PBS高端访谈:特朗普反对两党共同提出的医改法案

 　　Confusion reigns¹ in Washington tonight over an effort to save the subsidies² in Obamacare.

　　Two senators, Republican Lamar Alexander and Democrat³ Patty Murray, had announced an agreement.

　　Then, the president entered the fray⁴. Lisa Desjardins has the story.

　　From President Trump⁵ and the White House, multiple statements in 24 hours left heads spinning on exactly

　　where he stands on a bipartisan health care fix. First, positive words yesterday afternoon.

　　And they're coming up, and they're fairly close to a short-term solution.

　　Then, last night at the conservative Heritage Foundation, a seeming rebuke⁶.

　　While I commend the bipartisan work done by senators Alexander and Murray -- and I do commend it

　　I continue to believe Congress must find a solution to the Obamacare mess, instead of providing bailouts to insurance companies.

　　He echoed the same concern this morning on Twitter.

　　Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Schumer responded on the Senate floor, saying the president is going back on his word and appears confused.

　　The president ought to know what he is talking about when he tweets about bills,

　　because, on this one, he has no understanding of what it's about.

　　Finally, this afternoon, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said the president is opposed to the deal as it stands now.

　　The bill is a step, a good step in the right direction,

　　but it is not a full approach, and we need something to go a little bit further to get on board.

　　The job of untangling it all fell to Republican Senator Lamar Alexander,

　　trying to craft this deal to stabilize⁷ health care markets. He spoke⁸ with Mr. Trump this morning.

　　You know, some people think the president doesn't know what he's doing around here.

　　I don't think that. He told me that he wanted to encourage me, but that he will review it, as I would expect a president to do.

　　Soon after that, the president stressed his main concern.

　　If something can happen, that's fine, but I won't do anything to enrich the insurance companies.

　　So would the compromise enrich insurers? Let's look. The billions in continued subsidies here are to cover co-pays and deductibles for lower-income Americans.

　　Insurance companies are meant to be a kind of middleman.

　　Insurers pay the doctor for those poorer individuals' costs, and the government sends insurers the subsidies as a kind of repayment⁹.

　　Without the subsidies, insurers legally still must cover these costs for poor Americans.

　　So, to make up the money, they have made it clear they would raise premiums¹⁰. And some already are.

　　Republican Senate sources say the president is worried that insurers could take advantage of that money flow,

　　but Senator Alexander insists the bill has provisions to police them.

　　So, where do the bill's chances stand? The president wants some changes.

　　Schumer says all or most Democrats¹¹ will vote yes. And Alexander, not one to overstate things, says this.

　　I would predict that before end of the year that this agreement in one form or another will become law

　　For the PBS NewsHour, I'm Lisa Desjardins. undefined

1 reigns   

n.君主的统治( reign的名词复数 )；君主统治时期；任期；当政期

参考例句：

• In these valleys night reigns. 夜色笼罩着那些山谷。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The Queen of Britain reigns, but she does not rule or govern. 英国女王是国家元首，但不治国事。 来自辞典例句

2 subsidies   

n.补贴，津贴，补助金( subsidy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies. 欧洲各国农业部长在农业补贴问题上未能打破僵局。
• Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income. 农业补贴占去了欧盟收入的大约一半。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

4 fray   

v.争吵；打斗；磨损，磨破；n.吵架；打斗

参考例句：

• Why should you get involved in their fray?你为什么要介入他们的争吵呢？
• Tempers began to fray in the hot weather.大热天脾气烦燥。

5 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。

6 rebuke   

v.指责，非难，斥责 [反]praise

参考例句：

• He had to put up with a smart rebuke from the teacher.他不得不忍受老师的严厉指责。
• Even one minute's lateness would earn a stern rebuke.哪怕迟到一分钟也将受到严厉的斥责。

7 stabilize   

vt.（使）稳定，使稳固，使稳定平衡；vi.稳定

参考例句：

• They are eager to stabilize currencies.他们急于稳定货币。
• His blood pressure tended to stabilize.他的血压趋向稳定。

8 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

9 repayment   

n.偿还，偿还款；报酬

参考例句：

• I am entitled to a repayment for the damaged goods.我有权利索取货物损坏赔偿金。
• The tax authorities have been harrying her for repayment.税务局一直在催她补交税款。

10 premiums   

n.费用( premium的名词复数 )；保险费；额外费用；（商品定价、贷款利息等以外的）加价

参考例句：

• He paid premiums on his life insurance last year. 他去年付了人寿保险费。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Moves are afoot to increase car insurance premiums. 现正在酝酿提高汽车的保险费。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 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》