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1、Obama-Romney 2nd Presidential Debate Transcript of the second debate between President Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney, Oct. 16 in Hempstead, N.Y., moderated by Candy Crowley of CNN. Source: Federal News Service Editors Note: NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by a contractor fo
2、r NPR, and accuracy and availability may vary. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. CANDY CROWLEY: Good evening from Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. Im Candy Crowley from CNNs State of the Union. We are here for the second presidential debate
3、, a town hall sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates. The Gallup Organization chose 82 uncommitted voters from the New York area. Their questions will drive the night. My goal is to give the conversation direction and to ensure questions get answered. The questions are known to me and m
4、y team only. Neither the commission nor the candidates have seen them. I hope to get to as many questions as possible. And because I am the optimistic sort, Im sure the candidates will oblige by keeping their answers concise and on point. Each candidate has as much as two minutes to respond to a com
5、mon question, and there will be a two-minute follow-up. The audience here in the hall has agreed to be polite and attentive; no cheering or booing or outbursts of any sort. We will set aside that agreement just this once to welcome President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney. (Cheers, sustained
6、applause.) Gentlemen, thank you both for joining us here tonight. We have a lot of folks whove been waiting all day to talk to you, so I want to get right to it. Governor Romney, as you know, you won the coin toss, so the first question will go to you. And I want to turn to a first- time voter, Jere
7、my Epstein, who has a question for you. Q: Mr. President, Governor Romney, as a 20-year-old college student, all I hear from professors, neighbors and others is that when I graduate, I will have little chance to get employment. Can what can you say to reassure me, but more importantly my parents, th
8、at I will be able to sufficiently support myself after I graduate? MITT ROMNEY: Thank you, Jeremy. I appreciate your your question, and and thank you for being here this evening. And to all of those from Nassau County here that have come, thank you for your time. Thank you to Hofstra University and
9、to Candy Crowley for organizing and leading this this event. Thank you, Mr. President, also for being part of this this debate. Yours question your question is one thats being asked by college kids all over this country. I was in Pennsylvania with someone whod just graduated. This was in Philadelphi
10、a, and she said, I I I got my degree. I cant find a job. Ive got three part-time jobs. Theyre just barely enough to pay for my food and pay for an apartment. I cant begin to pay back my student loans. So what we have to do is two things: we have to make sure that we make it easier for kids to afford
11、 college and also make sure that when they get out of college, theres a job. When I was governor of Massachusetts, to get a high school degree, you had to pass an exam. If you graduated in the top quarter of your class, we gave you a John and Abigail Adams Scholarship, four years tuition-free to the
12、 college of your choice in Massachusetts. Its a public institution. I want to make sure we keep our Pell Pell Grant program growing. Were also going to have our loan program so that people are able to afford school. But the key thing is to make sure you can get a job when you get out of school. And
13、whats happened over the last four years has been very, very hard for Americas young people. I want you to be able to get a job. I know what it takes to get this economy going. With half of college kids graduating this year without a college or excuse me, without a job and without a college-level job
14、, thats just unacceptable. And likewise, you got more and more debt on your back. So more debt and less jobs. Im going to change that. I know what it takes to create good jobs again. I know what it takes to make sure that you have the kind of opportunity you deserve. And kids across this country are
15、 going to recognize were bringing back an economy. Its not going to be like the last four years. The middle class has been crushed over the last four years, and jobs have been too scarce. I know what it takes to bring them back, and Im going to do that and make sure when you graduate when do you gra
16、duate? Q: (Off mic.) MR. ROMNEY: 2014. When you come out in 2014 I presume Im going to be president Im going to make sure you get a job. (Chuckles.) Thanks, Jeremy. Yeah, you bet. MS. CROWLEY: Mr. President. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Jeremy, first of all, your future is bright, and the fact that youre making investment in higher education is critical, not just to you but to the entire nation. Now, the most important thing we can do is to make sure
