A pair of bills sponsored by Massachusetts state Senator Jason Lewis and House Speaker Pro Tempore Patricia Haddad, to ensure "gender parity" on boards and commissions, provide a case in point.

马萨诸塞州参议员贾森·刘易斯和众议院临时议长帕特丽夏·哈达德为确保董事会和委员会中的 “性别平等” 而提出的两项议案就是一个很好的例子。

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My boss was Tony Unpingco, a senator (and former Speaker) of the Guam Legislature... and the longest-serving senator in Guam history.

我的老板托尼。恩皮克是关岛议会的参议员(也是前议长)并且是在关岛任职最长的参议员。

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As speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, he was hardly a nobody, but he was not in the same league as a man whom Senator John McCain considered making his running-mate.

他作为佛罗里达众议院的议长，也是举足轻重的人物，但是他都不在参议员约翰·麦凯恩选择竞选搭档的考虑范围内。

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The consequences, as Secretary Geithner and many others, including the Speaker of the House, Senator Minority Leader, Congressman Ryan have pointed out, the consequences of not -- of failing to raise the debt ceiling would be Armageddon-like in terms of the economy on -- the impact on interest rates, on job creation, on growth would be devastating.

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And the Republican presidential nominee warned America about the liberal trio of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid and presidential nominee Barack Obama.

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"The speaker welcomes the work of leaders like Senator Rubio on this issue, and is looking forward to learning more about the proposal in the coming days, " Boehner spokesman Michael Steel told CNN.

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