国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Debt ceiling and budget deal draws backlash from advocacy groups
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 24-- <span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="advocacy">advocacy</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="ceiling">ceiling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="reached">reached</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="Congressional">Congressional</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>, <span word="expressing">expressing</span> <span word="grave">grave</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ballooning">ballooning</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Policymakers">Policymakers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dodging">dodging</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="billions">billions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trillion">trillion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="years">years</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Taxpayers">Taxpayers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Common">Common</span> <span word="Sense">Sense</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nonpartisan">nonpartisan</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="watchdog">watchdog</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fictitious">fictitious</span> <span word="offsets">offsets</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Art">Art</span> <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Steal">Steal</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="generations">generations</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Maya">Maya</span> <span word="MacGuineas">MacGuineas</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Responsible">Responsible</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Budget">Budget</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nonpartisan">nonpartisan</span> <span word="watchdog">watchdog</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="history">history</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="MacGuineas">MacGuineas</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="abdication">abdication</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fiscal">fiscal</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span>" <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span>, <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> "<span word="our">our</span> <span word="fiscal">fiscal</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="precarious">precarious</span>."</p><p><span word="Echoing">Echoing</span> <span word="MacGuineas">MacGuineas</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span>, <span word="Brandon">Brandon</span> <span word="Arnold">Arnold</span>, <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Taxpayers">Taxpayers</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="advocacy">advocacy</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>, <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horrendous">horrendous</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="abdication">abdication</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fiscal">fiscal</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span>," <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="oppose">oppose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="hike">hike</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="caps">caps</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Budget">Budget</span> <span word="Control">Control</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> (<span word="BCA">BCA</span>) <span word="of">of</span> 2011, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>, <span word="Arnold">Arnold</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="nail">nail</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coffin">coffin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BCA">BCA</span>."</p>
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