美国英语听力80篇1 Lesson09

[00:03.92]The Senate is one of the two lawmaking bodies of the United States Congress. [00:09.72]The other is the House of Representatives. [00:12.83]Both have about the same amount of power. [00:16.48]Both the Senate and the House of Representatives

NPR 2011-09-16

From npr news in Washington, I am J.P. A bipartisan group of senators became known of the summer as the gang of six reemerge today as a group of 36, nprs TW reports that pushing a newly supercommittee pursuing a more ambitious goal for deficit reduct

议员现在允许带婴儿进入美国参议院

Babies Now Permitted on US Senate Floor Lawmakers in the United States Senate may now bring their young babies with them to work. The Senate voted Wednesday to permit children under the age of one in the chamber while their parents cast votes. The Se

VOA常速英语2008年-US Senators Deliver Deadline to India on Nuclea

By Steve Herman New Delhi 20 February 2008 Three leading U.S. senators have told India's prime minister his government has only weeks to finalize a civilian nuclear deal with the United States or senators in Washington will not have time to ratify th

美国国会致函伊朗惹争议

WASHINGTONFormer U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said a letter by 47 Republican senators sent directly to Iran's government was out of step with the best traditions of American leadership and undermined sensitive, international talks with the

CNN 2009-12-11

This makes me so angry, I was there, I know all about TARP. First, it was never intended that all this money would ever have to be spent. But any money that wasn't spend was to go to the deficit and the idea of taking this money and spending it is re

IN THE NEWS - Senators Aim to Avoid Delays Over Bush's Court

IN THE NEWS - Senators Aim to Avoid Delays Over Bush's Court Nominees By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Saturday, May 21, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Jimmy Stewart in 'Mr

美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-19

1.With gasoline topping 4 dollars a gallon, President Bush is calling on lawmakers to lift the decades-old ban on offshore oil and gas drilling. But Democrats quickly rejected the idea. 2.The White House is also asking Congress for nearly two billion

VOA慢速英语 2008 0110b

Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. The United States became a nation in seventeen seventy-six. Less than a century later, in the eighteen sixties, it was nearly torn apart. A civil war took place, the only one

Brazilian Senators Less Sure About Rousseff’s Removal

AS IT IS 2016-06-10 Brazilian Senators Less Sure About Rousseffs Removal Increasing political problems in Brazil have weakened efforts to oust suspended President Dilma Rousseff. It appeared that Brazils Senate would vote to remove Rousseff from offi

2007年VOA标准英语-US Senators of Both Parties Declare Opposition

By Meredith Buel Washington 22 January 2007 A bi-partisan group of U.S. senators, including John Warner, an influential member of President Bush's Republican Party, has announced support for a resolution opposing the president's plan to send more tha

经济学人72:美国驻日军队,又一年的迷失

American forces in Japan 美国驻日军队 Another lost year 又一年的迷失 Some unspoken truths about Japans security relationship with America 日本与美国安全关系方面几个不言而喻的真相 May 26th 2011 | TOKYO | from the print

VOA慢速英语20060817a

EDUCATION REPORT - In Washington, Summer Is the Season of the InternsBy Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Thursday, August 17, 2006 This is the VOA Special English Education Report. We continue with our disc

US Senators Spar Over Key Tax Cut

The White House and congressional Democrats continue to press for a federal-tax-cut extension that would benefit nearly all wage and salary earners, but especially the middle class. Paying for the extension remains a sticking point on Capitol Hill, w

2007年VOA标准英语-US Senators Question Administration Strategy fo

By Jim Fry Washington 09 March 2007 watch Afghanistan Strategy report U.S.-led coalition forces in eastern Afghanistan say they have captured a bomb-making expert with links to al-Qaida. The capture of Mullah Mahmood in Jalalabad follows an increase

劳拉·布什大谈丈夫与竞选

KING: You've lived the life of a first lady of a state and a federal government. Would you want it for one of your daughters? L. BUSH: Sure, if they wanted it. I mean, the fact is, I'm the first lady

President Obama Urges Senators to Pass Jobs Bill

U.S. President Barack Obama is stepping up his appeal to Senators to pass his jobs bill in Tuesday's expected vote. During his weekly address Saturday, Obama said the $447 billion American Jobs Act would put thousands of teachers, police and construc

US Lawmakers Announce Budget Committee Choices

Leaders of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have named nine of the 12 members of a committee that will be expected to find up to $1.5 trillion in savings to reduce the nation's deficit. The White House said Wednesday that President Barack

U.S. Republican senators visit Afghanistan, Pakistan

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Republican leader Mitch McConnell announced Monday he had led six other Republican senators（参议员） to visit Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Senate minority leader（少数派领导人） announced in his web

Possible Compromise in Works over US Debt Limit

President Barack Obama says a proposal by a group of Republican and Democratic senators represents a significant step toward a possible compromise on cutting government deficit spending and raising the debt ceiling. Speaking to reporters in the White