Good morning, everybody. Please have a seat. 大家早上好。请坐。
It has been increasingly clear in recent months -- and we saw some additional reports this morning -- that we're facing an economic crisis of historic proportions. And at this defining moment in our nation's history, the old ways of thinking and the old ways of acting just won't do. We're called to seek fresh thinking and bold new ideas from the leading minds across America. And as we chart a course to economic recovery, we must ensure that our government -- your government -- is held accountable for delivering results. 近几个月来我们越来越清楚地看到——今天早上我们又看到一些新的报告——我们正面临着一场历史性的经济危机。在我国历史的这一关键时刻，旧的思维方式和旧行动方式已经行不通了。我们需要从全美各地最杰出的头脑中寻求新的思路和大胆的新想法。在我们规划经济复苏之路时，我们必须确保我们的政府——你们的政府——在交付成果方面是负责任的。
Today, I'm pleased to announce the formation of a new institution to help our economic team accomplish these goals: the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board. This Board is modeled on the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board created by President Eisenhower to provide rigorous analysis and vigorous oversight to our intelligence community by individuals outside of government -- individuals who would be candid and unsparing in their assessment. This new Board will perform a similar function for my Administration as we formulate our economic policy. 今天，我很高兴地宣布成立一个新机构，以帮助我们的经济团队实现这些目标：总统经济复苏顾问委员会。这个委员会的模式参照了艾森豪威尔总统设立的总统外国情报顾问委员会，该委员会由政府之外的人士组成，旨在对我国情报界提供严密的分析和有力的监督——这些人士在评估时直言不讳、毫不留情。这个新委员会将在我本届政府制定经济政策时发挥类似的功能。
The Board will be composed of distinguished individuals from diverse backgrounds outside of government -- from business, labor, academia, and other areas -- who will bring to bear their wisdom and expertise on the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of my Administration's economic recovery plan. The Board will report regularly to me, Vice President-Elect Biden, and our economic team as we seek to jump-start economic growth, create jobs, raise wages, address our housing crisis, and stabilize our financial markets. 该委员会将由来自政府之外、背景多元的杰出人士组成——来自企业界、劳工界、学术界以及其他领域——他们将以自己的智慧和专长，参与我本届政府经济复苏计划的制定、实施和评估。委员会将定期向我、当选副总统拜登以及我们的经济团队汇报，我们正致力于推动经济增长、创造就业、提高工资、应对住房危机，并稳定我们的金融市场。
Let me speak to why I think this is necessary. 让我谈谈为什么我认为这是必要的。
The reality is that sometimes policymaking in Washington can become a little bit too ingrown, a little bit too insular. The walls of the echo chamber can sometimes keep out fresh voices and new ways of thinking. You start engaging in groupthink. And those who serve in Washington don't always have a ground-level sense of which programs and policies are working for people and businesses, and which aren't. 现实情况是，华盛顿的政策制定有时会变得有些过于封闭、有些过于自我孤立。回音室的墙壁有时会挡住新的声音和新的思维方式。人们开始陷入群体思维。而在华盛顿任职的人并不总是能够切身了解哪些项目和政策在为民众和企业服务，哪些没有。
This Board will provide that fresh perspective to me and my Administration, with an infusion of ideas from across the country and from all sectors of our economy -- input that will be informed by members' first-hand observations of how our efforts are impacting the daily lives of our families. 这个委员会将为我本人和我的政府提供这种新的视角，注入来自全国各地的、来自我们经济各个领域的观点——这些意见将基于委员会成员对我们所做努力如何影响家庭日常生活的第一手观察。
I'm pleased to announce that this Board will be chaired by one of the world's foremost economic policy experts, a former Chairman of the Federal Reserve, and one of my most trusted advisors, Paul Volcker. 我很高兴地宣布，这个委员会将由世界上最杰出的经济政策专家之一、前联邦储备委员会主席、也是我最信赖的顾问之一保罗·沃尔克担任主席。
Paul has been by my side throughout this campaign, providing a deep understanding of the financial markets, extensive experience managing economic crises, and keen insight into the global nature of this particular crisis. Paul has served under both Republicans and Democrats and is held in the highest esteem for his sound and independent judgment. He pulls no punches. He seems to be fairly opinionated. He has a long and distinguished record of service to our nation, and I am pleased that he has answered the call to serve once again. 在本次竞选期间，保罗一直陪伴在我身边，他对金融市场的深刻理解、应对经济危机的丰富经验，以及对这场危机全球性质的敏锐洞察，都给了我巨大帮助。保罗曾在共和党和民主党政府中任职，因其稳健而独立的判断而享有崇高威望。他直言不讳。他似乎颇有主见。他有着长期而卓越的为国服务记录，我很高兴他再次响应号召、为国效力。
I'm also happy to announce that Austan Goolsbee, another one of my key economic advisors, has agreed to serve as Staff Director and Chief Economist of the Economic Recovery Advisory Board and to act as the primary liaison between the Board and the Administration. I also plan to nominate Austan to serve as one of the three members of my Council of Economic Advisers. 我也很高兴地宣布，我的另一位主要经济顾问奥斯坦·古尔斯比已同意担任经济复苏顾问委员会的幕僚长兼首席经济学家，并作为委员会与政府之间的主要联络人。我还计划提名奥斯坦担任我的经济顾问委员会三名成员之一。
Austan is one of America's most promising economic minds, known for his path-breaking work on tax policy and industrial organization. He's one of the economic thinkers who's most shaped my own thinking on economic matters. He's been a stalwart advisor for me since I ran for the United States Senate. I look forward to continuing our close collaboration in the White House. 奥斯坦是美国最具潜力的经济学者之一，以其在税收政策和产业组织领域的开创性工作而闻名。他是对我在经济问题上的思考影响最深的经济学家之一。自从我竞选美国参议员以来，他一直是我的坚定顾问。我期待着在白宫继续与他密切合作。
I plan to announce the remaining members of the Economic Advisory -- Economic Recovery Advisory Board in the coming weeks, and I look forward to their contributions to our urgent work to rebuild our economy and restore prosperity across America. 我计划在未来几周内宣布经济顾问——经济复苏顾问委员会其余成员的名单，我期待他们为我们重建经济、在全美恢复繁荣这一紧迫工作做出贡献。
Last point I'd make about the Board -- I'll announce the particular members in the future, but I just want to be clear that this is going to be designed to make sure that everybody, that businesses across the board -- whether it's high tech or manufacturing, or old or new economy, labor, innovative thinkers who may not always subscribe to the conventional wisdom -- that they are there to challenge some of our assumptions to make sure that we are not just doing the same old thing all the time. I can't think of better people than Paul and Austan to help lead that Advisory Board. 关于这个委员会我想说的最后一点——我将在未来公布具体成员，但我只想明确一点，这个委员会的设立旨在确保所有人、各行各业的企业——无论是高科技还是制造业，无论是传统经济还是新经济，无论是劳工界，还是那些未必总是认同传统观念的创新思想家——都能在其中发出声音，挑战我们的一些假设，确保我们不会一直只是重复老一套做法。我想不出还有谁比保罗和奥斯坦更适合领导这个顾问委员会了。