By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 22 March 2007 A U.S. Senate committee has followed the lead of its counterpart in the House of Representatives and authorized subpoenas to compel White House aides to testify in public and under oath about the dismissals

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(三月)

By Scott Stearns White House 20 April 2007 President Bush is again rejecting opposition calls for a timetable to pull U.S. troops out of Iraq, saying his new strategy is beginning to reduce sectarian violence. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stea

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By Barry Wood Washington 19 July 2007 Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke to a Senate committeeThursday about conditions in the U.S. housing market. VOA's Barry Wood reports the chairman of America's central bank faced tough questioning

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By Deborah Tate Washington 02 August 2007 The U.S. Senate Thursday approved legislation that strengthens ethics and lobbying laws. The measure, which passed the House of Representatives earlier this week, now goes to President Bush for his signature.

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 29 September 2007 The focus of congressional action on Iraq shifts again from the Senate to the House of Representatives next week. While majority Democrats are releasing few specific details of their legislative strategy

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 20 March 2007 President Bush is urging majority Democrats in Congress to accept his offer to allow congressional investigators to interview key aides in private but not under oath about the White House decision to fire ei

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 23 January 2007 On the eve of his State of the Union Address, President Bush faces new resistance and other pressures from Congress to his plan to send more than 21,000 additional troops to Iraq. A new non-binding biparti

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Before his Tuesday news conference, dominated by questions about the economy, President Barack Obama faced more criticism from opposition Republicans over his budget and spending proposals. The president is expected to visit the US Congress on Wedne

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Cantor Resigns House Leadership Post After Shocking Election Loss 众议员领袖康托在选举失利后辞职 CAPITOL HILL House Majority leader Eric Cantor -- the second most powerful man in the U.S. House of Representatives -- has been unexpected

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Democrats Fear Poor Voter Turnout in November 民主党忧心美国国会选举的投票率 U.S. congressional elections are less than six months away but Democrats are already worried their voters will not be able to match the intensity of Republica

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By Scott Stearns White House 01 May 2007 President Bush has vetoed more than $124 billion worth of funding for wars in Afghanistan and Iraq because the measure includes a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. VOA White House Correspo

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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Senate leaders reached a deal today that holds the promise of breaking the partisan standoff over federal spending. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced the deal on the Senate floor. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) MIT

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Americans go to the polls Tuesday to vote for members of the U.S. Congress as well as the president. All 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives will be up for election, along with will more than one-third of the 100-member Senate. Democrats

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By Dan Robinson Washington 13 November 2007 Democrats and President Bush are headed for another confrontation over Iraq war policy. VOA's Dan Robinson on Capitol Hill reports, the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives and the Senate are expe

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 26 November 2007 The U.S. Senate's number two Republican, Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi, has announced he will retire next month. He becomes the sixth Republican to announce plans to leave the Senate, where Democrats

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The U.S. Senate is headed toward a possible vote on a $900 billion version of an economic stimulus bill aimed at stopping the U.S. economic decline. President Obama said failure to quickly approve the measure would be irresponsible, as he continued

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 05 September 2006 Congress has returned to work after a long summer break, as Republicans and Democrats begin a hectic few weeks of legislative activity before leaving again to campaign for November congressional electio

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Emily Tibbott skis past a US Capitol Police Officer standing guard on Capitol Hill in Washington, 10 Feb 2010, as more snow fell in the Washington area The second major snowstorm to hit Washington, D.C in less than a week has buried legislative actio

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President Bush and Congressional leaders from both political parties have reached agreement on $150 billion in tax relief in an effort to help stimulate the U.S. economy. 美国总统布什和国会两党的领导人就1千5百亿美元的退税计划达

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By Kent Klein Washington 06 October 2009 Senator Harry Reid speaks at White House after meeting President Obama on Afghanistan, 6 Oct 2009 The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate says lawmakers in both parties will support whatever decision President Ba

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