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奥巴马每周电台演讲第41课 CreativeWASHINGTON In his weekly address, President Barack Obama reiterated his call for fiscal discipline and outlined the steps his administration will take to eliminate waste and increase efficiency. First, the President called on Congress to pass PAYGO legislation.  Next, the administration will create incentives for agencies to cut costs and identify savings.  Third, the administration will establish a process for every government employee to submit their ideas on how their agency can save money and perform better.  Finally, the administration will reach outside of Washington for ideas by convening a forum on reforming government for the 21st century later this year.  Prepared Remarks of President Barack ObamaWeekly AddressApril 25, 2009Good morning. Over the last three months, my Administration has taken aggressive action to confront an historic economic crisis. As we do everything that we can to create jobs and get our economy moving, were also building a new foundation for lasting prosperity a foundation that invests in quality education, lowers health care costs, and develops new sources of energy powered by new jobs and industries. One of the pillars of that foundation must be fiscal discipline. We came into office facing a budget deficit of $1.3 trillion for this year alone, and the cost of confronting our economic crisis is high. But we cannot settle for a future of rising deficits and debts that our children cannot pay.All across America, families are tightening their belts and making hard choices. Now, Washington must show that same sense of responsibility. That is why we have identified two trillion dollars in deficit-reductions over the next decade, while taking on the special interest spending that doesnt advance the peoples interests.But we must also recognize that we cannot meet the challenges of today with old habits and stale thinking. So much of our government was built to deal with different challenges from a different era. Too often, the result is wasteful spending, bloated programs, and inefficient results.Its time to fundamentally change the way that we do business in Washington. To help build a new foundation for the 21st century, we need to reform our government so that it is more efficient, more transparent, and more creative. That will demand new thinking and a new sense of responsibility for every dollar that is spent.Earlier this week, I held my first Cabinet meeting and sent a clear message: cut what doesnt work. Already, weve identified substantial savings. And in the days and weeks ahead, we will continue going through the budget line by line, and well identify more than 100 programs that will be cut or eliminated.But we cant stop there. We need to go further, and we need an all-hands-on-deck approach to reforming government. Thats why Im announcing several steps that my Administration will take in the weeks ahead to restore fiscal discipline while making our government work better.First, we need to adhere to the basic principle that new tax or entitlement policies should be paid for. This principle known as PAYGO helped transform large deficits into surpluses in the 1990s. Now, we must restore that sense of fiscal discipline. Thats why Im calling on Congress to pass PAYGO legislation like a bill that will be introduced by Congressman Baron Hill, so that government acts the same way any responsible family does in setting its budget.Second, well create new incentives to reduce wasteful spending and to invest in what works. We dont want agencies to protect bloated budgets we want them to promote effective programs. So the idea is simple: agencies that identify savings will get to keep a portion of those savings to invest in programs that work. The result will be a smaller budget, and a more effective government.Third, well look for ideas from the bottom up. After all, Americans across the country know that the best ideas often come from workers not just management. Thats why well establish a process through which every government worker can submit their ideas for how their agency can save money and perform better. Well put the suggestions that work into practice. And later this year, I will meet with those who come up with the best ideas to hear firsthand about how they would make your government more efficient and effective.And finally, we will reach beyond the halls of government. Many businesses have innovative ways of using technology to save money, and many experts have new ideas to make government work more efficiently. Government can and must learn from them. So later this year, we will host a forum on reforming government for the 21st century, so that were also guided by voices that come from outside of Washington.We cannot sustain deficits that mortgage our childrens future, nor tolerate wasteful inefficiency. Government has a responsibility to spend the peoples money wisely, and to serve the people effectively. I will work every single day that I am President to live up to that responsibility, and to transform our government so that is held to a higher standard of performance on behalf of the American people.Thank you.窗体底端奥巴马每周电台演讲第42课 Efficiency and InnovationWASHINGTON In his weekly address, President Barack Obama announced that Jeffrey Zients, a CEO, management consultant and entrepreneur, will join the administration as the Chief Performance Officer, and that Aneesh Chopra, Virginias Secretary of Technology, will serve as the Chief Technology Officer.  Zients will also serve as Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget.  He will work to streamline processes, cut costs, and find the best practices throughout the government.  As Chief Technology Officer, Chopra will promote technological innovation to help the country meet its goals from job creation, to reducing health care costs, to protecting the homeland.  Together with Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra, they will help give all Americans a government that is effective, efficient, and transparent. President Obama announced his appointments of the following individuals today:Jeffrey D. ZientsZients has twenty years of business experience as a CEO, management consultant and entrepreneur with a deep understanding of business strategy, process reengineering and financial management. He served as CEO and Chairman of the Advisory Board Company and Chairman of the Corporate Executive Board. These firms are leading providers of performance benchmarks and best practices across a wide range of industries.  Currently, he is the Founder and Managing Partner of Portfolio Logic, an investment firm focused primarily on business and healthcare service companies.Aneesh Paul ChopraChopra serves as Virginias Secretary of Technology. He leads the Commonwealths strategy to effectively leverage technology in government reform, to promote Virginias innovation agenda, and to foster technology-related economic development. Previously, he worked as Managing Director with the Advisory Board Company, leading the firms Financial Leadership Council and the Working Council for Health Plan Executives.The full audio of the address is HERE. The video can be viewed online at www.whitehouse.gov. Remarks of President Barack ObamaWeekly AddressSaturday, April 18, 2009 Its not news to say that we are living through challenging times: The worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.  A credit crisis that has made that downturn worse.  And a fiscal disaster that has accumulated over a period of years. In the year 2000, we had projected budget surpluses in the trillions, and Washington appeared to be on the road to fiscal stability.  Eight years later, when I walked in the door, the projected budget deficit for this year alone was $1.3 trillion.  And in order to jumpstart our struggling economy, we were forced to make investments that added to that deficit through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.But as surely as our future depends on building a new energy economy, controlling health care costs and ensuring that our kids are once again the best educated in the world, it also depends on restoring a sense of responsibility and accountability to our federal budget.  Without significant change to steer away from ever-expanding deficits and debt, we are on an unsustainable course.So today, we simply cannot afford to perpetuate a system in Washington where politicians and bureaucrats make decisions behind closed doors, with little accountability for the consequences; where billions are squandered on programs that have outlived their usefulness, or exist solely because of the power of a lobbyist or interest group; and where outdated technology and information systems undermine efficiency, threaten our security, and fail to serve an engaged citizenry. If were to going to rebuild our economy on a solid foundation, we need to change the way we do business in Washington.  We need to restore the American peoples confidence in their government that it is on their side, spending their money wisely, to meet their families needs.That starts with the painstaking work of examining every program, every entitlement, every dollar of government spending and asking ourselves: Is this program really essential?  Are taxpayers getting their moneys worth?  Can we accomplish our goals more efficiently or effectively some other way? Its a process we have already begun, scouring our budget line by line for programs that dont work so we can cut them to make room for ones that do.  That means ending tax breaks for companies shipping jobs overseas; stopping the fraud and abuse in our Medicare program; and reforming our health care system to cut costs for families and businesses.  It means strengthening whisteblower protections for government employees who step forward to report wasteful spending.  And it means reinstating the pay-as-you-go rule that we followed during the 1990s so if we want to spend, well need to find somewhere else to cut. And this Monday, at my first, full Cabinet meeting, I will ask all of my department and agency heads for specific proposals for cutting their budgets.  Already, members of my Cabinet have begun to trim back unnecessary expenditures.  Secretary Napolitano, for example, is ending consulting contracts to create new seals and logos that have cost the Department of Homeland Security $3 million since 2003.  In the largest Department, Secretary Gates has launched an historic project to reform defense contracting procedures and eliminate hundreds of billions of dollars in wasteful spending and cost overruns.  And I commend Senators McCain and Levin a Republican and a Democrat who have teamed up to lead this effort in Congress. Finally, in the coming weeks, I will be announcing the elimination of dozens of government programs shown to be wasteful or ineffective.  In this effort, there will be no sacred cows, and no pet projects.  All across America, families are making hard choices, and its time their government did the same. That is why I have assembled a team of management, technology, and budget experts to guide us in this work leaders who will help us revamp government operations from top to bottom and ensure that the federal government is truly working for the American people. I have named Jeffrey Zients, a leading CEO, management consultant and entrepreneur, to serve as Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget and as the first ever Chief Performance Officer.  Jeffrey will work to streamline processes, cut costs, and find best practices throughout our government. Aneesh Chopra, who is currently the Secretary of Technology for Governor Kaine of Virginia, has agreed to serve as Americas Chief Technology Officer.  In this role, Aneesh will promote technological innovation to help achieve our most urgent priorities from creating jobs and reducing health care costs to keeping our nation secure.  Aneesh and Jeffrey will work closely with our Chief Information Officer, Vivek Kundra, who is responsible for setting technology policy across the government, and using technology to improve security, ensure transparency, and lower costs.  The goal is to give all Americans a voice in their government and ensure that they know exactly how were spending their money and can hold us accountable for the results.None of this will be easy.  Big change never is.  But with the leadership of these individuals, I am confident that we can break our bad habits, put an end to the mismanagement that has plagued our government, and start living within our means again.   That is how we will get our deficits under control and move from recovery to prosperity.  And that is how we will give the American people the kind of government they expect and deserve one that is efficient, accountable and fully worthy of their trust. Thank you.奥巴马每周电台演讲第43课 Passover & EasterI speak to you today during a time that is holy and filled with meaning for believers around the world. Earlier this week, Jewish people gathered with family and friends to recite the stories of their ancestors struggle and ultimate liberation. Tomorrow, Christians of all denominations will come together to rejoice and remember the resurrection of Jesus Christ.These are two very different holidays with their own very different traditions. But it seems fitting that we mark them both during the same week. For in a larger sense, they are both moments of reflection and renewal. They are both occasions to think more deeply about the obligations we have to ourselves and the obligations we have to one another, no matter who we are, where we come from, or what faith we practice.This idea that we are all bound up, as Martin Luther King once said, in "a single garment of destiny" is a lesson of all the worlds great religions. And never has it been more important for us to reaffirm that lesson than it is today at a time when we face tests and trials unlike any we have seen in our time. An economic crisis that recognizes no borders. Violent extremism thats claimed the lives of innocent men, women, and children from Manhattan to Mumbai. An unsustainable dependence on foreign oil and other sources of energy that pollute our air and water and threaten our planet. The proliferation of the worlds most dangerous weapons, the persistence of deadly disease, and the recurrence of age-old conflicts.These are challenges that no single nation, no matter how powerful, can confront alone. The United States must lead the way. But our best chance to solve these unprecedented problems comes from acting in concert with other nations. That is why I met with leaders of the G-20 nations to ensure that the worlds largest economies take strong and unified action in the face of the global