Applause.)TheformergovernorofIowawhoisnowIthinkgoingtoendupbeingoneofthegreatestSecretariesofAgricultureinhistory,TomVilsackisinthehouse.(Applause.)IwanttoacknowledgeIowaCityMayorMattHayek.(Applause.)TheentireIowadelegationcouldnotbeherebecausetheyarestillbusyfinishingbusiness,crossing“T’s”anddotting“I’s”inWashington.ButIwanteverysinglepersontoknowthatthiscelebrationwouldnotbehappeningifitwerenotforyourmembersofCongress,LeonardBoswell,BruceBraley,yourownpersonalcongressman,DaveLoebsack--(applause)--andSenatorTomHarkin.(Applause.)Now,thankyouSecretarySebeliusfortheintroduction,butmoreimportantly,foralltheamazingandtirelessworkthatyou’vedonetomakehealthcarereformareality.I,too,feelyourpainbecauseinmybracket（支架，括号）--(laughter)--IhadKansaswinningitall.Ifeelalittlebitter.ThePresidentofNorthernIrelandcamehereandhewasjust,bigsmile,hewasgloating（心满意足的，沾沾自喜的）--(laughterandapplause)--Inow--I’msold.IwanttocongratulatealltheNorthernIowafansinthispartofthestateontheirbigwin.(Applause.)AndsinceyouruinedmybracketI'mrootingforyounow.Iwantyoutojustgoaheadandtakeit.(Laughter.)Goalltheway.Ialsowanttostartthingsoff--oh,there’soneotherthing.SomeofyouknowthatIhaveamilitaryaidethattravelswithmewhereverIgo.ThisisoneofthethingsthePresidentdoes,iscarriesabigsatchel（小背包，书包）withallkindsofimportantstuffinthere.AndthemilitaryaideIhavewithmetodayisaguynamedLieutenantColonelDaveKalinske.AndDavewasstrongsafetyfortheHawkeyes.(Applause.)Thereheisrightthere--there’sDaveKalinske.(Applause.)Strongsafety.See,thatbriefcaseisbigsoyougottohaveaformerstrongsafetycarryingit.(Laughter.)IwanttostartoffbytellingfolksherehowinspiredthatI’vebeenbyyourcontinuedresilience（弹力，恢复力）inthewakeofthefloodsthatdevastatedthisregionafewyearsback.AndIremembertravelinghererightaftertheyhappenedandhowtoughthingswere.Iknow--Iknowtherebuildinghasbeendifficult,butyoushouldknowthatyoualwayshaveacommittedpartnerinthisadministrationtosupporttheroadtorecovery.(Applause.)AndweknowthatIowaCityisgoingtobeasgoodasnewandbetter;CedarRapids,allacrossthestatewe'reseeingthatrebuildingtakeplace.Soit’sjustgoodtobebackinIowa.Thisisthestatethatfirstbelievedinourcampaign.(Applause.)Whenallthepundits（博学者，权威人士）hadwrittenusoff,whenweweredowninthepolls,thisisthestatethatinspiredustokeepongoing,evenwhenthepathwasuncertain.Andbecauseofyou,thisistheplacewherechangebegan.(Applause.)Threeyearsago,Icameheretothiscampustomakeapromise.Justafewmonthsintoourcampaign,IstoodattheUniversityofIowahospitalrightaroundthecornerandIpromisedthatbytheendofmyfirstterminoffice,Iwouldsignlegislationtoreformourhealthinsurancesystem.(Applause.)OnTuesday,afterayearofdebate,acenturyoftrying,aftersomanyofyousharedyourstoriesandyourheartachesandyourhopes,thatpromisewasfinallyfulfilled.(Applause.)Andtoday,healthinsurancereformisthelawofthelandallacrossAmerica.(Applause.)AUDIENCE:Yeswedid!Yeswedid!Yeswedid!Yeswedid!Yeswedid!Yeswedid!Yeswedid!THEPRESIDENT:Yes,wedid.Yes,wedid.Justlikethecampaignthatledushere,thishistoricchangedidn’tstartinWashington.ItbeganinplaceslikeIowaCity,placesjustlikethis,withAmericansjustlikeyou.Itbeganwhenpeoplehadthecouragetostandupintownhallmeetingsandtalkabouthowinsurancecompaniesweredenyingtheirfamiliescoveragebecauseofapreexistingcondition.Itbeganwhenfolkswrotelettersabouthowpremiumhikes（涨价，远足）of40and50andahundredpercentwereforcingthemtogiveuptheirinsurance.ItbeganwhencountlesssmallbusinessownersandfamiliesanddoctorssharedstoriesaboutahealthcaresystemthatworksbetterfortheinsuranceindustrythanitdoesfortheAmericanpeople.Sothisisyourvictory,becausewhenthespecialinterestssentanarmyoflobbyiststoCongress,theyblanketedtheairwaveswithmillionsofdollarsofnegativeads,youmobilizedandyouorganizedandyourefusedtogiveup.AndwhenthepunditswereobsessingoverwhowasupandwhowasdownandhowisthisaffectingtheObamaadministrationandwhat’sgoingonoverintheHouse,youneverlostsightofwhatwasrightandwhatwaswrong.Youknewthiswasnotaboutthefortunesofoneparty--thiswasaboutthefutureofourcountry.(Applause.)Andtoday,becauseofwhatyoudid,thatfuturelooksstrongerandmorehopefulandbrighterthanithasinsometime--becauseofyou.(Applause.)Threeyearsago,wemadeapromise.Thatpromisehasbeenkept.Ofcourse--ofcourse,overthelastyear,there’sbeenalotofmisinformation（误报，错误消息）spreadabouthealthcare