Name: 歐巴馬總統就政府關門發表聲明 (President Obama Delivers a Statement on the Government Shutdown)
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President Obama: Good morning, everybody.

At midnight last night, for the first time in 17 years,

Republicans in Congress chose to shut down

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 --

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

They've shut down the government over an ideological crusade

In other words, they demanded ransom just for doing their job.

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.

We may not know the full impact of this Republican shutdown

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

We know that certain services and benefits that America's

seniors and veterans and business owners depend on

along with every national park  and monument,

And while last night, I signed legislation

to make sure our 1.4 million  active-duty military

hundreds of thousands of civilian workers --

many still on the job, many forced to stay home --

And we know that the longer this shutdown continues,

restart the services Americans depend on,

and allow the public servants who have been sent home

This is only going to happen when Republicans realize

they don't get to hold the entire economy hostage

As I've said repeatedly, I am prepared to work

and get our fiscal house in order over the long run.

Although I should add this shutdown isn't about deficits,

We've cut them in half since I took office.

In fact, many of the demands the Republicans are now making

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.

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,

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;

The Supreme Court ruled it constitutional.

It was a central issue in last year's election.

it's not impacted by a government shutdown.

And these Americans are here with me today because,

this is a historic day for a good reason.

Americans who have been forced to go without insurance can now

visit healthcare.gov and enroll  in affordable new plans

And people will have six months to sign up.

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