US Senate Passes Landmark Immigration Bill The Senates comprehensive reform bill provides a long and arduous path to residency and eventual U.S. citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants. Democrat Richard Durbin helped craft the bill and ex

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2013年(六月)

This week could decide whether Republicans salvage one of President Donald Trumps major agenda items during his first year in office or head into a midterm election year with no landmark legislative accomplishments to tout. In coming days, Senate Rep

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2017年(11月)

US president acknowledges toughest part of the process may lie ahead, melding the House and Senate versions of the sweeping health care reform bill into one. Paula Wolfson | White House 24 December 2009 Photo: AP President Barack Obama, accompanied b

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(十二月)

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 08 November 2006 The Democratic Party took control of the U.S. House of Representatives in Tuesday's elections. Key senate races in Virginia and Montana remained uncertain and it was unclear, early Wednesday, which par

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(125) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(十一月)

Dan Robinson | Washington 23 December 2009 The U.S. Senate is a few hours away from a historic vote to approve legislation overhauling the U.S. health care system. Approval with the expected 60 vote majority (that) Senate Democrats have held together

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(十二月)

Photo: AP Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid left, listens as Sen. Charles Schumer speaks during press conference on Capitol Hill, 24 Dec 2009 When lawmakers in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives return to work in January, they will face the

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(十二月)

The U.S. Senate has approved a hard-fought measure to overhaul the U.S. health care system. The vote will be followed by the difficult process of reconciling the Senate-passed bill with one approved by the House of Representatives, in order to get a

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(十二月)

U.S. Senate Democrats have decided not to provide funds to close the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention center until President Barack Obama's administration presents a detailed plan for what to do with the 240 detainees being held there. It is a setbac

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(五月)

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Republicans in the Senate today released their plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act also known as Obamacare. This long-awaited proposal marks a big step toward achieving one of the Republican Party's major goals - r

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台6月

With Tuesday's Senate vote approving its version of economic recovery legislation, the focus has shifted to a House-Senate conference committee beginning work on resolving differences between slightly different versions of the measure. Tough bargain

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(二月)

By Scott Stearns White House 02 February 2008 U.S. senators vote in the coming week on an economic stimulus plan that is more than $10 billion bigger than a deal backed by President Bush and the House of Representatives. VOA White House Correspondent

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2008年(二月)

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 06 December 2006 House and Senate lawmakers are working to clear the way for final congressional approval of legislation required to implement the U.S. - India Civil Nuclear Cooperation deal. VOA's Dan Robinson reports f

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(166) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(十二月)

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 15 May 2006 The U.S. Senate Monday resumed debate on immigration reform, as President Bush addresses the nation about the issue. US Senate Chamber The Senate bill - unlike

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(103) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(五月)

By Scott Stearns White House 10 November 2006 U.S. President George Bush continues to meet with opposition Democrats who won control of Congress this week. Mr. Bush invited top Democrats in the Senate to coffee at the White House. ------ President B

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(152) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(十一月)

By Scott Stearns White House 01 February 2008 President Bush says U.S. Senators must move quickly to approve a $146 billion economic stimulus plan already passed by the House of Representatives. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, th

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2008年(二月)

The Democratic Party-controlled U.S. Senate has blocked a plan passed by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives to cut the country's budget and raise its debt ceiling. The vote Friday puts the emphasis on talks between the White House and

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have agreed to vote on a Senate-passed bill that would avert the so-called fiscal cliff of automatic tax increases and mandated spending cuts. The Republican-dominated House will take a straight up-or-down

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Senate on Thursday approved the postponement of the federal government's debt ceiling until May to keep the federal government in operation and give lawmakers more time to mull over how to rein in the government's

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(87) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

The U.S. Senate has passed a compromise measure that extends payroll tax cuts for American workers for another two months. Lawmakers in the upper house of Congress overwhelmingly passed the legislation by a vote of 89 to 10, a day after Republicans a

发表于:2019-02-19 / 阅读(97) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

US lawmakers have been struggling to restore the controversial surveillance program, one of the key provisions of the Patriot Act, which was signed into law by President George W. Bush after the 9/11 attacks. The secret program was exposed by former

发表于:2019-02-21 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 2015CRI中国国际广播电台