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众议院将提高联邦债务上限

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In the day's other headlines: A grand jury in Ohio opted not to indict eight Akron police officers in the killing of Jayland Walker.

其他头条新闻,俄亥俄州大陪审团决定不起诉八名涉嫌杀害杰兰德·沃克的阿克伦警察。

He was shot at least 40 times last June after an attempted traffic stop and a chase.

去年6月,沃克在违反交规后驱车逃离,追捕中至少被枪击中40次。

The state attorney general says Walker fired first and police opened fire when he appeared to reach for his gun again.

州总检察长表示,沃克先开枪,当他再次伸手拿枪时,警察才开枪的。

The family is seeking a federal civil rights investigation.

他的家人正在寻求联邦民权调查。

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy pledged today that House Republicans will soon pass a bill raising the federal debt ceiling for one year.

众议院议长凯文·麦卡锡今天承诺,众议院共和党人将很快通过一项法案,将联邦债务上限提高一年。

But in a New York speech, he said they will also mandate a 1 percent cap on future spending increases.

但他在纽约的一次讲话中说,他们还会要求对未来的支出增长设定1%的上限。

That drew immediate pushback from top Democrats, as each side accused the other of risking fiscal disaster.

这立即引起了民主党高层的反对,因为双方都指责对方有造成财政灾难的风险。

Without exaggeration, American debt is a ticking time bomb that will detonate unless we take serious, responsible action.

毫不夸张地说,美国的债务是一个滴答作响的定时炸弹,除非我们采取认真、负责任的行动,否则它就会被引爆。

Yet, how has President Biden reacted to this issue?

然而,拜登总统对这个问题有什么反应?

He has done nothing.

他什么也没做。

He went all the way to Wall Street and gave us no more details, no more facts, no new information at all.

他一路跑到华尔街,没有给我们额外的细节,没有额外的事实,什么新信息也没有。

I will be blunt.

我比较直言不讳。

If speaker McCarthy continues in this direction, we are headed to default.

如果麦卡锡议长朝这个方向继续的话,我们将走向违约的地步。

The current debt limit stands at $31 trillion.

目前的债务上限为31万亿美元。

The U.S. Treasury warns, the government will hit that limit this summer and be unable to pay its bills.

美国财政部警告说,政府将在今年夏天达到这一上限,之后会无法支付其账单。

Also today, two senators returned to work, one veteran, one a freshman.

同样在今天,两名参议员重返工作岗位,一名老手,一名新手。

Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was back on the Senate floor after recovering from a head injury.

共和党少数党领袖米奇·麦康奈尔在头部受伤恢复后回到了参议院。

And newly elected Democrat John Fetterman returned to the Capitol following treatment for clinical depression.

新当选的民主党人约翰·费特曼在接受了临床抑郁症治疗后回到了国会大厦。

The judge overseeing the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit against FOX News delayed the start of the trial in Delaware today.

今天,负责监督自治领投票系统对福克斯新闻诉讼案的法官推迟了特拉华州审判的开庭。

He gave no explanation, but it was widely reported that settlement talks were under way.

他没有给出任何解释,但据大众消息,和解谈判正在进行中。

Dominion accuses FOX News of falsely claiming it rigged the 2020 election against then-President Trump.

自治领投票系统方指责福克斯新闻诽谤它操纵了2020年的选举,来反对当时的总统特朗普。

The suit seeks damages of $1.6 billion.

该诉讼要求赔偿16亿美元。

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adj. 立即的,即刻的,直接的,最接近的

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trial ['traiəl]

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adj. 尝试性的; 审讯的
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indict [in'dait]

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v. 起诉,控告,指控

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chase [tʃeis]

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n. 追求,狩猎,争取
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depression [di'preʃən]

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n. 沮丧,萧条

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lawsuit ['lɔ:sju:t]

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clinical ['klinikəl]

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voting ['vəutiŋ]

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