首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Moving far more quickly than many had thought likely or possible, lawmakers in the 10-member House-Senate committee announced th
Moving far more quickly than many had thought likely or possible, lawmakers in the 10-member House-Senate committee announced th
admin
2010-12-04
135
问题
Moving far more quickly than many had thought likely or possible, lawmakers in the 10-member House-Senate committee announced the agreement after less than 24 hours of negotiations.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid: "Like any negotiation, this involved give and take, and if you don’t mind my saying so that is an understatement."
The agreement drops the total to $789 billion, while both Senate and House-passed measures exceeded $800 billion.
A combination of low and middle income tax cuts, making up about 35 percent of the bill, and domestic spending, its supporters say it meets President Barack Obama’s goal of creating or saving as many as 4 million jobs.
Susan Collins of Maine was among only 3 moderate Senate Republicans who joined the Democratic majority there. She says money trimmed from the bill reflects an effort to focus it more sharply to help the economy.
"It is a fiscally-responsible number that reflects our efforts to truly focus this bill on programs, and policies and tax relief that will help turn our economy around, create jobs and provide relief to the families of our country," she said.
Collins said the agreement increases spending on infrastructure projects, more than $150 billion in the proposed measure.
Republican opponents kept up their criticisms, primarily that the measure contains untargeted spending and not the right level of tax relief.
House Republican leader John Boehner voiced disappointment with the agreement, repeating his assertion that the measure will not create jobs quickly enough.
"It appears that they have made a bad bill worse by reducing the amount of tax relief for American families and small businesses, and adding more wasteful Washington spending," he said.
But Senator Arlen Specter, another moderate Republican who worked with Democrats, said action was required.
"This is obviously a very difficult vote in view of the large deficit and national debt which we have, but I believe it is indispensable, that strong action be taken," he said.
White House aides, including Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, joined in the negotiations on Capitol Hill.
Lawmakers behind the agreement hope a final conference report will be ready in the next 2 clays that the House and Senate will vote on. Approval would send the legislation to President Obama for signature.
An eventual Senate vote is expected to mirror earlier results in which majority Democrats, with help from the 3 Republicans, achieved the 60 votes needed to overcome any procedural block.
It remains to be seen how a vote will turn out in the House, where no Republicans supported a House-passed measure, but where Democrats hold a strong enough majority to pass measures easily.
House Republican leaders declined to predict Wednesday how many in their party might support final legislation.
Which of the following statements about Harry Reid is TRUE?
选项
A、He comes from the Republic Party.
B、He comes from the Democratic Party.
C、He is optimistic about the future economy.
D、He is pessimistic about the future economy.
答案
B
解析
第2段提到了Harry Reid是Senate Majority Leader,而从第5段首句中的the Democratic majority可以知道参议院的多数派是民主党,由此可见,Harry Reid应该是民主党人,因此选B。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/uas7777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
GossipEvenifyou’venevertakenaclassin18thcenturyRussianhistory,you’veprobablyheardthestoryaboutCatherinet
Thereisvirtuallynolimittohowonecanservecommunityinterests,fromspendingafewhoursaweekwithsomecharitableorga
TheSeattleTimesCompanyisonenewspaperfirmthathasrecognizedtheneedforchangeanddonesomethingaboutit.Inthenews
Itwasoncethoughtthatairpollutionaffectedonlytheareaimmediatelyaroundlargecitieswithfactoriesand/orheavyautomo
A、Toshowthatairtravelisfarsaferthandrivingacar.B、Toshowthegreatresponsibilityshoulderedbythepilots.C、Togiv
A、Prestigeschoolsmaynotbebetter.B、Thequalityisaboutthesameiseveryschool.C、Prestigeschoolsarealwaysthebest.D
TheWorldTradeOrganizationwasestablishedin1995.It【B1】______outoftheGeneralAgreementonTariffsandTradeorGATT.GA
Theearliestknowngalaxiesintheuniverse,whichformedduringtheuniverse’s"darkage"nearly13billionyearsago,havebee
A、Ahalfhour.B、15minutes.C、20minutes.D、Anhourandahalf.C该题问“根据作者的看法,在两小时的学习中写作应该花费多长时间?”如文“...ahalfhourongrammar,
Scientistshavedevelopedacomputerisedmind-readingtechniquewhichletsthemaccuratelypredicttheimagesthatpeoplearelo
随机试题
Ireallyhopethatyouwill______yourtriptoCanadaandgetbackassoonaspossible.
成人型呼吸窘迫综合征的综合治疗措施中,哪一项是不适当的【】
胃食管反流病的治疗目的是
“中华人民共和国的一切权力属于人民”体现了()原则。
节能量一般以()为计算单位。
招标文件要求中标人提交履约担保的,招标人()
导致市场失灵的原因主要有()。
学前教育的实质是()。
下面四项中的标点符号使用正确的一项是()。
以下是教材购销系统的描述,请仔细阅读并按要求回答问题。某图书管理系统有以下功能:A.借书:输入读者借书证,系统首先检查借书证是否有效。然后检查该读者所借图书是否超过10本,若已达到,拒借;未达到10本,办理借书,修改库存并记录。B.还书:从借书
最新回复
(
0
)