The likely outcome of this year’s health care push is that we will get a medium-size bill that expands coverage to some groups but does relatively little to control costs.

这次推广全民医保的可能结果将是，我们最终会通过一个规模适中的法案。 该法案会将某些群体纳入医保的覆盖范围，但在成本控制方面恐怕难有作为。

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The costs of dealing with climate change would rise further still by 2050 when the bill envisages an 80% cut in us greenhouse gas emissions.

到2050年时，解决气候变化问题的代价将进一步上升，因为气候变化法案预期到时要将美国的温室气体排放量减少80%。

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He is anxious to ease the pain the bill will cause in the short term, though he says he believes that the costs of doing nothing will, in the long term, be much greater.

尽管他表示从长远出发什么也不做更具意义，但他仍急于减轻该议案在短期内造成的损害。

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Republican opposition was not a surprise, with all but one rejecting the bill on grounds that it would sharply increase the federal deficit, raise insurance costs, and give the government control of the health care system.

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"If senators refuse to debate about a profound crisis affecting every single citizen, the nation must ask 'What do you fear?' ,'And whose voice do you speak and whose interest do you vote?" Republican Mitch McConnell of Kentucky disagreed, saying the bill will make soaring health care costs go even higher, and place a greater burden on average Americans.

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"As smartphones replace feature phones as the norm in wireless markets throughout the globe, there will be great demand for connectivity solutions that provide dramatically lower bill of material costs without compromises in performance, " said Mohy Abdelgany, president and chief executive officer for Newport Media.

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High on the list of things not covered in the bill is some mechanism to stem the rising costs of prescription drugs.

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It said its bill was the result of interest and costs, but the judge has indicated that Zambia should pay less.

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