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概述：美国即将迎来全面的联邦开支削减，国会两党仍未达成共识。Hints:
Barack Obama
John Boehner
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http://t1.g.hjfile.cn/listen/201303/201303010659594219804.mp3America is bracing for across-the-board federal spending cuts, known as a sequester, that will automatically begin Friday.
President Barack Obama warns of dire consequences.
"They'll slow our economy. They'll eliminate good jobs. They'll leave many families who're already stretched to the limit scrambling to figure out what to do."
The president has urged Congress to pass an alternative deficit-reduction package of targeted spending cuts and revenue hikes.
"These cuts don't have to happen. Congress can turn them off anytime with just a little compromise. They can pass a balanced plan for deficit reduction."
But Republicans reject additional tax revenue, arguing the root of America's fiscal imbalance is runaway spending.
House Speaker John Boehner. "The sequester will be in effect until there are cuts and reforms that put us on a path to balance the budget over the next ten years, period!"
As budget cuts loom, Democrats and Republicans are blaming each other. Fear of voter anger over slashed government services has yet to spur a bipartisan substitute for the sequester.
"No one individual statement defines me."美国即将迎来全面的联邦开支削减，即本周五自动开始的“自动减支”。
奥巴马总统警告说，这将会带来可怕的后果：“自动减支将会减缓美国经济发展，减少工作机会，让许多已经走投无路的家庭挣扎在生存的压力下。”
奥巴马总统催促国会通过一个替代性的减赤方案，有针对性地削减开支并提高政府收入：“我们其实没必要非得削减开支，国会只要做出一点点妥协就可以解决问题了。他们可以通过一个平衡的方案来削减赤字。”
但共和党人反对提高税收，他们争辩说美国财政不平衡的根本问题在于失控的开支。
众议院议长约翰•博纳说道：“削减开支和改革在未来10年会将我们引导到预算平衡的道路上，此前，自动减支将会一直有效，就是这样！”
预算削减指日可待，民主党和共和党忙着互相指责。但因为害怕削减的政府服务会激怒选民，他们尚未达成一项两党都同意的方案来替代自动减支计划。
“没有哪个单独的主张能够简单定义我的观点。”（赫克尔如是说。）【Hagel是奥巴马总统提名的国防部部长，他的完整声明见注解】
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