Kan has already promised to step down from office but wants to negotiate the passage of a reconstruction bill first.

菅直人已经承诺要下台，但是希望能先协商通过重建法案。

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Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, when a bill payable after sight is negotiated, the holder must either present it for acceptance or negotiate it within a reasonable time.

除本条例另有规定外，凡见票后付款之汇票流通转让，执票人应在合理期间内作承兑提示或作流通转让。

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Lawmakers who will negotiate the differences for the Senate and House will have to ensure that a final bill is below the $900 billion the president set as a maximum figure.

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Earl Howe, the junior health minister piloting the bill in the Lords, attempted to negotiate a programme for consideration of the bill with Lord Owen - who, as a crossbencher, was in no position to deliver any kind of agreement.

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And while the bill would have encouraged injured patients to negotiate a settlement rather than sue, there was no requirement that they do so.

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Lawmakers are trying to negotiate a compromise, by addressing some of the strongest objections to the bill.

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