Mother set off with some of the children to look for Bill, but they could find no sign of him.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

A thousand economists, from leading universities across the country sign a public appeal to congressman and president, not to pass this bill, that it would not do what they said it would do, it would not reduce unemployment, it would in fact lead to retaliation it would make it harder for Americans to sell goods to other countries.

但有数千位经济学家，来自于全国各大院校,向国会和总统公开发出呼吁，不要通过限制进口法案，法案不会奏效，法案不会减少失业，事实上会招致报复,会让美国更难,同别国做交易。

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President Obama had hoped to sign a final bill by July fourth, Independence Day.

VOA: special.2010.07.02

"We have now just enshrined, as soon as I sign this bill, the core principle, that everybody should have some basic security when it comes to their health care."

VOA: special.2010.03.24

Ahead are difficult negotiations with the House of Representatives to craft a final bill President Obama would sign into law.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

While the health care bill has cleared Congress, the Senate must still sign-off on a series of changes approved by the House.

VOA: standard.2010.03.22

When Congress returns in the new year, negotiators for the House and Senate will begin the tough task of merging their different versions of health-care reform legislation into one bill the president can sign.

VOA: standard.2009.12.27

"Having passed reform bills in both the House and the Senate we now to have to take up the last and most important step and reach an agreement on a final reform bill that I can sign into law,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

"He has some sort of health care bill close to having enough Democratic votes to sign on, and he also understands that he has to show that he can lead, that he can govern, that he can get something done."

VOA: standard.2010.03.16