US Lawmakers Announce Budget Committee Choices
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Leaders of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have named nine of the 12 members of a committee that will be expected to find up to $1.5 trillion in savings 1 to reduce the nation's deficit 2.
The White House said Wednesday that President Barack Obama expects the members of the panel to make a serious effort to get the job done.
Senate Majority Leader Harry 3 Reid selected fellow Democratic Senators Patty Murray, Max Baucus, and John Kerry, a former Democratic presidential candidate.
Murray's selection has drawn 5 criticism, as she also chairs the committee on Democratic senators' re-election campaigns.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell also announced his choices: Republican Senators Jon Kyl, Rob Portman, and Pat Toomey.
House Speaker John Boehner selected Republican Congressmen Jeb Hensarling, Dave Camp, and Fred Upton.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat 4, has yet to announce her picks, which will be the final three members of the committee.
The group is the result of a hard-won deal, passed last week, to raise the nation's debt ceiling. The committee has until November 23 to negotiate a set of recommendations to reduce the deficit.
If those efforts fail, a wide swath of budget cuts will automatically go into effect across many government agencies.
n.存款，储蓄
- I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
- By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。
n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差
- The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
- We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。
vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼
- Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
- Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员
- The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
- About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。