1) закрытие (предприятия); 2) остановка, отключение, выключение; 3) «шатдаун» - приостановление работы госучреждений в США в октябре 2013 г. (Работа американских госучреждений была приостановлена из-за того, что законодателям не удалось принять законопроект о финансировании госучреждений в наступившем 1 октября 2013 г. финансовом году.)
manufactured crises
промышленные кризисы
frustration
1) срыв (планов), крушение (надежд); 2) чувство разочарования, неудовлетворённости (из-за невозможности каким-л. образом повлиять на ситуацию)
broad-based
на широкой основе, широкий, broad-based administrationправительство на многопартийной основе
get our fiscal house in order for the long haul
привести наши финансовые дела в порядок и надолго.
fiscal
финансовый; бюджетный; фискальный; налоговый
long haul
1) сравнительно большой срок [антоним - short haul] In the long haul he'll regret having been a school dropout. — Пройдут года, и он еще пожалеет, что ушел из школы. 2) сравнительно большое, значительное расстояние It is a long haul from Maine to Texas. — От Мэна до Техаса порядочное расстояние.
right away
сразу, тотчас же; немедленно
pursue
1) преследовать 2) стремиться, добиваться pursue information — добывать информацию; 3) следовать намеченному курсу we pursued our course — мы продолжали идти своим путём 4) заниматься чем-л.
corporate tax
корпоративный налог (налог, уплачиваемый с прибыли коммерческой организации; может взиматься как на национальном, так и на региональном уровне)
loophole
дыра, лазейка например, security loopholes - дыры (бреши) в защите (компьютерной системы)
law enforcement
проведение законов в жизнь
bipartisan
двухпартийный
farm bill
закон о сельском хозяйстве
rancher
фермер-скотовод
hold back
hesitate to act or speak / сдерживать; удерживать; задерживать
lurch
If you say that a person or organization lurches from one thing to another, you mean they move suddenly from one course of action or attitude to another in an uncontrolled way. The state government has lurched from one budget crisis to another... The first round of multilateral trade talks has lurched between hope and despair.
compel
вынуждать; принуждать; заставлять. If you feel compelled to do something, you feel that you must do it, because it is the right thing to do. Dickens felt compelled to return to the stage for a final good-bye... I felt morally compelled to help.
Hi everybody. This week, because Democrats and responsible Republicans came together, the government was reopened, and the threat of default was removed from our economy.
There’s been a lot of discussion lately of the politics of this shutdown.
But the truth is, there were no winners in this.
At a time when our economy needs more growth and more jobs, the manufactured crises of these last few weeks actually harmed jobs and growth.
And it’s understandable that your frustration with what goes on in Washington has never been higher.
The way business is done in Washington has to change.
Now that these clouds of crisis and uncertainty have lifted, we need to focus on what the majority of Americans sent us here to do – grow the economy, create good jobs, strengthen the middle class, lay the foundation for broad-based prosperity, and get our fiscal house in order for the long haul.
It won’t be easy. But we can make progress.
Specifically, there are three places where I believe that Democrats and Republicans can work together right away.
First, we should sit down and pursue a balanced approach to a responsible budget, one that grows our economy faster and shrinks our long-term deficits further.
There is no choice between growth and fiscal responsibility – we need both.
So we’re making a serious mistake if a budget doesn’t focus on what you’re focused on: creating more good jobs that pay better wages.
If we’re going to free up resources for the things that help us grow – education, infrastructure, research – we should cut what we don’t need, and close corporate tax loopholes that don’t help create jobs.
This shouldn’t be as difficult as it has been in past years.
Remember, our deficits are shrinking – not growing.
Second, we should finish the job of fixing our broken immigration system.
There’s already a broad coalition across America that’s behind this effort, from business leaders to faith leaders to law enforcement.
It would grow our economy. It would secure our borders.
The Senate has already passed a bill with strong bipartisan support.
Now the House should, too.
The majority of Americans thinks this is the right thing to do.
It can and should get done by the end of this year.
Third, we should pass a farm bill – one that America’s farmers and ranchers can depend on, one that protects vulnerable children and adults in times of need, and one that gives rural communities opportunities to grow and the longer-term certainty they deserve.
We won’t suddenly agree on everything now that the cloud of crisis has passed.
But we shouldn’t hold back on places where we do agree, just because we don’t think it’s good politics, or just because the extremes in our parties don’t like compromise.
I’ll look for willing partners from either party to get important work done.
There’s no good reason why we can’t govern responsibly, without lurching from manufactured crisis to manufactured crisis.
Because that isn’t governing – it’s just hurting the people we were sent here to serve.
Those of us who have the privilege to serve this country have an obligation to do our job the best we can.
We come from different parties, but we’re Americans first.
And our obligations to you must compel all of us, Democrats and Republicans, to cooperate, and compromise, and act in the best interests of this country that we love.
Еженедельное обращение Б. Обамы (19 октября 2013 г.) - Remarks of President Barack Obama Weekly Address, October 19, 2013.