And now, Ladies and Gentlemen, it is my pleasant duty to ask our distinguished guest speaker to take the floor.

女士们，先生们，现在我很高兴请我们的贵宾发言。

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Dennis Hastert, the outgoing Speaker, brought bills to the floor for a vote only if they had the support of a majority of Republicans.

即将离职的众议院议长丹尼斯·哈斯特德提出的各项法案都只有得到共和党大多数支持才能通过。

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Over the loud speaker a funky base line and an electric keyboard riff kick everyone out of their seats and set the dance floor on fire.

在扩音波以一条又一条多彩多姿的准线和电子键盘即兴重复的反作用力下，让每个人不知不觉地的偏离自己的坐位而彷佛置身在火之舞池。

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When someone had the floor, the speaker's name alternated with an on-screen explanation of their connection to the discussion at hand.

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Meanwhile, members of the council contemplated the unprecedented possibility of forcing the bill to the floor against the speaker's wishes a rare maneuver that would potentially make the speaker look weak.

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But in recent days, said people familiar with the negotiations, Ms. Quinn realized that Ms. Brewer was under increasing pressure from supporters to force the bill to the floor against the speaker's wishes an unprecedented maneuver that would potentially make Ms. Quinn look weak.

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