Name: オバマ大統領がビジネス円卓会議で講演 (President Obama Speaks to the Business Roundtable)
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The President: Well, good morning, everybody.

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Many of you I've had a chance to see individually or in small

but it's good to be back at the Business Roundtable.

Originally, my team had prepared some remarks.

They always get nervous when I'm out there on my own --

Given the dialogue that we had the last time,

I thought it was useful for me to abbreviate my remarks,

speak off the cuff at the top, and then spend most of our time

Let me begin by saying that all of you in this room are not just

business leaders, not just CEOs of your companies,

but you're also economic leaders and thought leaders in

And I recognize that all of you have an enormous investment not

only in your own companies but in the well-being of America.

There are a lot of patriots in this room,

people who care deeply about not only your bottom lines but also

You've shown that over the last four years.

We've gone through as difficult an economic period as we've seen

in most of our lifetimes, and we've emerged not yet where we

need to be but we've certainly made progress.

And the reason we've made progress in part has been

because of the outstanding management and productivity

gains and efficiencies and competitiveness that you've been

able to achieve in each and every one of your companies.

And I've said this to some of the small groups,

I am passionately rooting for your success,

because if the companies in this room are doing well,

then small businesses and medium-sized businesses up and

If companies in this room are doing well, then folks get jobs,

consumers get confidence, and we're going to be able to

Now, the good news is that despite the extraordinary

challenges that we've seen over the last four years,

there is progress in some key sectors of our economy.

We've seen housing finally begin to bounce back for

And that obviously has an enormous ripple effect

Consumer confidence is as high as it's been.

Many of you, over the last two, three years,

have experienced record profits or near record profits,

and have a lot of money where you're prepared to invest in

Obviously, globally, the economy is still soft.

Europe is going to be in the doldrums for quite some time.

Asia is not charging forward, and some of the emerging markets

are not charging forward as quickly as they were maybe a

But I think what all of you recognize and many of you have

told me is that everybody is looking to America because they

understand that if we're able to put forward a long-term agenda

for growth and prosperity that's broad-based here in the United

States, that confidence will not just increase here in the United

and we can get the kind of virtuous cycle that I think all

of us have been waiting for and want to see.

What's holding us back right now, ironically,

is a lot of stuff that's going on in this town.

And I know that many of you have come down here to try to see is

there a way that we can break through the logjam and go ahead

And I'm here to tell you that nobody wants to get this done

I know that you've gotten a lot of briefings,

but let me just try to describe where the situation is right now

both what the opportunities are but what also the

I campaigned over the last year on the idea that we need to make

sure that this economy is growing and that we're providing

Let me just continue because I don't want to take up

During the entire campaign, I talked about the importance of

short-term measures to boost growth but also a long-term plan

to make sure that we've got our fiscal house in order,

and I called for a balanced and responsible plan.

My budget reflects a balanced, responsible plan,

and I've shown myself willing to make some tough decisions when

because, despite, I think, my reputation or the reputation of

Democrats, I don't think every government program works exactly

I think there are efficiencies that can be gained;

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