Coffman says he wants to know whether district officials hid the budget shortage until after the November election, when voters approved a $212 million bond issue for schools.

考夫曼说他想知道地区官员是否把预算短缺的问题隐瞒到了11月选举之后，直到选民们批准为学校发行2.12亿美元的债券。

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Last November California voters approved a $10-billion bond toward a rail system that will move passengers the 432 miles between San Francisco and Los Angeles in just over two and a half hours.

去年11月，加州通过了一项耗资100亿美元的国债计划，专门用来建设一条连接旧金山和洛杉矶的高速铁路，建成以后，往来两地只要两个半小时。

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Article 18 a stock exchange, approved by the Commission and registered in accordance with applicable laws, shall deposit an operation bond with the National Treasury.

第18条证券交易所经本会许可并依法登记后，应向国库缴存营业保证金。

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In 2008, 55% of voters approved the rail bond.

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