VOA慢速英语--民主党赢得众议院控制权 国会已然分裂

Democrats Win Control of House, Creating Divide in Congress The Democratic Party is set to take control of the United States House of Representatives, following the countrys midterm elections Tuesday. The Republican Party will keep its majority in th

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 被驱逐墨西哥移民接受采访

This is AP News Minute. The US Senate has voted on party lines to approve Tom Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Republicans see Price as a knowledgeable leader who can take on Obamacare. Democrats call him an ideologue with a shady his

NPR美国国家公共电台 NPR 2013-08-01

The Obama administration has partially declassified a court order that authorizes and sets the rules for the NSA抯 collections of US telephone information. NPR抯 Dina Temple-Raston reports the disclosure came ahead of a Senate Judiciary Committee h

NPR美国国家公共电台 NPR 2013-10-09

As the government shutdown persists, calls for House Speaker John Boehner to allow a vote on the Senate spending bill are growing louder. As NPRs Ailsa Chang reports, both President Obama and Senate leaders say the speaker could single-handedly end t

NPR美国国家公共电台 NPR 2013-10-18

President Obama thanked Democratic and Republican leaders in Washington for finally reaching an agreement.The president's mark coming after the Senate by vote of 81 to 18 signed on a measure to avoid financial default and reopen the government's 16 d

美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-09-09

It's Wednesday I'm Carl Azuz, welcome to the CNN student news. US government is considering taking action against Syria because of the suspected use of chemical weapons in that country's civil war. Syrian officials deny using chemical weapons, but pr

美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-10-09

Hi, welcome to CNN student news, my name isCarl Azuz. First of all today, more talks but no negotiations. President Obamainvited congressional leaders to the White House yesterday to discuss the USgovernment shut-down. That meeting was scheduled to h

美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-10-20

The ball seems to be back on Senate's goal for dealing reopen the government and avoiding default. Also tonight, 360 exclusives an announcement tell millions of veterans if the shutdown continues. So, let's get started. Take a look at the clock on th

美国有线新闻 CNN 美国众议院以微弱多数通过医疗法案取代奥巴马医改

We're starting in Washington, D.C. Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act also known as Obamacare. The health reform law was considered former President Barack Obama's biggest domestic achieve

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 教皇方济各访问缅甸

This is AP News Minute. The families of World War II Navajo Code Talkers honored at the White House, say they are dumbfounded that President Trump used the event to criticize a political opponent. Trump referred to his democratic senator Elizabeth Wa

VOA慢速英语2009年-Economics Report - On the Road to Health R

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. A major reform of the American system of health care and insurance has moved farther in Congress than ever before. President Obama wants a final bill passed by the end of the year. But a difficult ro

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama Says Republicans Holding Unemplo

President Obama makes a statement to the press in the White House Rose Garden, beside him are unemployed workers Denise Gibson, Jim Chukalas, and Leslie Macko, 19 July 2010 President Barack Obama is urging the U.S. Senate to act this week on extendin

VOA标准英语2010年-Congress Gets High Marks From Environm

An environmental group is applauding Congress for its green record in 2009 but sweeping climate change appears doubtful given the partisan divide on Capitol Hill. Each year the Washington-based League of Conservation Voters releases a scorecard that

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama, Congressional Democrats Meet Ah

The meeting came as the House, where Democrats hold a strong majority, formally adjourned so lawmakers can return to their districts to campaign during the few weeks before the elections. Adjournment of the House, and Senate, left unfinished one of P

美国国家公共电台 NPR McConnell Says He Supports Mueller Investigation

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Today began with the news that President Trump was canceling his upcoming summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. A couple of hours later, congressional leaders sat down with senior intelligence and Justice Department official

VOA双语新闻 Bush Urges Immigration Compromise

President Bush is urging members of the U.S. Congress to overcome their differences and pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill. The president acknowledges reaching a compromise will not be easy. 美国总统布什星期四呼吁国会议员克服

美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-03-16

North America, South America, Europe, we're taking you all over in today's show, and we're starting with a trip from one Washington landmark to another. Start at the White House, you know who lives there, this week, he is heading over to the U.S. cap

VOA标准英语2013--专家分析移民改革在今年内不太可能通过

Expert, Congressional Aides: Immigration Reform Unlikely This Year 专家分析移民改革在今年内不太可能通过 CAPITOL HILL President Barack Obama and Democratic lawmakers in the House of Representatives are pushing for the Republican majo

2007年VOA标准英语-US Ethics Reform - Is New Law Enough?

By Jim Fry Washington, D.C. 03 August 2007 The U.S. SenateThursday decisively adopted a new ethics law that supporters call the most sweeping reform in more than a generation. The Senate voted only two days after the House of Representatives overwhel

VOA常速英语2007-US Democrats, Republicans Haggle Over Iraq, Gove

By Dan Robinson Washington 23 October 2007 Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress remain far apart over a number of contentious issues, including uncompleted government spending bills, President Bush's request for more money for military oper