I just hoped the branch would take my weight.

Senator Patty Murray, a democrat from Washington says she will introduce legislation in coming weeks that will attempt to work around the Supreme Court ruling.

来自华盛顿的参议员、民主党人帕蒂·默里表示，她将在未来几周内提出一项法案来试图应对最高法案的判决。

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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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The second stage is now in progress, as the government introduces a series of bills that make the necessary textual amendments to ordinances.

第二阶段的修改工作正在进行，政府提出一系列法案，对条例文本做出必需的修订。

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As presented, the bill was poorly drawn, and the republican opposition in the House immediately began to pick holes in it.

现在提出的该法案拟订得不好，国会中在野的共和党立刻开始挑剔它的漏洞。

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The visit to Richmond was the first of what will likely be many presidential trips around the country to promote the jobs legislation.

理士满之行将是奥巴马的第一站，而不是最后一站。在今后的时日里，他将到美国各地“游说”，力争取得各方面的支持，使得他提出的就业法案得以顺利通过。

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Runaway brides-and grooms-in Mexico City could get stuck paying for the limo and flowers under a bill proposed by a local lawmaker.

（美国）墨西哥城一位立法人士日前提出一项法案，该市临阵“逃婚”的新娘或新郎须承担豪华婚车和鲜花等筹办婚礼所需的各项费用。

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Though neither of them comes into practice, it exerts a great influence on the history of England and Ireland.

格莱斯顿两次提出爱尔兰自治法案虽然都以失败告终，但是它们对后来英、爱历史发展产生的影响是深刻而长久的。

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A bipartisan group of US senators is introducing a bill to lift restrictions on Americans'traveling to Cuba.

美国参议员的两党派组织提出一项法案，建议取消对美国人赴古巴旅游的限制。

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He also urged his supporters to put pressure on their lawmakers to pass the initiative.

与此同时，奥巴马总统呼吁支持他的选民给议员们施加压力，力争让他提出的就业法案得以在国会顺利通过。

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The minister is asked to pronounce on the propose new legislation.

要求部长对提出的新法案表态。

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Do you actually think he'd promise the reverends pro-life judges?

你认为他真的同意了那些教士提出的堕胎法案了么？

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His Refugee Act of Nineteen Eighty aided refugees around the world.

他于1980年提出的难民法案救助了全世界的难民。

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Since the introduction of Mr. Cohen's bill, it has garnered a few more supporters, including Representative Charles B. Rangel of New York and Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton of the District of Columbia.

科恩提出这项法案之后赢得了若干支持者，其中包括纽约众议员查尔斯·B·兰格尔（Charles B.Rangel）和哥伦比亚特区众议员伊利诺·霍默斯·诺顿（Eleanor Holmes Norton）.

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Those of us who prefer not to find out were cheered when a bill that would set minimum seat size standards for commercial airlines was proposed in early February by Representative Steve Cohen of Tennessee.

2月初，田纳西州众议员史蒂夫·科恩（Steve Cohen）提出一项法案，规定商用客机上椅子的最小尺寸标准，我们这些不希望椅子更小的人太欢迎它了。

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In a move that has intensified the split between the White House and Congress over the best approach towards China, US Senators introduced legislation that would escalate disputes over exchange rates to the World Trade Organisation by treating them as unfair export subsidies.

由美国参议院提出的这份法案，将汇率视为不公平的贸易补贴，将会把汇率争议诉诸世界贸易组织（WTO）。此举加大了白宫和美国国会在最佳对华策略问题上的分歧。

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Kaptur's bill would require farmers who want to save seed to report the amount to be replanted and to pay to USDA a fee established not by the patent holder but by the department.

凯普特提出的法案规定，希望保留豆种的农民应上报种植数量并向农业部支付由农业部而不是专利所有人确定的费用。

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The bill would have allowed texting and other data applications but banned voice calls. He was motivated by 'a sense of courtesy,' he says.

该法案允许在飞机上发短信和进行其他数据应用操作，但禁止语音通话。彼得里称，他提出该法案是出于“礼节意识”。

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The Senate can refuse to confirm certain presidential appointments, and the president can veto or reject laws proposed by majorities of each house of Congress.

参议院可以拒绝批准某项总统任命；总统可以否决由国会参众两院多数提出的法案。

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The passage of bills introduced by the government shall require at least a simple majority vote of the members of the Legislative Council present.

政府提出的法案，如获得出席会议的全体议员的过半数票，即为通过。

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The proposed Senate bill would grant temporary visas valid for three years, unlike Canada, which would grant permanent residency.

这项在参议院提出的法案可以批准有效期为三年的临时签证，不像加拿大那样会批准永久居留权。

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