来自西部各州的国会议员看重农业利益，有两次混合议案在管理者的庇护下通过了众议院。
Twice an omnibus bill passed the House of Representatives under the aegis of its managers, Congressmen from western States in which agricultural interests were dominant.
11月1日，在该项目拥护者(特别是美国天文学会)的游说下，参议院通过议案，又恢复了这个项目的资金。
On November 1st, after lobbying from the telescope's defenders (particularly the American Astronomical Society), the Senate passed a bill that restored the telescope's funding.
参议院的共和党保守派，加上去年11月被选出的茶党追随者，发誓说会阻碍任何债务限额增加议案的通过，这将需要60票才能以绝对优势克服这一阻碍。
Republican conservatives there, reinforced by Tea Party adherents elected last November, vow to filibuster any increase in the debt limit, which would require a 60-vote supermajority to overcome.
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