国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Trump signs executive order to dismantle Obamacare, faces Democratic opposition
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 12-- <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="signs">signs</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gut">gut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Affordable">Affordable</span> <span word="Care">Care</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> (<span word="ACA">ACA</span>), <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Obamacare">Obamacare</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="GOP">GOP</span>-<span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repeal">repeal</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Suggesting">Suggesting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="premiums">premiums</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="Obamacare">Obamacare</span> "<span word="have">have</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="skyrocketing">skyrocketing</span>," <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="labeled">labeled</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="first">first</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Obamacare">Obamacare</span> <span word="relief">relief</span>" <span word="before">before</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="document">document</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Roosevelt">Roosevelt</span> <span word="Room">Room</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span>.</p><p><span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wipe">wipe</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="order">order</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>, <span word="asks">asks</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="departments">departments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>, <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="choice">choice</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lower">lower</span>-<span word="priced">priced</span>, <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="healthcare">healthcare</span> <span word="options">options</span>" <span word="while">while</span> <span word="costing">costing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="government">government</span> "<span word="virtually">virtually</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="proposes">proposes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="associations">associations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="affordable">affordable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expand">expand</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="associations">associations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="tremendous">tremendous</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>.</p><p><span word="Besides">Besides</span>, <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="explore">explore</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="duration">duration</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> "<span word="more">more</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="available">available</span>," <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="Obamacare">Obamacare</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="instructed">instructed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="tax">tax</span>-<span word="free">free</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="reimbursement">reimbursement</span> <span word="arrangements">arrangements</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compensate">compensate</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="healthcare">healthcare</span> <span word="expenses">expenses</span>.</p>
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