Less than two weeks from Election Day in America. The big question is who will lead the country. And we're not just talking about the presidency. In the House of Representatives, lawmakers serve two-year terms. So, all 435 voting seats are up for ele

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(90) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2016年10月

We're getting started in the U.S. capital, where Senate Republicans have been working to get President Donald Trump's Supreme Court, Judge Neil Gorsuch, confirmed to the high court. A few Democrats said they'd vote for Judge Gorsuch as well, but most

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News from the U.S. capital kicks off our coverage. That's where Republicans in the House of Representatives passed major legislation yesterday aimed at reforming the nation's taxes. The final vote was 227 yeas, in favor, to 205 nays, against. Everyon

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2017年11月

US Congress in 2013 Passes Fewest Laws in History 2013年在历史上是美国国会通过法律最少的一年 CAPITOL HILL The 113th Congress has been the least productive in history, with the House and Senate passing only 57 bills that were signed

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2013年(十二月)

We are a little more than one week from Halloween, one month from Thanksgiving, two months from Christmas and exactly two weeks from a major electoral event coming this Fall, the U.S. mid-term elections. Presidential terms last four years in America.

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2018年11月

A resurgent Republican Party is basking in the afterglow of its best midterm electoral showing in 16 years. Republicans scored a huge majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, pared the Democratic majority in the Senate, and captured a slew of g

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2010年11月

美国政府陷停摆 国会两党开启互骂模式 CARL AZUZ, CNN 10 ANCHOR: A partial shutdown in the U.S. government. That's what officially started on Friday night, and was still going when we produced this show. That's first today on CNN 10. Co

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 05 July 2006 Members of Congress held coastal field hearings about immigration reform Wednesday on both U.S. coasts. From left: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Sen. Edward Kennedy, and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairm

发表于:2019-01-04 / 阅读(124) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(七月)

By Jim Malone Washington 27 October 2006 Candidates from both major U.S. political parties are engaged in a furious last minute push for votes in advance of the November 7 congressional midterm elections. VOA National Correspondent Jim Malone has a

发表于:2019-01-06 / 阅读(152) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(十月)

By Jim Malone Washington 09 May 2006 Two recent public opinion polls show President Bush's approval ratings in the low to mid-30s, and those low numbers are a major concern for Republicans hoping to h

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By Scott Stearns White House 19 April 2007 President Bush says pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq prematurely would put Americans at greater risk of another terrorist attack. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, opposition Democrats have

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(96) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(四月)

By Bill Rodgers Washington 19 April 2007 President Bush has met with the Democratic Party Congressional leaders to discuss the Iraq war and a pending bill to fund the U.S. military mission through September. President Bush has vowed to veto the bill

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Revised legislation to rescue America's financial institutions has cleared its first hurdle, winning approval in the U.S. Senate. The bill could face a tougher test Friday in the House of Representatives. 经过修改的拯救美国金融机构的立法

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(40) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2008年10月

By Jim Malone Washington 06 November 2006 A U.S. congressional election campaign dominated by the war in Iraq is drawing to a close, with opposition Democrats expecting to make gains when the vote takes place on Tuesday. VOA national correspondent J

发表于:2019-01-21 / 阅读(102) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(十一月)

By Dan Robinson Washington 08 September 2006 As the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks approaches, Republicans and Democrats continue to trade words over Bush administration policies in Iraq, the fight against radical Isla

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By Jim Malone Washington 01 November 2006 With less than one week to go until Election Day, Republicans are trying to fend off a strong challenge from opposition Democrats for control of the U.S. Congress. The war in Iraq continues to dominate the U

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 08 November 2006 A day after Democrats took control of the U.S. House of Representatives in key midterm elections, they came a step closer to doing so in the Senate, with television networks projecting a Democratic victo

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By Paula Wolfson Washington 05 April 2006 President Bush is continuing to pressure the U.S. Congress to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill. Prospects for quick action in the Senate are not g

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By Michael Bowman Washington 15 June 2006 Proponents of stricter U.S. immigration control say a bill passed by the Senate that provides a path to eventual citizenship for illegal aliens would do more harm than good. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(136) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(六月)

As key U.S. financial officials testified before a Senate committee on Tuesday, Bush administration officials were on Capitol Hill trying to allay concerns and press for action on the $700 billion financial bailout plan. Majority Democrats report pro

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2008年9月