PBS高端访谈:共和党发布美国医疗保险法案

 　　JUDY WOODRUFF: The Republican bill to replace Obamacare has officially begun its journey through Congress today. Republican leaders and the White House are pushing it, against opposition¹, not only from Democrats², but also conservative critics and powerful interest groups.

　　Lisa Desjardins reports on the day's events.

　　REP. PAUL RYAN, R-Wyo., Speaker of the House: This is a good day.

　　LISA DESJARDINS: House Speaker Paul Ryan was soaringly optimistic this morning, defending the GOP health care plan that some conservatives have called it Obamacare lite.

　　REP. PAUL RYAN: This is what good conservative health care reform looks like. It is bold and it is long overdue³. And it is us fulfilling our promises.

　　LISA DESJARDINS: This as two committees started slogging through the bill section by section, as Democrats and Republicans fought over procedure and amendments⁴.

　　MAN: Excuse me. If you would suspend, we're going to move to forward with the regular order.

　　LISA DESJARDINS: If you knew where to look, you could see in the audience signs of the larger battle fully⁵ under way. At the Energy and Commerce Committee, we saw representatives of doctors groups, like this woman from the American Academy of Family Physicians, and of hospitals, like this lawyer whose firm represents several, also biotech interests, including this man from well-known company, Genentech.

　　Democrats like Raul Ruiz, a doctor himself, are highlighting some of those groups' reactions.

　　REP. RAUL RUIZ, D-Calif.: The American Medical Association came out strongly against this bill this morning. As you know, they represent — they are the largest organized group that represents physicians in the s United States.

　　共和党发布美国医疗保险法案

　　LISA DESJARDINS: The AMA specifically said the bill would — quote — "result in millions of Americans losing coverage⁶ and benefits."

　　Another major group, the AARP, also is opposed, saying the plan would dramatically increase costs for people between the ages of 50 and 64.

　　But the U.S. Chamber⁷ of Commerce praised the plan, calling it absolutely critical in restoring health care markets.

　　At the White House, Press Secretary Sean Spicer read his own list of supportive groups, and then dismissed the list of doctors and other organizations opposed so far.

　　SEAN SPICER, White House Press Secretary: This isn't about trying to figure out how many special interests in Washington we can get paid off. It's about making sure that patients get the best deal.

　　LISA DESJARDINS: Meantime, multiple analysts⁸ have concluded the GOP bill will leave millions more without health coverage. Spicer responded to that by questioning a main arbiter⁹, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, which has not yet released its estimate.

　　SEAN SPICER: If you're looking at the CBO for accuracy, you're looking in the wrong place. They were way, way off last time, in every aspect of how they scored and projected Obamacare.

　　LISA DESJARDINS: Spicer said the White House will begin a full-court press on the bill. That started late this afternoon as President Trump¹⁰ met with conservatives. Republicans in Congress are aware that they have critics on the left and within their own camp on the right, but they are not yet showing any sweat.

　　REP. CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS, R-Wash.: This is just the beginning of the process, and this is the way legislating¹¹ takes place.

　　LISA DESJARDINS: It is a tedious, but important week. House committees may take until Friday to work through the bill.

　　For the PBS NewsHour, I'm Lisa Desjardins at the U.S. Capitol.

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

2 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 overdue   

adj.过期的，到期未付的；早该有的，迟到的

参考例句：

• The plane is overdue and has been delayed by the bad weather.飞机晚点了，被坏天气耽搁了。
• The landlady is angry because the rent is overdue.女房东生气了，因为房租过期未付。

4 amendments   

（法律、文件的）改动( amendment的名词复数 )； 修正案； 修改； （美国宪法的）修正案

参考例句：

• The committee does not adequately consult others when drafting amendments. 委员会在起草修正案时没有充分征求他人的意见。
• Please propose amendments and addenda to the first draft of the document. 请对这个文件的初稿提出修改和补充意见。

5 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

6 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

7 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

8 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

9 arbiter   

n.仲裁人，公断人

参考例句：

• Andrew was the arbiter of the disagreement.安德鲁是那场纠纷的仲裁人。
• Experiment is the final arbiter in science.实验是科学的最后仲裁者。

10 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

11 legislating   

v.立法，制定法律( legislate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Why are the senators sitting there without legislating? 为什么那些议员们做在那里不立法？ 来自互联网
• From legislating and protecting peasant's interests organizationally. " 从立法和组织上保护农民利益。 来自互联网