Now the same effect may rob Mr Obama of his congressional majority.

现在同种效应可能导致奥巴马失去他在国会的多数党地位。

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While it has no legal effect, the budget serves as a guideline for the congressional appropriations process. A constitutionalist President's budget should do the following.

尽管它没有法律效力，但是这份预算能够作为国会拨款程序的指南。

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This is a perfectly sensible idea, but predictably, the National Rifle Association and its congressional allies are trying to kill the new rule, which goes into effect on Sunday.

这是一个绝妙的合理的主意，但是可以预见，美国枪支协会（NRA）和它的国会同盟将要竭力绞杀这条将在本周日生效的新规。

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The president's plan will need congressional approval to go into effect.

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No one knows what the impact of the new system will be in a presidential race, but in the 1998 elections for congressional seats and state offices one effect was to favour more moderate candidates.

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Obama also pushed a similar message in his speech, using the time to thank Panetta, but warning Congress about the budget cuts due to take effect on March 1 without congressional action to avert them.

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The reforms, passed by a bipartisan congressional majority in early 2005, went into effect October 17, 2005.

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