美国众议院通过奥巴马医疗改革方案

时间：2009-11-08 05:49:51

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The US House of Representatives has backed a healthcare bill in a step towards reforms promised by President Obama, despite strong opposition1.

美国众议院力排众议，支持奥巴马总统提出的医疗改革方案。

Passed in a narrow 220-215 vote, the bill aims to extend coverage2 to 36 million more Americans and provide affordable3 healthcare to 96%.

The bill now has to be reconciled with（与……和解） a separate Senate draft（草稿，草图） law.

President Obama has made reform of America's healthcare system a central plank4（厚木板，支架） of his domestic agenda.

He described Saturday's vote in the House as "historic", saying he was "absolutely confident" the Senate would also back it.

Correspondents say the legislation could lead to the biggest changes in American healthcare in decades.

Concessions5

The bill was supported by 219 Democrats6 and one Republican - Joseph Cao from New Orleans. Opposed were 176 Republicans and 39 Democrats.

Before Saturday's vote, Mr Obama made a rare visit to Congress to try to persuade wavering（摇晃的） members of his own Democratic Party to back the bill.

He said such opportunities came around "maybe once in a generation".

The bill would allow the government to sell insurance in competition with private companies and make insurers offer cover to those with pre-existing conditions.

But this so-called "public option" had been scaled back（相应缩减） in the wrangling7 that preceded the House vote.

In the run-up to the vote, conservatives from both the Republican and Democratic parties joined forces to pass new restrictions8 on abortion9 coverage in insurance policies to be offered to individuals and groups.

The amendment10（修正案） had been offered to conservative Democrats as a means of persuading them to vote for the main bill.

A Senate debate on the bill the healthcare reform is expected in the coming days.


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1 opposition eIUxU     
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
  • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
2 coverage 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。
3 affordable 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 plank p2CzA     
n.板条，木板，政策要点，政纲条目
参考例句：
  • The plank was set against the wall.木板靠着墙壁。
  • They intend to win the next election on the plank of developing trade.他们想以发展贸易的纲领来赢得下次选举。
5 concessions 6b6f497aa80aaf810133260337506fa9     
n.（尤指由政府或雇主给予的）特许权( concession的名词复数 )；承认；减价；（在某地的）特许经营权
参考例句：
  • The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. 要想避免罢工，公司将不得不作出一些让步。
  • The concessions did little to placate the students. 让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。
6 democrats 655beefefdcaf76097d489a3ff245f76     
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
  • The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 wrangling 44be8b4ea358d359f180418e23dfd220     
v.争吵，争论，口角( wrangle的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • The two sides have spent most of their time wrangling over procedural problems. 双方大部分时间都在围绕程序问题争论不休。 来自辞典例句
  • The children were wrangling (with each other) over the new toy. 孩子为新玩具（互相）争吵。 来自辞典例句
8 restrictions 81e12dac658cfd4c590486dd6f7523cf     
约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）
参考例句：
  • I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
  • a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制
9 abortion ZzjzxH     
n.流产，堕胎
参考例句：
  • She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
  • A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。
10 amendment Mx8zY     
n.改正，修正，改善，修正案
参考例句：
  • The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
  • The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

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