国际英语资讯:U.S. House holds attorney general and commerce secretary in contempt of Congress
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word="The">The</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> 230-198, <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>. <span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="ranks">ranks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="Barr">Barr</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ross">Ross</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="contempt">contempt</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="refusing">refusing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="documents">documents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="justify">justify</span> <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="citizenship">citizenship</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2020 <span word="census">census</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="subpoenaed">subpoenaed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="census">census</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="protecting">protecting</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span>. ... <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="protecting">protecting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="integrity">integrity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="body">body</span>," <span word="Congressman">Congressman</span> <span word="Elijah">Elijah</span> <span word="Cummings">Cummings</span>, <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Oversight">Oversight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Reform">Reform</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="Barr">Barr</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="contempt">contempt</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="contempt">contempt</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="refusing">refusing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unredacted">unredacted</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mueller">Mueller</span> <span word="report">report</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="detailed">detailed</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="probe">probe</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="collusion">collusion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="obstruction">obstruction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="justice">justice</span> <span word="allegations">allegations</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>.</p><p><span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Speaker">Speaker</span> <span word="Nancy">Nancy</span> <span word="Pelosi">Pelosi</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="contempt">contempt</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>, <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="symbolic">symbolic</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="backdrop">backdrop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span>. <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="racially">racially</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="tweets">tweets</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="responded">responded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="condemning">condemning</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>.</p>
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