VOA标准英语2009年-obama's Chioce For Commerce Secretary Withdraws

President Barack Obama's choice to lead the Commerce Department, Senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, has withdrawn¹ his nomination². The Republican lawmaker cites differences with the Democratic president over policy issues, including an economic recovery package nearing final approval in Congress.
　
Senator Judd Gregg, 12 Feb 2009

Senator Judd Gregg's announcement that he was withdrawing as President Barack Obama's nominee³ to be commerce secretary shocked much of Washington Thursday.

In a written statement, Gregg cited his disagreement with the Obama administration over issues including the economic recovery plan.

He later spoke⁴ with reporters at a news conference:

"For me, I just realized as these issues started to come at us and started to crystallize that it really wasn't a good fit, and that I wouldn't be comfortable doing this and that it wouldn't be fair to him [the prersident] to be part of the team and not be able to be 100 percent on the team," said Judd Gregg.

The $789-billion economic recovery plan has been criticized by Republicans for being short on tax cuts and having too much wasteful⁵ spending that will do little to create jobs.

The Senate and House of Representatives reached agreement on a compromise measure late Wednesday, and the plan is expected to be approved by both Democratic-led houses Friday.

At the White House, spokesman Robert Gibbs expressed regret at what he called Gregg's change of heart. But in a written statement he said it became necessary for the senator and the Obama administration to part ways once it became clear that the lawmaker was not going to be supporting some of the president's key economic priorities.

Gregg's announcement comes just weeks after Mr. Obama nominated him to be the third Republican in his cabinet.

Gregg is not the first nominee to withdraw.

New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, who was Mr. Obama's first choice for the commerce secretary post, withdrew his nomination because he is facing a legal probe.

Two other nominees⁶ withdrew over tax payment problems. They are former Senator Tom Daschle, who was chosen to lead the Department of Health and Human Services and Nancy Killefer who was nominated to be the country's chief performance officer.

1 withdrawn   

vt.收回；使退出；vi.撤退，退出

参考例句：

• Our force has been withdrawn from the danger area.我们的军队已从危险地区撤出。
• All foreign troops should be withdrawn to their own countries.一切外国军队都应撤回本国去。

2 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

3 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

4 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。

5 wasteful   

adj.（造成）浪费的，挥霍的

参考例句：

• It is a shame to be so wasteful.这样浪费太可惜了。
• Duties have been reassigned to avoid wasteful duplication of work.为避免重复劳动浪费资源，任务已经重新分派。

6 nominees   

n.被提名者，被任命者( nominee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She's one of the nominees. 她是被提名者之一。 来自超越目标英语 第2册
• A startling number of his nominees for senior positions have imploded. 他所提名的高级官员被否决的数目令人震惊。 来自互联网