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the house debates health reform
文章来源:未知 文章作者:meng 发布时间:2009-11-11 01:29 字体: [ ] 
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good afternoon, everybody.  i just want to say a few words about the 1 vote that the house of representatives is 2 to(随时准备着) take today -- a vote that can bring us one step closer to making real the promise of quality, 3(支付得起) health care for the american people.

for the better part of a year now, members of the house and the senate have been working 4(勤奋地) and 5 to craft legislation that will benefit millions of american families and millions of american businesses who urgently need it.  for the first time ever, they've passed bills through every single committee responsible for reform.  they've brought us closer than we have ever been to passing health insurance reform on behalf of the american people.

now is the time to finish the job.  the bill that the house has produced will provide stability and security for americans who have insurance; quality, affordable options for those who don't; and lower costs for american families and american businesses.  and as i've insisted from the beginning, it is a bill that is 6 paid for and will actually reduce our long-term federal deficit(赤字,不足).

this bill is change that the american people urgently need. don't just take my word for it.  consider the national groups who've come out in support of this bill on behalf of their members:  the consumers union supports it because it will create -- and i quote -- "a more secure, affordable health care system for the american people." 

the american medical association and the american nurses association support it on behalf of doctors and nurses and medical professionals who know firsthand what's broken in our current system, and who see what happens when their patients can't get the care they need because of insurance industry bureaucracies(官僚政治).

the national farmers union supports this bill because it will control costs for farmers and ranchers(牧场主), and address the unique challenges rural americans face when it comes to receiving quality care.

and the aarp supports it because it will achieve the goal for which the aarp has been fighting for decades -- reducing the cost of health care, expanding 7 for america's seniors, and strengthening medicare for the long haul.

now, no bill can ever contain everything that everybody wants, or please every constituency(选区) and every district.  that's an impossible task.  but what is possible, what's in our grasp right now is the chance to prevent a future where every day 14,000 americans continue to lose their health insurance, and every year 18,000 americans die because they don't have it; a future where crushing costs keep small businesses from succeeding and big businesses from competing in the global economy; a future where 8 dreams are 9 or scaled back because of a broken system we could have 10 when we had the chance.

what we can do right now is choose a better future and pass a bill that brings us to the very cusp(尖头,尖端) of building what so many generations of americans have sought to build -- a better health care system for this country.

millions of americans are watching right now.  their families and their businesses are counting on us.  after all, this is why they sent us here, to finally confront the challenges that washington had been putting off for decades -- to make their lives better, to leave this country stronger than we found it. 

i just came from the hill where i talked to the members of congress there, and i reminded them that opportunities like this come around maybe once in a generation.  most public servants pass through their entire careers without a chance to make as important a difference in the lives of their 11 and the life of this country.  this is their moment, this is our moment, to live up to the trust that the american people have placed in us -- even when it's hard; especially when it's hard.  this is our moment to deliver.

i urge members of congress to rise to this moment.  answer the call of history, and vote yes for health insurance reform for america.



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1 j2dxg     
n.陆标,划时代的事,地界标
参考例句:
  • the russian revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
  • the tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。
2 slhzbu     
a.摆好姿势不动的
参考例句:
  • the hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋,准备俯冲。
  • tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张,手悬在电话机上。
3 kz6zfq     
adj.支付得起的,不太昂贵的
参考例句:
  • the rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
  • there are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。
4 gueze5     
ad.industriously;carefully
参考例句:
  • he applied himself diligently to learning french. 他孜孜不倦地学法语。
  • he had studied diligently at college. 他在大学里勤奋学习。
5 mvyzps     
ad.有益的,积极的
参考例句:
  • collecting, by occupying spare time so constructively, makes a person contented, with no time for boredom. 如此富有意义地利用业余时间来进行收藏,会使人怡然自得,无暇烦恼。
  • the hksar will continue to participate constructively in these activities. 香港会继续积极参与这些活动。
6 gfuzd     
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
参考例句:
  • the doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气,然后全部呼出。
  • they soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
7 nvwz7v     
n.报导,保险范围,保险额,范围,覆盖
参考例句:
  • there's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
  • this is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。
8 7vqz9l     
adj.无数的,多得不计其数的
参考例句:
  • in the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
  • i've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。
9 43fff3df3fc0b3417c86dc3040fb2d86     
adj.延期的,缓召的v.拖延,延缓,推迟( defer的过去式和过去分词 );服从某人的意愿,遵从
参考例句:
  • the department deferred the decision for six months. 这个部门推迟了六个月才作决定。
  • a tax-deferred savings plan 延税储蓄计划
10 jskzzj     
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
参考例句:
  • have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗?
  • once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定,我们就不应该随意改变。
11 63f0b2072b2db2b8525e6eff0c90b33b     
n.选民( constituent的名词复数 );成分;构成部分;要素
参考例句:
  • she has the full support of her constituents. 她得到本区选民的全力支持。
  • hydrogen and oxygen are the constituents of water. 氢和氧是水的主要成分。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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