Senator Seymour has threatened a filibuster to block the bill.
西摩参议员威胁用长篇大论来阻挠该法案的通过。
But the House of Representatives looked set to block it; one Republican leader described it as a "pretty dangerous" bill. See article.
其中一位共和党领导称之为“相当危险的议案。”
This month, the Senate began consideration of a bill that would block the closure of the controversial facility as will as civilian trials for its detainees.
本月,参议院开始考虑一份议案,这份议案不仅可能阻止关闭备受争议的关塔那摩监狱,而且也会阻止关押民事案件中的囚犯。
He quotes, admiringly, Bill Clinton, who once said that America should use its primacy "to create a world in which we will be comfortable living when we are no longer top dog on the global block."
他以钦佩之情引用克林顿所说:“美国应该使用其主导地位来创造一个当我们不再是全球的霸主时,仍旧能生活的舒适的世界。”
Backers of the bill need 60 votes to ensure that opponents cannot block its passage.
议案支持者必须获得60票才能确保不被反对者挡道。
Obama then joined forces with Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to promote the Ivy Garden apartment block in Shaanxi.
他还和比尔盖茨、巴菲特一道,宣传陜西省的常春藤花园楼盘。
If 41 senators can block a bill, and if they all happen to come from the least-populated states, politicians representing about a tenth of the population can block the work of Congress.
如果四十一位参议员就可以挡下一个法案,又如果这些参议员通通是属于人口最少的州,那么只要美国十分之一人口的代表就可以让国会停顿下来了。
A tactic used by a group of Senators to block the passage of a bill favored by the majority.
参议员集团的一种策略,用于阻挠大多数拥护的议案的通过。
Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama is among several Republicans who are vowing to block the bill from advancing in the Senate.
来自阿拉巴马州的理查德。谢尔比参议员就是持反对意见的共和党人之一。他坚决地表示要阻止有关法案在参议院获得通过。
The Senate voted to proceed with the bill. But the House of Representatives looked set to block it; one Republican leader described it as a "pretty dangerous" bill.
参议院投票通过实施该议案,但是众议院却提出了反对,有位共和党议员甚至认为这是非常危险的举措。
The next day, while conservative House Republicans maneuvered behind the scenes to block the bailout bill, Sen. McCain sat largely silent at a crisis summit at the White House.
第二天,在保守的众议院共和党人设法在幕后阻止救助法案通过时,麦凯恩在危机达到顶点之际基本上待在白宫一言未发。
He said financial incentives in the economic stimulus bill should help, given that most hospitals reporting that cost as their biggest stumbling block.
鉴于大多数医院报告称花费高是他们最大的绊脚石,因此经济刺激议案(economic stimulus bill)采取的财政刺激政策或许有用。
He said financial incentives in the economic stimulus bill should help, given that most hospitals reporting that cost as their biggest stumbling block.
鉴于大多数医院报告称花费高是他们最大的绊脚石,因此经济刺激议案(economic stimulus bill)采取的财政刺激政策或许有用。
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