Tea Party groups and candidates have pushed for a repeal of the 17th Amendment, which took the power to elect United States senators out of the hands of state legislatures.

茶党(在美国中期选举出现的一个党派)和他的候选人正在努力推动废除第17修正案，这样可以将美国参议员的选举权从州议会的手中夺走。

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As for the United States, it respects the convention in practice but has not ratified it, because some senators fear a loss of American sovereignty.

至于美国，它实际上也尊重该公约，但尚未批准它，因为一些参议员担心导致美国主权的丧失。

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Section 6. The Senators and Representatives shall receive a compensation for their services, to be ascertained by law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States.

参议员和众议员应取得由法律规定，并从合众国国库中支付的服务报酬。

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Alaska Senator Mark Begich is leading a group of other United States senators, organizations and businesses to try to stop the FDA approval process.

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Both United States Senators from South Carolina resigned.

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Many senators are worried that the 240 detainees held there could be transferred to prisons in the United States.

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It's the conclusion of the so-called Gang of Six, a bipartisan group of United States senators.

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Tonight, a majority of United States Senators voted to advance the American Jobs Act.

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Whether a Democrat, a Republican, or an independent, United States senators vote for big business in their respective states.

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