A bill by Democratic Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia, which would offer financial incentives for private industry, is a promising start.

西维吉尼亚州民主党参议员罗伯特·伯德提出的一项法案将为私营企业提供财政激励，这是一个有希望的开始。

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Bill Clinton’s bid to seize the pursestrings from Congress in the 1990s with the line-item budget veto was opposed by Mr Byrd in 14 separate one-hour speeches, learned by heart, to slow up debate.

九十年代，比尔·克林顿曾企图通过项目预算否决权，从国会那里接管财政，被伯德反对，并以分别的14个一小时演讲，全部脱稿，拖延了议程。

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The administration, Byrd said, wants the bill passed by April 11.

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Byrd said House Appropriations Chairman Bill Young, R-Florida, Senate ranking Republican Ted Stevens of Alaska and House ranking Democrat David Obey of Wisconsin all delivered similar messages.

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