When the noise died down, I said that the election was about one simple question: Are we going to keep this progress and prosperity going?

当大家静下来时，我说，今年的选举其实是关于一个简单的问题：“我们要让进步和繁荣保持下去吗？”

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With the election approaching and the budget fight at least temporarily resolved, members of Congress in both parties were eager to give the American people evidence of bipartisan progress.

随着大选临近和预算案之战至少暂时告一段落，两党的国会成员都渴望向美国人民提供证据，表现两党共同取得的进步。

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"It is an election that will decide the progress of new initiatives for a solution, new initiatives for peace," he said.

他说：“这次选举将决定一个新的解决倡议和新的和平倡议的进程。”

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"It was election of high quality. It offered the voters genuine choice between candidates, and it showed significant progress over previous elections."

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