VOA标准英语2012--Economics Report - President Obama Presses Congress on Student Loan Interest

Economics Report - President Obama Presses Congress on Student Loan Interest This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Student loans and the interest millions of Americans pay on them have been getting a lot of attention recently. Student loa

VOA标准英语2012--White House: Consumer Spending Will Decline Unless Congress Averts Fiscal

White House: Consumer Spending Will Decline Unless Congress Averts Fiscal A new poll shows a whopping 247 million shoppers visited stores and websites over the Thanksgiving weekend. Black Friday - the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season -

VOA标准英语2013--Congress Battle Over Health Care Threatens Budget Stability

Congress Battle Over Health Care Threatens Budget Stability CAPITOL HILL Tensions are high in the U.S. Capitol ahead of a midnight Monday deadline to extend federal funding authority to avoid a partial government shutdown. As the U.S. Treasury Depart

VOA慢速英语2013 AS IT IS 2013-09-18 Congress, Divided over Health Care Law, Faces a Budget Time Limit

AS IT IS 2013-09-18 Congress, Divided over Health Care Law, Faces a Budget Time Limit From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is! Im Mario Ritter. Today, we hear about the budget debate in Washington. The first order of business must be to pass a

VOA标准英语2008年-US Finance Chiefs Urge Congress to Pass Emergen

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Tuesday implored members of the Senate Banking Committee to quickly enact legislation that would permit the government to buy up bad housing-related loans that have neg

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Asks Congress to Give His Iraq War Plan a

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 24 January 2007 watch report on the State of the Union President Bush is urging the U.S. Congress - now dominated by his political opponents - to give his new Iraq war plan a chance to succeed. In his State of the

VOA标准英语2011--US Congress’ Popularity at All Time Low

US Congress Popularity at All Time Low As Americans head into the Christmas holidays, the U.S. Congress is again gridlocked. President Barack Obama and his Republican rivals seem poised to fight it out rather than reach an agreement over tax increase

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama's Speech in Congress Expected to Address

U.S. President Barack Obama will address a joint session of Congress for the first time, about the challenges the nation faces. The economy will be the main topic in the nationally-broadcast speech. President Barack Obama (file photo) The economic c

VOA标准英语2009年-India's Ruling Congress Party Emerges Vict

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 22 October 2009 Congress party workers wave party flags and dance to celebrate their victory in the Maharashtra State elections at the party state headquarters in Mumbai, India, 22 Oct 2009 India's ruling Congress Party-

美国国家公共电台 NPR Congress May Undo Rule That Pushes Firms To Keep Good Safety Records

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Right now, companies have to keep track of workers' injuries on the job or face penalties. But Congress could make it almost impossible for the government to enforce that requirement. NPR's Nell Greenfieldboyce reports the Senate

VOA常速英语2007年-US Congress Expected to Pass Budget With Fundin

By Cindy Saine Washington 19 December 2007 A massive spending bill to keep the U.S. government operating through most of next year is now making its way through the House of Representatives after Senate passage late Tuesday. The bill marks another de

VOA常速英语2008年-Bush Urges US Congress to Pass Surveillance Bil

By Scott Stearns White House 28 February 2008 President Bush says the House of Representatives risks reopening a dangerous gap in intelligence gathering by failing to pass a law expanding warrantless surveillance. VOA White House Correspondent Scott

2007年VOA标准英语-Congress Demands Answers About Fired US Prosecu

By Jim Malone Washington 15 March 2007 A U.S. Senate committee has taken the first steps toward requesting testimony from Bush administration officials in connection with the firing of eight U.S. attorneys last year by the Justice Department. The di

VOA标准英语2011--Hundreds of Unemployed Storm Capitol Hill to Meet with Congress

Hundreds of Unemployed Storm Capitol Hill to Meet with Congress Thousands of Occupy Congress activists have decended on Washington this week to press their agenda of jobs and a fair economy for all. The three days of protests and events was kicked of

2007年VOA标准英语-New Congress Makes Ethics Reform a Priority

By Brian Padden Washington, DC 08 January 2007 watch New Congress report 110th Congress is sworn in at U.S. Capitol 4 Jan 2007 One of the first orders of business for the new congress with its Democratic majority is changing how the people's busines

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Tells Troops Congress Must Fund Iraq War

By Paula Wolfson White House 04 April 2007 President Bush took the battle over funding for the Iraq war to a U.S. military base on Wednesday. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House, the president spent the day with troops at Fort Irwin, Cal

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush: Congress Must Update US Foreign Surveilla

By Michael Bowman White House 03 August 2007 President Bush is urging Congress to update the law governing U.S. intelligence services when they eavesdrop on suspected terrorists. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from the White House. President Bush has

2007年VOA标准英语-US Supreme Court Justice Urges Congress to Rais

By Jim Malone Washington 14 February 2007 A U.S. Supreme Court justice made a rare appearance before a Senate committee Wednesday and appealed to Congress to increase the pay for federal judges. Associate Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy made h

VOA标准英语2009年-British Prime Minister Addresses US Congress

In an address to a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has urged the United States to seize the opportunity to expand cooperation with Europe to solve the world economic crisis and tackle other issues. British Pri

VOA常速英语2008年-US Official Urges Congress to Pass War Funding

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 16 April 2008 The Bush administration is warning Congress of potential layoffs at the Department of Defense if they do not approve a $108 billion funding package for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan by the end of next mon