Politics

摘要

Barack Obama made his first speech to Congress as America's president. Possibly taking note of criticisms that he has tended to sound apocalyptic about the economy, Mr Obama used the occasion to set out his administration's recovery plan, and stressed that he believed America would be stronger than before, to huge applause. His speech included an unwavering commitment to begin the process of reforming America's healthcare system this year.rnMr Obama also prepared to send an outline of his budget to Congress, which proposed tax increases on the wealthy to pay for health care. The Democrats unveiled a $410 billion additional spending plan that they said was necessary to keep the government ticking over until the end of the fiscal year in September.