美国有线新闻 CNN 美国共和党或下周表决新医保法案
时间：2018-12-02 作者：英语课 分类：CNN美国有线新闻2017年9月
We're starting in the U.S. landmark 1 of Capitol Hill, where congressional Republicans and U.S. President Donald Trump 2 had been working on a new healthcare plan. It would repeal 3 and replace a health care law passed in 2010 by congressional Democrats 4 and former U.S. President Barack Obama.
That law is the Affordable 5 Care Act also known as Obamacare. It made some popular changes to the U.S. healthcare system and led to a record number of Americans having health insurance. But it also increased costs for the federal government and many participants. And insurance companies increasingly stopped offering Obamacare in part because not enough people signed up for it.
Republicans have promised and attempted repeatedly to repeal Obamacare since it was passed. But up to this point, they have not been successful.
Their latest effort is called the Graham-Cassidy bill, named for two of the Republican senators who proposed it. All of the Democrats in the Senate are against the bill, just like all Republicans who voted in 2010 opposed Obamacare.
Now, with a slim majority in that chamber 6, Republicans are attempting one more time to repeal and replace Obamacare before the end of this month.
We'll let you know what happens.
- The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
- The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。
- He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
- The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。
- He plans to repeal a number of current policies.他计划废除一些当前的政策。
- He has made out a strong case for the repeal of the law.他提出强有力的理由，赞成废除该法令。
- The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
- The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
- There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。