雙語新聞【556】美眾議院將對共和黨減債方案投票

US Lawmakers Voting on Republican Debt Plan

美眾議院將對共和黨減債方案投票

A Republican plan to resolve the U.S. debt crisis faces a vote in Congress Thursday, with less than a week to go before the nation runs out of money to pay its bills.Lawmakers in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives are voting on a measure put forward by House Speaker John Boehner that would raise the nation's $14.3 trillion borrowing limit in exchange for billions of dollars in spending cuts. President Barack Obama has threatened to veto the legislation. It has also drawn opposition from the president's Democratic allies in the Senate, as well as Republicans who are part of the ultra-conservative Tea Party movement.

美國國會共和黨議員提出的解決美國債務危機方案星期四將在國會接受表決。目前距離美國沒有資金支付欠款還有不到一個星期時間。在共和黨控制的眾議院，議員們將對由眾議院議長約翰.貝納提出的以削減數十億美元政府開支來換取提高14.3萬億美元國家借款上限的方案進行投票。奧巴馬總統威脅要會予以否決�？偨y在參議院的民主黨盟友，以及共和黨中極端保守的茶黨運動成員，都反對這一方案。

On Wednesday, Boehner issued a blunt call to action to Republican lawmakers to get behind the plan.President Obama supports a competing plan being pushed by the Senate majority leader, Democrat Harry Reid, that involves a larger increase in the debt ceiling.Without legislation in place by the August 2 deadline, the U.S. could default on some of its obligations. The U.S. Treasury Department, the central bank and the White House have all warned that a default would have catastrophic consequences on the economy. Economists have said a default would also have a very negative effect on the global economy.

星期三，貝納明確呼吁共和黨議員支持他。奧巴馬支持由參議院多數黨領袖民主黨人里德提出的另一方案。該方案包括更高的借債上限。如果8月2日的最后期限前沒有適當的立法，美國就無法兌現一部分償還貸款的義務。美國財政部、美聯儲和白宮都警告說，這將對經濟造成災難性后果。經濟學家說，這對全球經濟也非常不利。