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奥巴马总统演讲稿 But in a larger sense, this is a moment when weve all got to do what the students and teachers are doing here. We’ve got to step up our game. Our top priority right now has to be creating new jobs and opportunities in a fiercely competitive world. And this week, we received very good news on that front. We learned that the unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level in nearly two years as our economy added another22,000 private sector jobs last month. Now, we have a lot more work to do, not just for the Americans who still don?t have a job, but for the millions more who still don?t have the right job or all the work they need to live out the American Dream. But the progress we?re seeing says something about the determination and ingenuity of our people and our businesses. What?s also helping to fuel this economic growth are the tax cuts that Democrats and Republicans came together to pass in December and I signed into law – tax cuts that are already making Americans? paychecks bigger and allowing businesses to write off their investments, freeing up more money for job creation. Just as both parties cooperated on tax relief that is now fueling job growth, we need to come together around a budget that cuts spending without slowing our economic momentum. We need a government that lives within its means without sacrificing job-creating investments in education, innovation, and infrastructure. The budget I sent to Congress makes these investments, but it also includes a-year spending freeze, and it will reduce our deficits by $1 trillion over the next decade. In fact, the cuts I?ve proposed would bring annual domestic spending to its lowest share of the economy under any president in more than0 years. Over the last few weeks, Members of Congress have been debating their own proposals. And I was pleased that Democrats and Republicans in Congress came together a few days ago and passed a plan to cut spending and