国际英语资讯:U.S. House passes 1.4-tln-USD spending plan ahead of govt shutdown deadline
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 17-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="a">a</span> 1.4-<span word="trillion">trillion</span>-<span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fiscal">fiscal</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="chambers">chambers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="rushing">rushing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="shutdown">shutdown</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 30 <span word="in">in</span> 2020, <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="stopgap">stopgap</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="expires">expires</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bipartisan">bipartisan</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1.375 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="far">far</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Affordable">Affordable</span> <span word="Care">Care</span> <span word="Act">Act</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="regard">regard</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="provisions">provisions</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span> <span word="purchases">purchases</span> <span word="to">to</span> 21 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="research">research</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="others">others</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 400 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="Peterson">Peterson</span>, <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="G">G</span>. <span word="Peterson">Peterson</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="dedicated">dedicated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="fiscal">fiscal</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Another">Another</span> 400 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="children">children</span>," <span word="Peterson">Peterson</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="last">last</span>-<span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="grab">grab</span>-<span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hurts">hurts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="prosperity">prosperity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>."</p>
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