Good morning, everybody. At midnight last night, for the first time in 17 years, Republicans in Congress chose to shut down the federal government. Let me be more specific: One faction, of one party, in one house of Congress, in one branch of government, shut down major parts of the government -- all because they didn’t like one law. 大家早上好。昨晚午夜，国会共和党人选择关闭联邦政府，这是十七年来的第一次。更具体地说：国会一个议院中的一个政党内一个派别，在政府的一个分支中关闭了政府的主要部分，只因为他们不喜欢一项法律。
This Republican shutdown did not have to happen. But I want every American to understand why it did happen. Republicans in the House of Representatives refused to fund the government unless we defunded or dismantled the Affordable Care Act. They’ve shut down the government over an ideological crusade to deny affordable health insurance to millions of Americans. In other words, they demanded ransom just for doing their job. 这次共和党主导的政府停摆本来完全可以避免。但我希望每一位美国人都明白它为什么发生。众议院共和党人拒绝为政府拨款，除非我们撤销或拆解《平价医疗法案》。他们为了阻止数百万美国人获得可负担的医疗保险而发动意识形态运动。换句话说，他们只是为了履行自己的工作就索要赎金。
And many representatives, including an increasing number of Republicans, have made it clear that had they been allowed by Speaker Boehner to take a simple up or down vote on keeping the government open, with no partisan strings attached, enough votes from both parties would have kept the American people’s government open and operating. 许多议员，包括越来越多的共和党议员，都已明确表示，如果博纳议长允许他们就保持政府开放进行一次简单的赞成或反对表决，不附加党派条件，两党足够多的票数本可以让人民的政府继续开放运转。
We may not know the full impact of this Republican shutdown for some time. It will depend on how long it lasts. But we do know a couple of things. We know that the last time Republicans shut down the government in 1996, it hurt our economy. And unlike 1996, our economy is still recovering from the worst recession in generations. 这次共和党主导的停摆究竟会造成多大影响，我们还要过一段时间才能知道，这取决于停摆持续多久。但有几件事我们已经知道：上一次共和党人在1996年关闭政府时，损害了我们的经济。与1996年不同的是，我们的经济仍在从数代人以来最严重的衰退中复苏。
We know that certain services and benefits that America’s seniors and veterans and business owners depend on must be put on hold. Certain offices, along with every national park and monument, must be closed. And while last night, I signed legislation to make sure our 1.4 million active-duty military are paid through the shutdown, hundreds of thousands of civilian workers -- many still on the job, many forced to stay home -- aren’t being paid, even if they have families to support and local businesses that rely on them. 我们知道，美国老年人、退伍军人和企业主所依赖的某些服务和福利必须暂时搁置。某些政府办公室以及所有国家公园和纪念地都必须关闭。昨晚，我签署了法案，确保一百四十万现役军人在停摆期间得到工资；但数十万文职工作人员——有些仍在岗位上，有些被迫留在家中——却拿不到工资，即使他们要养活家人，而当地企业也依赖他们的消费。
And we know that the longer this shutdown continues, the worse the effects will be. More families will be hurt. More businesses will be harmed. 我们知道，停摆持续越久，后果就会越严重，受伤害的家庭和企业也会越多。
So, once again, I urge House Republicans to reopen the government, restart the services Americans depend on, and allow the public servants who have been sent home to return to work. This is only going to happen when Republicans realize they don’t get to hold the entire economy hostage over ideological demands. 因此，我再次敦促众议院共和党人重新开放政府，恢复美国人依赖的服务，让被送回家的公务员重返工作岗位。只有当共和党人意识到，他们不能因为意识形态要求就把整个经济扣作人质，这件事才会发生。
As I’ve said repeatedly, I am prepared to work with Democrats and Republicans to do the things we need to do to grow the economy and create jobs, and get our fiscal house in order over the long run. Although I should add this shutdown isn’t about deficits, or spending, or budgets. After all, our deficits are falling at the fastest pace in 50 years. We’ve cut them in half since I took office. In fact, many of the demands the Republicans are now making would actually raise our deficits. 正如我一再说过的，我准备与民主党和共和党合作，推动经济增长、创造就业，并从长远角度整顿我们的财政。但我必须补充，这次停摆与赤字、支出或预算无关。毕竟，我们的赤字正以五十年来最快的速度下降；自我上任以来，赤字已经减少了一半。事实上，共和党人如今提出的许多要求反而会增加赤字。
No, this shutdown is not about deficits, it’s not about budgets. This shutdown is about rolling back our efforts to provide health insurance to folks who don’t have it. It’s all about rolling back the Affordable Care Act. This, more than anything else, seems to be what the Republican Party stands for these days. I know it’s strange that one party would make keeping people uninsured the centerpiece of their agenda, but that apparently is what it is. 不，这次停摆不是因为赤字，也不是因为预算，而是为了撤回我们为没有医疗保险的人提供保障的努力，完全是为了撤回《平价医疗法案》。如今，这似乎比任何事情都更能代表共和党的立场。我知道，一个政党竟然把让人们继续没有保险作为议程核心，这听起来很奇怪，但事实似乎就是如此。
And of course, what’s stranger still is that shutting down our government doesn’t accomplish their stated goal. The Affordable Care Act is a law that passed the House; it passed the Senate. The Supreme Court ruled it constitutional. It was a central issue in last year’s election. It is settled, and it is here to stay. And because of its funding sources, it’s not impacted by a government shutdown. 更奇怪的是，关闭政府并不能实现他们声称的目标。《平价医疗法案》已经在众议院通过，也在参议院通过；最高法院裁定它符合宪法；它还是去年大选的核心议题。事情已经定案，法案将继续存在。而且由于它有独立的资金来源，政府停摆也不会影响它。
And these Americans are here with me today because, even though the government is closed, a big part of the Affordable Care Act is now open for business. And for them, and millions like them, this is a historic day for a good reason. It’s been a long time coming, but today, Americans who have been forced to go without insurance can now visit healthcare.gov and enroll in affordable new plans that offer quality coverage. That starts today. 今天这些美国人之所以和我在一起，是因为即使政府关闭，《平价医疗法案》的重要部分仍已开放运行。对他们以及数百万和他们一样的人来说，今天之所以是有意义的历史性一天，是因为长期以来没有保险的人现在可以访问 healthcare.gov，登记购买价格可负担、保障质量可靠的新保险计划。从今天开始就可以登记。
And people will have six months to sign up. So over the next six months, people are going to have the opportunity -- in many cases, for the first time in their lives -- to get affordable coverage that they desperately need. 人们有六个月时间报名。在接下来的六个月里，许多人将有机会——其中很多人一生中还是第一次——获得自己迫切需要的可负担保障。
Now, of course, if you’re one of the 85 percent of Americans who already have health insurance, you don’t need to do a thing. You’re already benefiting from new benefits and protections that have been in place for some time under this law. But for the 15 percent of Americans who don't have health insurance, this opportunity is life-changing. 当然，如果你是已经拥有医疗保险的百分之八十五美国人之一，就什么都不用做。你已经享受这项法律实施一段时间以来带来的新福利和保护。但对没有保险的百分之十五美国人来说，这个机会将改变人生。
Let me just tell folks a few stories that are represented here today. A few years ago, Amanda Barrett left her job in New York to take care of her parents. And for a while, she had temporary insurance that covered her multiple sclerosis. But when it expired, many insurers wouldn’t cover her because of her MS. And she ended up paying $1,200 a month. That’s nowhere near affordable. So starting today, she can get covered for much less, because today’s new plan can’t use your medical history to charge you more than anybody else. 让我讲几个今天在场的人所代表的故事。几年前，阿曼达·巴雷特辞去纽约的工作，照顾自己的父母。有一段时间，她拥有能够覆盖多发性硬化症的临时保险。但保险到期后，许多保险公司因为她患有多发性硬化症而拒绝承保。她最后每月支付一千二百美元，这远远称不上可负担。从今天开始，她可以用低得多的费用获得保障，因为新计划不能利用你的病史向你收取比别人更高的保费。
Sky-high premiums once forced Nancy Beigel to choose between paying her rent or paying for health insurance. She’s been uninsured ever since. So she pays all of her medical bills out of pocket, puts some on her credit card, making them even harder to pay. Nancy says, “They talk about those who fall through the cracks. I fell through the cracks 10 years ago and I’ve been stuck there ever since.” Well, starting today, Nancy can get covered just like everybody else. 高得离谱的保费曾迫使南希·贝格尔在付房租和付医疗保险之间作出选择。此后她一直没有保险，只能自掏腰包支付所有医疗账单，有些还要刷信用卡，令账单更难偿还。南希说：“他们总在谈那些从缝隙中掉下去的人。十年前我就掉进了缝隙，此后一直困在那里。”从今天开始，南希可以像其他人一样获得保障。
Trinace Edwards was laid off from her job a year ago today. Six months ago, she was diagnosed with a brain tumor. She couldn’t afford insurance on the individual market, so she hasn’t received treatment yet. Her daughter Lenace, a student at the University of Maryland, is considering dropping out of school to help pay her mom’s bills. Well, starting today, thanks to the Affordable Care Act, Trinace can get covered without forcing her daughter to give up on her dreams. 特里纳丝·爱德华兹在一年前的今天被公司解雇。六个月前，她被诊断出脑瘤。她负担不起个人市场上的保险，因此至今没有接受治疗。她的女儿莱娜丝是马里兰大学的学生，正考虑退学帮助母亲支付账单。从今天开始，多亏《平价医疗法案》，特里纳丝可以获得保障，不必迫使女儿放弃自己的梦想。
So if these stories of hardworking Americans sound familiar to you, well, starting today, you and your friends and your family and your coworkers can get covered, too. Just visit healthcare.gov, and there you can compare insurance plans, side by side, the same way you’d shop for a plane ticket on Kayak or a TV on Amazon. 如果这些勤劳美国人的故事让你感到熟悉，那么从今天开始，你、你的朋友、家人和同事也都可以获得保障。只要访问 healthcare.gov，就能像在 Kayak 上购买机票、在亚马逊上购买电视一样，并排比较保险计划。
You enter some basic information, you’ll be presented with a list of quality, affordable plans that are available in your area, with clear descriptions of what each plan covers, and what it will cost. You’ll find more choices, more competition, and in many cases, lower prices -- most uninsured Americans will find that they can get covered for $100 or less. 输入一些基本信息后，你会看到所在地区可用的优质、可负担计划清单，以及每项计划承保内容和费用的清晰说明。你会发现更多选择、更多竞争，许多没有保险的美国人每月花一百美元或更少就能获得保障。
And you don't have to take my word for it. Go on the website, healthcare.gov, check it out for yourself. And then show it to your family and your friends and help them get covered, just like mayors and churches and community groups and companies are already fanning out to do across the country. 你不必只听我的话。请访问 healthcare.gov，亲自看看，然后把网站介绍给家人和朋友，帮助他们获得保障。全国各地的市长、教会、社区团体和公司已经在这样做。
And there’s a hotline where you can apply over the phone and get help with the application, or just get questions that you have answered by real people, in 150 different languages. So let me give you that number. The number is 1-800-318-2596 -- 1-800-318-2596. Check out healthcare.gov. Call that number. Show your family and friends how to use it. And we can get America covered, once and for all, so that the struggles that these folks have gone through and millions around the country have gone through for years finally get addressed. 还有一条热线，你可以通过电话申请并获得申请帮助，也可以让真人用一百五十种语言回答问题。号码是 1-800-318-2596，重复一遍，1-800-318-2596。访问 healthcare.gov，拨打这个号码，教会你的家人和朋友如何使用。我们可以最终让全美国都获得保障，让这些人以及全国数百万人的多年困难得到解决。
And let me just remind people why I think this is so important. I heard a striking statistic yesterday -- if you get cancer, you are 70 percent more likely to live another five years if you have insurance than if you don’t. Think about that. That is what it means to have health insurance. 让我提醒大家，为什么我认为这件事如此重要。昨天我听到一个惊人的统计：如果你患上癌症，有医疗保险的人再活五年的可能性，比没有保险的人高百分之七十。想想看，这就是医疗保险的意义。
Set aside the issues of security and finances and how you’re impacted by that, the stress involved in not knowing whether or not you’re going to have health care. This is life-or-death stuff. Tens of thousands of Americans die each year just because they don’t have health insurance. Millions more live with the fear that they’ll go broke if they get sick. And today, we begin to free millions of our fellow Americans from that fear. 先不谈安全感、财务状况以及由此产生的压力——不知道自己能否获得医疗服务，本身就是巨大的压力。这是生死攸关的问题。每年有数万美国人仅仅因为没有医疗保险而死亡，还有数百万人生活在一旦生病就会破产的恐惧中。今天，我们开始让数百万同胞摆脱这种恐惧。
Already, millions of young adults have been able to stay on their parents’ plans until they turn 26. Millions of seniors already have gotten a discount on their prescription medicines. Already millions of families have actually received rebates from insurance companies that didn’t spend enough on their health care. So this law means more choice, more competition, lower costs for millions of Americans. 已经有数百万年轻人可以在父母的保险计划下继续参保，直到二十六岁；数百万老年人在购买处方药时获得折扣；数百万家庭已经从那些没有把足够保费用于医疗的保险公司那里获得退款。因此，这项法律意味着数百万美国人将有更多选择、更多竞争和更低成本。
And this law doesn’t just mean economic security for our families. It means we’re finally addressing the biggest drivers of our long-term deficits. It means a stronger economy. 这项法律带来的不仅是家庭的经济安全，也意味着我们终于开始解决长期赤字的最大推手，意味着更强劲的经济。
Remember most Republicans have made a whole bunch of predictions about this law that haven’t come true. There are no “death panels.” Costs haven’t skyrocketed; they’re growing at the slowest rate in 50 years. The last three years since I signed the Affordable Care Act into law are the three slowest rates of health spending growth on record. And contrary to Republican claims, this law hasn’t “destroyed” our economy. 大家记得，大多数共和党人曾对这项法律作出许多预测，但都没有实现。没有所谓“死亡委员会”。费用没有暴涨，医疗支出的增速反而是五十年来最慢的。我签署《平价医疗法案》后的三年，是有记录以来医疗支出增长最慢的三年。与共和党人的说法相反，这项法律没有“摧毁”我们的经济。过去三年半，企业创造了七百五十万个新就业岗位。就在今天，我们得知制造业正以两年半以来最快的速度增长。
Over the past three and a half years, our businesses have created 7.5 million new jobs. Just today, we learned that our manufacturers are growing at the fastest rate in two and a half years. They have factored in the Affordable Care Act. They don't think it’s a problem. What’s weighing on the economy is not the Affordable Care Act, but the constant series of crises and the unwillingness to pass a reasonable budget by a faction of the Republican Party. 他们已经把《平价医疗法案》纳入考虑，并不认为它是问题。拖累经济的不是法案，而是共和党内一个派别不断制造危机、拒绝通过合理预算。
Now, like every new law, every new product rollout, there are going to be some glitches in the signup process along the way that we will fix. I’ve been saying this from the start. For example, we found out that there have been times this morning where the site has been running more slowly than it normally will. The reason is because more than one million people visited healthcare.gov before 7:00 in the morning. 和每一项新法律、新产品上线一样，登记过程中会出现一些小故障，我们会修复。我从一开始就一直这样说。例如，今天早上网站运行速度有时比平常慢，原因是早上七点前访问 healthcare.gov 的人数已经超过一百万。
To put that in context, there were five times more users in the marketplace this morning than have ever been on Medicare.gov at one time. That gives you a sense of how important this is to millions of Americans around the country, and that’s a good thing. And we're going to be speeding things up in the next few hours to handle all this demand that exceeds anything that we had expected. 作为比较，今天早上保险市场的用户数量，是 Medicare.gov 历史上同时在线人数的五倍。这说明这件事对全国数百万美国人有多重要，这是好事。接下来几个小时，我们会加快系统运行，以应对超出预期的需求。
Consider that just a couple of weeks ago, Apple rolled out a new mobile operating system. And within days, they found a glitch, so they fixed it. I don’t remember anybody suggesting Apple should stop selling iPhones or iPads -- or threatening to shut down the company if they didn’t. That’s not how we do things in America. We don’t actively root for failure. We get to work, we make things happen, we make them better, we keep going. 想想看，就在几周前，苹果推出了新的移动操作系统。几天内他们发现一个故障，就把它修好了。我不记得有人因此要求苹果停止销售 iPhone 或 iPad，或者威胁说如果不修好就关闭公司。美国不是这样做事的。我们不会盼着失败，而是会投入工作、促成改变、把事情做得更好，然后继续前进。
So in that context, I'll work with anybody who’s got a serious idea to make the Affordable Care Act work better. I've said that repeatedly. But as long as I am President, I will not give in to reckless demands by some in the Republican Party to deny affordable health insurance to millions of hardworking Americans. 在这个前提下，任何人只要有认真让《平价医疗法案》运行得更好的想法，我都愿意合作。但只要我还是总统，就不会屈服于共和党内一些人鲁莽的要求，不会让数百万勤劳美国人失去可负担的医疗保险。
I want Republicans in Congress to know these are the Americans you’d hurt if you were allowed to dismantle this law. Americans like Amanda, Nancy, and Trinace, who now finally have the opportunity for basic security and peace of mind of health care just like everybody else -- including members of Congress. The notion that you’d make a condition for reopening the government that I make sure these folks don’t have health care -- that doesn’t make any sense. It doesn’t make any sense. 我希望国会共和党人明白，如果允许他们拆解这项法律，受伤害的就是这些美国人：阿曼达、南希和特里纳丝，以及终于获得基本医疗保障和安心感的其他美国人，包括国会议员。把确保这些人没有医疗保险作为重新开放政府的条件，这毫无道理，完全没有道理。
Now, let me make one closing point: This Republican shutdown threatens our economy at a time when millions of Americans are still looking for work, and businesses are starting to get some traction. So the timing is not good. Of course, a lot of the Republicans in the House ran for office two years ago promising to shut down the government, and so, apparently, they've now gotten their wish. But as I've said before, the irony that the House Republicans have to contend with is they've shut down a whole bunch of parts of the government, but the Affordable Care Act is still open for business. 最后我想说一点：共和党主导的停摆威胁着我们的经济，而此时数百万美国人仍在找工作，企业也刚刚开始恢复活力。因此时机很糟。当然，许多众议院共和党人两年前竞选时就承诺要关闭政府，所以他们现在似乎实现了愿望。但正如我以前说过的，众议院共和党人必须面对的讽刺是，他们关闭了政府的许多部分，但《平价医疗法案》仍然开放运行。
And this may be why you've got many Republican governors and senators and even a growing number of reasonable Republican congressmen who are telling the extreme right of their party to knock it off, pass a budget, move on. 这也许就是为什么许多共和党州长、参议员，甚至越来越多理性的共和党议员，都在告诉本党极右翼：停止胡闹，通过预算，继续前进。
And I want to underscore the fact that Congress doesn’t just have to end this shutdown and reopen the government -- Congress generally has to stop governing by crisis. They have to break this habit. It is a drag on the economy. It is not worthy of this country. 我还要强调，国会不仅要结束停摆、重新开放政府，还必须停止危机式治理，改掉这个习惯。它拖累经济，也配不上这个国家。
For example, one of the most important things Congress has to do in the next couple weeks is to raise what's called the debt ceiling. And it's important to understand what this is. This is a routine vote. Congress has taken this vote 45 times to raise the debt ceiling since Ronald Reagan took office. It does not cost taxpayers a single dime. It does not grow our deficits by a single dime. It does not authorize anybody to spend any new money whatsoever. All it does is authorize the Treasury to pay the bills on what Congress has already spent. 例如，国会在接下来几周必须做的最重要事情之一，就是提高所谓的债务上限。我们必须理解这意味着什么。这是一项例行表决。自罗纳德·里根上任以来，国会已经四十五次投票提高债务上限。这不会让纳税人多花一分钱，不会让赤字增加一分钱，也不会授权任何人花费新的资金；它只是授权财政部支付国会已经花掉的账单。
Think about that. If you buy a car and you’ve got a car note, you do not save money by not paying your car note. You’re just a deadbeat. If you buy a house, you don’t save money by not authorizing yourself to pay the mortgage. You’re just going to be foreclosed on your home. That’s what this is about. 想想看，如果你买了一辆车，还有车贷，不还车贷并不能省钱，你只会成为一个赖账的人。如果你买了房子，不授权自己支付按揭也不能省钱，你只会被银行收走房子。这就是债务上限问题的本质。
It is routine. It is what they’re supposed to do. This is not a concession to me. It is not some demand that’s unreasonable that I’m making. This is what Congress is supposed to do as a routine matter. And they shouldn’t wait until the last minute to do it. 提高债务上限是例行工作，是他们应该完成的事。这不是向我让步，也不是我提出的什么无理要求，而是国会应当例行完成的工作。他们不应该拖到最后一刻。
The last time Republicans even threatened this course of action -- many of you remember, back in 2011 -- our economy staggered, our credit rating was downgraded for the first time. If they go through with it this time and force the United States to default on its obligations for the first time in history, it would be far more dangerous than a government shutdown -- as bad as a shutdown is. It would be an economic shutdown. 上一次共和党人威胁要采取这种做法是在2011年，许多人还记得：当时经济摇摇欲坠，信用评级也首次被下调。如果这次他们真的让美国历史上第一次违约，危险程度将远远超过政府停摆——尽管停摆本身已经很糟糕。这将是经济停摆。
So I’ll speak more on this in the coming days, but let me repeat: I will not negotiate over Congress’s responsibility to pay bills it’s already racked up. I’m not going to allow anybody to drag the good name of the United States of America through the mud just to refight a settled election or extract ideological demands. Nobody gets to hurt our economy and millions of hardworking families over a law you don’t like. 未来几天我还会详细谈这个问题，但我要重申：我不会就国会支付已经积累的账单这一责任进行谈判。我不会允许任何人为了重新争论一场已经结束的选举，或提出意识形态要求，就把美利坚合众国的好名声拖进泥里。不能因为你不喜欢一项法律，就伤害我们的经济和数百万勤劳家庭。
There are a whole bunch of things that I’d like to see passed through Congress that the House Republicans haven’t passed yet, and I’m not out there saying, well, I’m not -- I’m going to let America default unless Congress does something that they don’t want to do. That’s not how adults operate. Certainly that’s not how our government should operate. 国会还有许多我希望通过的事项，众议院共和党人尚未通过；但我不会说，除非国会做他们不想做的事，否则我就让美国违约。成年人不是这样行事的，我们的政府更不应如此。
And that’s true whether there’s a Democrat in this office or a Republican in this office. Doesn’t matter whether it’s a Democratic House of Representatives or a Republican-controlled House of Representatives -- there are certain rules that everybody abides by because we don’t want to hurt other people just because we have a political disagreement. 无论总统是民主党人还是共和党人，无论众议院由民主党控制还是共和党控制，都有一些人人必须遵守的规则，因为我们不希望仅仅因为政治分歧就伤害他人。
So my basic message to Congress is this: Pass a budget. End the government shutdown. Pay your bills. Prevent an economic shutdown. Don’t wait. Don’t delay. Don’t put our economy or our people through this any longer. 所以，我向国会传达的基本信息是：通过预算，结束政府停摆，支付账单，防止经济停摆。不要等待，不要拖延，不要再让我们的经济和人民承受这种局面。
I am more than happy to work with them on all kinds of issues. I want to get back to work on the things that the American people sent us here to work on -- creating new jobs, new growth, new security for our middle class. 我非常愿意在各种问题上与他们合作。我想回到美国人民派我们来做的事情上：为中产阶级创造新的就业、新的增长和新的安全。
We’re better than this. Certainly the American people are a lot better than this. And I believe that what we’ve accomplished for Amanda, and Nancy, and Trinace, and tens of millions of their fellow citizens- on this day proves that even when the odds are long and the obstacles are many, we are and always will be a country that can do great things together. 我们不该如此。当然，美国人民远远比这更好。我相信，今天我们为阿曼达、南希、特里纳丝以及数千万同胞所取得的成果证明，即使道路漫长、障碍重重，我们仍然是、也永远会是一个能够共同成就伟大事业的国家。
Thank you very much, everybody. God bless you. Thank you, all of you, for the great work that you’re doing. And thank you, Kathleen Sebelius, for the outstanding work that she’s doing making sure that millions of Americans can get health insurance. 非常感谢大家。愿上帝保佑你们。感谢各位所做的出色工作。也感谢凯瑟琳·西贝利厄斯，她出色地确保数百万美国人能够获得医疗保险。
Thank you. 谢谢。
