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A move by South Korean lawmakers to advance a controversial free-trade agreement with the United States has sparked physical clashes between opposing parties -- with one side physically barricading itself from the other. The scuffles underline an in
VOA标准英语2008年(十二月)
President Obama's latest remarks on Iran, in which he said the U.S. and the world are appalled and outraged by the Iranian government's crackdown on dissent, have met with praise but also some continuing criticism from members of Congress. The situa
VOA标准英语2009年(六月)
Deal Announced to End Budget Impasse at US Aviation Agency 联邦航空局预算陷入僵局 Another political standoff in Washington appears to be over. Senate Majority leader Harry Reid announced Thursday that lawmakers have agreed to approve an em
VOA标准英语2011年(八月)
A powerful cross-party parliamentary committee has strongly criticized the British government for its handling of the war in Afghanistan. In blunt terms, the Foreign Affairs Select Committee report says Britain's military mission in Afghanistan has
VOA标准英语2009年(八月)
Lawmakers Push Bills on Mental Illness, Guns 美议员推动心理疾病与枪支暴力提案 CAPITOL HILL The mass killing in Santa Barbara, California that left six people dead has reignited a debate in the U.S. Congress about how to keep guns out
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US Lawmakers to Probe Bergdahl Release 美国国会将调查伯格达尔的获释 WASHINGTON Later this week, U.S. lawmakers will hold the first hearings into the prisoner swap that freed Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl in return for five Taliban detaine
VOA标准英语2014年(六月)
By Scott Stearns White House 14 December 2007 President Bush has signed legislation to keep the US government open for another week as lawmakers continue work on a final budget deal. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. Presiden
VOA常速英语2007年（十二月）
By Deborah Tate Washington 17 April 2008 A group of Democratic and Republican senators have begun drafting legislation that would require Iraq to fund more of the war costs that Americans are now paying. VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill.
VOA常速英语2008年（四月）
By Robert Raffaele Washington, DC 15 February 2008 Change in Afghanistan is not coming fast enough for many U.S. lawmakers. Frustration is growing in Congress about Afghanistan's booming opium trade, the resurgence of the Taliban and what some say is
VOA常速英语2008年（二月）
US Veterans Urge Lawmakers to End Shutdown 美国退伍军人敦促立法者结束政府关闭 WASHINGTON The U.S. government remains shut down in a partial closure that has put hundreds of thousands of Americans out of work, at least temporarily. La
VOA常速英语2013年(十月)
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 09 June 2006 The House of Representatives has approved by a vote of 373 to 34 a nearly $21 billion foreign aid bill, including money for key allies in the war on terrorism, as well as assistance for Darfur and funding fo
2006年VOA标准英语（六月）
President Barack Obama's Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan has appealed to Congress to approve pending legislation to provide Pakistan with billions of dollars in military and non-military aid. Testimony to the House of Representat
VOA标准英语2009年(五月)
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 06 March 2007 Congress is stepping up investigations into suggestions that political motivations were behind the Bush administration's dismissal of eight U.S. attorneys. VOA's Dan Robinson reports, the controversy over t
2007年VOA标准英语（三月）
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 07 June 2006 U.S. lawmakers are expressing impatience their with Syria's continuing support for terrorist groups, as well as its close links with Iran. A hearing examined
2006年VOA标准英语（六月）
By Dan Robinson Washington 03 August 2007 There has been acrimonious debate in the House of Representatives as lawmakers work to complete important legislation before the start of a long summer break. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill, whe
2007年VOA标准英语（八月）
By Michael Bowman Washington 15 November 2007 U.S. space agency officials are facing sharp questions from U.S. lawmakers over a five-year gap in American spaceflight capabilities between the planned 2010 retirement of the space shuttle fleet and the
VOA常速英语2007年（十一月）
By Lisa Ferdinando Washington 03 November 2009 German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress in Washington D.C., 03 Nov 2009 German Chancellor Angela Merkel was afforded a rare honor Tuesday as she addressed a joint
VOA标准英语2009年(十一月)
By Dan Robinson Washington 12 March 2008 Members of the U.S. Congress say the leaders of newly-independent Kosovo, as well as the country's Serbian minority and the government in Serbia, must work to ensure ethnic tolerance and protection. VOA's Dan
VOA标准英语2008年（三月）
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 12 February 2008 Nigeria's House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, has opened a probe into allegations former President Olusegun Obasanjo spent $16 billion on the power sector, with no tangible result. For
VOA常速英语2008年（二月）
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
VOA标准英语2009年(十月)