All these proposed changes were part of a new border-security bill that passed the House of Representatives but died in the Senate last week.

受到提议的所有改变都是一项新的边境安全法案的一部分，该法案在众议院通过，但上周在参议院被否决。

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You have passed this dilapidated quartet twice a day, five days a week, for years, but you only really noticed them for the first time today.

多年来，你一周五天，每天两次经过这四所衰败的房屋，但直到今天你才真正注意到它们。

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Sure, I struggled a lot trying to just survive past all those exams I had last week, but I can now say I passed a challenge.

当然，我很努力试着要通过上星期的所有那些考试，而我现在能说我通过了一个挑战。

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Public safety unions were supposed to be the holy grail of pension politics, but a bill passed by the Arizona legislature this week changed that.

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Last week the Senate passed a substantial but flawed energy bill, which imposed tougher fuel-efficiency standards on cars but failed to consider a carbon tax or a cap-and-trade system.

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He made no mention of Mitt Romney, his all-but-certain opponent in November, but took aim at House Republicans who passed a measure last week that would pay for extending the lower student loan rate by cutting from a health care fund that promotes preventive care.

CNN: Obama urges students to pressure Congress on loan rates