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美国众议院议长表示2014年很难通过移民立法
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday cast uncertainties1 over the chances of immigration legislation moving forward in 2014, saying that President Barack Obama must rebuild trust among Republican lawmakers in the first place.
"I have never underestimated the difficulty in moving forward this year," Boehner told reporters in a prepared statement at his weekly press conference.
He stressed the need for immigration reform, an issue that the nation "can't kicked around forever," but noted2 the difficulty for a comprehensive reform bill to move through the two chambers3 of U. S. Congress.
Boehner said Americans and many of congressional Republicans don't trust the immigration reform "will be implemented4 as it was intended to be."
"There's widespread doubt that this administration can be trusted to enforce our laws, and it's going to be difficult to move any immigration legislation until that changes," he added.
"Understand something: the president is asking us to move one of the biggest bills of his presidency5, and yet he has shown very little willingness to work with us on the smallest of things," said Boehner.
The top Republican in Congress shrugged6 off the president's so- called "pen and phone" strategy to work around Congress through executive actions and outside groups' support to move forward his agenda.
His remarks came two days after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell threw cold water on the anticipation7 for immigration legislation.
McConnell said he saw an "irresolvable conflict" between the Republicans-controlled House and Democratic-controlled Senate on the immigration overhaul8 and that it was impossible for the two bodies in "such a different place" to get an outcome this year.
Boehner's remarks dealt a blow to immigration reform advocates after the House Republican leaders presented their principles for the immigration reform to their members last week.
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无把握( uncertainty的名词复数 ); 不确定; 变化不定; 无把握、不确定的事物 | |
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n.房间( chamber的名词复数 );(议会的)议院;卧室;会议厅 | |
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v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 );执行;贯彻;使生效 | |
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n.总统(校长,总经理)的职位(任期) | |
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vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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n.预期,预料,期望 | |
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v./n.大修,仔细检查 | |
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