2015考研英语阅读美众议院的茶党成员
<p> <span word="SINCE">SINCE</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2010 <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>, <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="partyRepublicans">partyRepublicans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="ofproportion">ofproportion</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="BarackObama">BarackObama</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="congressional">congressional</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="acceptspending">acceptspending</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="thegovernment">thegovernment</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="shutting">shutting</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span>, 2011, <span word="andfrom">andfrom</span> <span word="defaulting">defaulting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="bills">bills</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span>.</p><p> 自2010年中期选举以来， 茶党共和党人享有了与其人数不相符的强大影响力。在他们的坚持下，总统奥巴马和民主党国会议员被迫在去年四月和八月间，在不增加任何税收的前提下消减开支，以免联邦政府停摆，避免债务毁约。</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="intransigence">intransigence</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="backfired">backfired</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="spectacularly">spectacularly</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="whenJohn">whenJohn</span> <span word="Boehner">Boehner</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reverse">reverse</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="earlierposition">earlierposition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extension">extension</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="percentage">percentage</span>-<span word="point">point</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="payroll">payroll</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tothe">tothe</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 99 <span word="weeks">weeks</span>.</p><p> 但就在圣诞节前夕，茶党成员这种绝不妥协的态度却弄巧成拙，不得不狼狈收场。众议院议长约翰. 博纳被迫更改初衷，同意延长对工资税消减百分之二的法案。延长让失业者可以在最多99周内领取津贴的政策。</p><p> <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>, <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="stimulus">stimulus</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expireat">expireat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="bothfor">bothfor</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="negotiating">negotiating</span> <span word="time">time</span>,<span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="twomore">twomore</span> <span word="months">months</span>.</p>
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