1、此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。传统文化演讲稿2篇the president:well, good morning, everyone.audience:good morning.the president:we are gathered in the heart of our nation’s capital, surrounded by memorials to leaders and citizens who served our nation in its earliest days and in its days of g
2、reatest trial.today is such a time for america.over the past two years, we have faced the worst recession since the great depression.eight million people lost their jobs.tens of millions saw the value of their homes and retirement savings plummet.countless businesses have been unable to get the loan
3、s they need and many have been forced to shut their doors.and although the economy is growing again, too many people are still feeling the pain of the downturn.now, while a number of factors led to such a severe recession, the primary cause was a breakdown in our financial system.it was a crisis bor
4、n of a failure of responsibility from certain corners of wall street to the halls of power in washington.for years, our financial sector was governed by antiquated and poorly enforced rules that allowed some to game the system and take risks that endangered the entire economy.unscrupulous lenders lo
5、cked consumers into complex loans with hidden costs.firms like aig placed massive, risky bets with borrowed money.and while the rules left abuse and excess unchecked, they also left taxpayers on the hook if a big bank or financial institution ever failed.now, even before the crisis hit, i went to wa
6、ll street and i called for common-sense reforms to protect consumers and our economy as a whole.and soon after taking office, i proposed a set of reforms to empower consumers and investors, to bring the shadowy deals that caused this crisis into the light of day, and to put a stop to taxpayer bailou
7、ts once and for all.(applause.) today, thanks to a lot of people in this room, those reforms will become the law of the land.for the last year, chairmen barney frank and chris dodd have worked day and night - (applause) - barney and chris have worked day and night to bring about this reform.and i am
8、 profoundly grateful to them.i would be remiss if i didn't also express my appreciation to senator harry reid and speaker nancy pelosi for their leadership.it wouldn’t have happened without them.(applause.)passing this bill was no easy task.to get there, we had to overcome the furious lobb
9、ying of an array of powerful interest groups and a partisan minority determined to block change.so the members who are here today, both on the stage and in the audience, they have done a great service in devoting so much time and expertise to this effort, to looking out for the public interests and
10、not the special interests.(applause.)and i also want to thank the three republican senators who put partisanship aside - (applause) - judged this bill on the merits, and voted for reform.we’re grateful to them.(applause.)and the republican house members.(applause.)good to see you, joe.(applaus
11、e.)now, let’s put this in perspective.the fact is, the financial industry is central to our nation’s ability to grow, to prosper, to compete and to innovate.there are a lot of banks that understand and fulfill this vital role, and there are a whole lot of bankers who want to do right - a
12、nd do right - by their customers.this reform will help fosterinnovation, not hamper it.it is designed to make sure that everybody follows the same set of rules, so that firms compete on price and quality, not on tricks and not on traps.it demands accountability and responsibility from everyone. it p
13、rovides certainty to everybody, from bankers to farmers to business owners to consumers.and unless your business model depends on cutting corners or bilking your customers, you’ve got nothing to fear from reform.(applause.)now, for all those americans who are wondering what wall street reform
14、means for you, here’s what you can expect.if you’ve ever applied for a credit card, a student loan, or a mortgage, you know the feeling of signing your name to pages of barely understandable fine print.what often happens as a result is that many americans are caught by hidden fees and pe
15、nalties, or saddled with loans they can’t afford.that’s what happened to robin fox, hit with a massive rate increase on her credit card balance even though she paid her bills on time.that’s what happened to andrew giordano, who discovered hundreds of dollars in overdraft fees on hi
16、s bank statement –- fees he had no idea he might face.both are here today.well, with this law, unfair rate hikes, like the one that hit robin, will end for good.(applause.)and we’ll ensure that people like andrew aren’t unwittingly caught by overdraft fees when they sign up for a checking account.(applause.)with this law, we’ll crack down on abusive practices in the mortgage industry.we’ll make sure that contracts a
