美国总统奥巴马每周电台演讲2015.03.22

Hi, everybody.  One of the most important positions in the President’s Cabinet – and to our national security, our law enforcement, and our criminal justice system – is Attorney General.
It has been more than four months since I nominated Loretta Lynch to serve as the next Attorney General of the United States.  For 30 years, Loretta has distinguished herself as a tough, fair, and independent attorney.  As the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, she successfully prosecuted the terrorists who plotted to bomb the Federal Reserve Bank and the New York City subway.  She helped secure billions in settlements for people wronged by some of the world’s biggest banks.  She’s been dogged in her pursuit of public corruption.  She’s jailed some of New York’s most violent and notorious mobsters and gang members.  And through it all, she’s worked closely with law enforcement and local communities to get the job done.
大家好。总统的内阁里——以及对我们的国家安全、我们的执法和我们的刑事司法系统最重要的职位之一——就是司法部长。

自我提名洛丽塔·林奇出任下一任美利坚合众国司法部长已经过去四个多月了。30年来，洛丽塔一向以泼辣、公正和独立的律师而著称。作为纽约东区的美国律师，她成功地起诉了策划联邦储备银行和纽约城市地铁爆炸案的恐怖分子。她帮助几百万被一些世界上最大的银行坑害的人们保住了房子。她一直坚韧不拔地追查公共腐败。她把纽约的一些最穷凶极恶和臭名昭著的暴徒和黑帮分子关进大牢。自始至终，她一直与司法部门和当地社区密切合作完成使命。

In short, her qualifications are superb.  That’s why, in the past, the Senate easily confirmed Loretta to lead one of the most prominent U.S. Attorney offices in the country – not once, but twice.
Still – it has been more than four months since I nominated Loretta Lynch to serve as Attorney General. 
And this time, Republican leaders in Congress won’t even let her nomination come up for a vote.  In fact, by Monday, Loretta will have been languishing on the Senate floor for longer than the seven previous Attorneys General combined.  Let me say that again – she will have been waiting for a simple yes-or-no vote on the Senate floor for longer than the seven previous Attorneys General combined.
简而言之，她的资历是卓越的。这就是为什么，在过去，参议院很容易地确认了洛丽塔领导国内最杰出的美国司法部门之一——不是一次，而是两次。
还有——自我提名洛丽塔·林奇出任司法部长已经有四个多月了。
这一次，国会的共和党领导人甚至没有让她的提名进入投票程序。事实上，到下周一，洛丽塔在参议院继续饱受煎熬的时间将超过前七任司法部长的总和。让我再次重申——她将继续在参议院等待简单的赞成或反对投票，时间将超过前七任司法部长等待时间的总和。

No one can claim she’s unqualified.  No one’s saying she can’t do the job.  Senators from both parties say they support her.  This is purely about politics.  First, Republicans held up her nomination because they were upset about the actions I took to make our broken immigration system smarter and fairer.  Now they’re denying her a vote until they can figure out how to pass a bill on a completely unrelated issue.  But they could bring her up for a yes-or-no vote at any time.
Republicans promised that Congress would function smoothly with them in charge.  Here’s a chance for them to prove it.  Congress should stop playing politics with law enforcement and national security.  They should support good people in both parties who want to reform our criminal justice system.  And that means they should end the longest confirmation process for an Attorney General in three decades, and give Loretta Lynch a vote.
Thank you.  And have a great weekend.
没有人宣城她不称职。没有人说她不能胜任。来自两党的参议员都说他们支持她。这纯粹是政策问题。首先，共和党人支持她的提名，因为他们担忧我采取的使破损的移民体系更加明智和公平的行动。现在他们拖延为她投票就是等待他们能构想出如何通过一个完全无关的法案。但是他们本来可以在任何时候都把她带到赞成或反对的投票程序。
共和党人承诺国会会与相关部门无缝合作。现在他们就有一个机会证明它。国会应该停止与司法部门和国家安全部门玩政治游戏。他们应该支持希望改革我们的刑事司法体系的两党的好人。在意味着他们应该结束三十年来最长的一次司法部长确认程序，为洛丽塔投票。
谢谢。周末快乐。