美参议院批准鲍卡斯出任驻华大使
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="longtime">longtime</span> <span word="Sen">Sen</span>. <span word="Max">Max</span> <span word="Baucus">Baucus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="handing">handing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lawmaker">lawmaker</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="versed">versed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="expertise">expertise</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>.</p><p><span word="Senators">Senators</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nomination">nomination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moderate">moderate</span> <span word="Baucus">Baucus</span>, <span word="D">D</span>-<span word="Mont">Mont</span>., <span word="by">by</span> 96-0. <span word="Trim">Trim</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="youthful">youthful</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> 72 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Baucus">Baucus</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span>' <span word="congratulations">congratulations</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roll">roll</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> "<span word="present">present</span>" <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="nomination">nomination</span>.</p><p><span word="Chairman">Chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="Finance">Finance</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>, <span word="Baucus">Baucus</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="his">his</span> 35 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="ranging">ranging</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> — <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="streak">streak</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="vexed">vexed</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span>.</p><p><span word="Baucus">Baucus</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="GOP">GOP</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="W">W</span>. <span word="Bush">Bush</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sweeping">sweeping</span> 2001 <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> 2003 <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Medicare">Medicare</span> <span word="prescription">prescription</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 2010 <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="overhaul">overhaul</span>. <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="solely">solely</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Baucus">Baucus</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="craft">craft</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bipartisan">bipartisan</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>," <span word="Baucus">Baucus</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="farewell">farewell</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>, <span word="defending">defending</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>, <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="craft">craft</span> <span word="bills">bills</span> <span word="revamping">revamping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="streamlining">streamlining</span> <span word="congressional">congressional</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="treaties">treaties</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>.</p>
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