The House has already passed a fairly strong cap-and-trade climate bill, the Waxman-Markey act, which if it becomes law would eventually lead to sharp reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

议院已经通过了一个相当强力的限制排放的气候议案——Waxman-Markey法案——如果它成为一条法律，将会最终使得温室气体排放量锐减。

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The House of Representatives has passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act, otherwise known as the Waxman-Markey bill.

美国众议院已经通过美国清洁能源与能源安全法案，亦即维克斯曼马基议案。

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In June the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act, also known as the Waxman-Markey bill.

6月，美国众议院通过了《清洁能源安全法案》(也被称为《瓦克斯曼·马克里法案》)。

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But that points to a problem with the Hatch-Waxman Act, the U.S. law governing patent challenges.

FORBES: Drug Patent Peril

Some come from exploiting loopholes in the Hatch-Waxman act, which regulates the marketing of copycat drugs.

ECONOMIST: Prescription drugs

Ironically, another federal law the Hatch-Waxman Act inspires the type of patent suits to which The Times refers.

FORBES: The Times Reproduces The FTC's Flawed Position On Drug Patent Settlements