The bill would have passed this time but for congressional maneuverings and is expected to be reintroduced and to pass next year.

这次要不是国会的周旋，该法案就会通过了。这一法案预计将于明年再次引入并获得通过。

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But merchants who passed on news in this way would already have made use of it, and they kept anything that was still commercially valuable to themselves.

不过这样传播新闻的商人，总是老早就利用了这些信息，他们还会截下任何对自己仍有商业价值的新闻。

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The amendment would have passed if no objections were raised by the end of this month.

假如没有提出异议，本月底这项修正案将会通过。

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"You can imagine the impact that this would have on whole communities throughout the country and why there would be such passions that have been passed on from generation to generation even at the remove of one hundred fifty years."

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In the past, this would have been inflationary: companies simply passed these higher costs on to consumers.

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It's the result of the hard work of many, but would not have passed without this Administration.

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Indeed, I do not believe that this would be the first time that a federal government would have withdrawn its services and employees from states that have passed unconstitutional laws seeking to regulate or impose liability on federal employees in the ordinary course of performing their duties.

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