国际英语资讯:Trump signs two-year budget deal to boost spending, lift debt ceiling
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 2-- <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="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="Bipartisan">Bipartisan</span> <span word="Budget">Budget</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2019," <span word="which">which</span> <span word="boosts">boosts</span> <span word="discretionary">discretionary</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="limits">limits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="suspends">suspends</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>, <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="congressional">congressional</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> 67-28 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="by">by</span> 284-149 <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="suspends">suspends</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="ceiling">ceiling</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="July">July</span> 31, 2021, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="by">by</span> 320 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="limits">limits</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Budget">Budget</span> <span word="Control">Control</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2011, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="caps">caps</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stipulated">stipulated</span> <span word="automatic">automatic</span> <span word="across">across</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="board">board</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="cap">cap</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="discretionary">discretionary</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1.37 <span word="trillion">trillion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2020 <span word="and">and</span> 1.375 <span word="trillion">trillion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2021, <span word="expanding">expanding</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="outlays">outlays</span>, <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="boosting">boosting</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="spending">spending</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="veterans">veterans</span>, <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</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="lashed">lashed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> "<span word="caps">caps</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shameful">shameful</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fiscal">fiscal</span> <span word="recklessness">recklessness</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="uNPRecedented">uNPRecedented</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="context">context</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="fiscal">fiscal</span> <span word="state">state</span>."</p><p><span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="added">added</span> 4.1 <span word="trillion">trillion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="MacGuineas">MacGuineas</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="deficits">deficits</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="fiscally">fiscally</span> <span word="irresponsible">irresponsible</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="increases">increases</span>."</p>
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