福克斯新闻 废除奥巴马医改投票失败

That repeal¹ now, replace later, amendment² was backed by Kentucky Republican Rand Paul. It would have set up a two-year window for a replacement³, as you heard, it failed 45-55, needing a simple majority to pass.

肯塔基州共和党人兰德·保罗(Rand Paul)支持现在废除奥巴马医改的改革。原本应该留出两年的时间来取代平价医改，然而投票时以45:55的票数失败，因为投票需要简单的大多数来通过。

Several Republican Senators joining every Democrat⁴ in opposition⁵. It still means that Republicans are looking for consensus⁶ for a replacement for a health care overhaul⁷. There is now talk among Republicans of what's being called a "Skinny Repeal" that would scrap⁸ part of the health care laws individual and employer mandates⁹, repealing¹⁰ the tax on some medical equipment as well.

几名共和党参议员和所有民主党参议员反对。这意味着共和党人仍然希望就医疗改革替代方案达成一致。现在，共和党人正在就小幅修改进行对话，废除个人和雇主管理的医改法律，废除对一些医疗设备的税收。

On Capitol Hill, Jared Halpern, FOX News.

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1 repeal   

n.废止，撤消；v.废止，撤消

参考例句：

• He plans to repeal a number of current policies.他计划废除一些当前的政策。
• He has made out a strong case for the repeal of the law.他提出强有力的理由，赞成废除该法令。

2 amendment   

n.改正，修正，改善，修正案

参考例句：

• The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
• The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

3 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。

4 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。

5 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。

6 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

7 overhaul   

v./n.大修，仔细检查

参考例句：

• Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
• It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

8 scrap   

n.碎片；废料；v.废弃，报废

参考例句：

• A man comes round regularly collecting scrap.有个男人定时来收废品。
• Sell that car for scrap.把那辆汽车当残品卖了吧。

9 mandates   

托管（mandate的第三人称单数形式）

参考例句：

• Individual mandates would require all people to purchase health insurance. 个人托管要求所有人都要购买健康保险。
• While I agree with those benefits, I'm not a supporter of mandates. 我同意上述好处，我不是授权软件的支持者。

10 repealing   

撤销，废除( repeal的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• In addition, repealing the alternative minimum tax would also help. 此外，废除替代性最低税也会有所帮助。
• Repealing the investment tax credit. 取消投资税款扣除。