广播电视英语短句 第 109 课：教育和健康保健-2

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi took the rare step of calling House lawmakers back to Washington to vote on the bill and send it to President Obama without delay. 众议院议长 Nancy Pelosi 采取了呼吁议员们返回华盛顿表决该法案的非常之举，以便尽快将之呈送奥巴马总统。

President Obama has stressed the importance of education for all Americans. 奥巴马总统强调教育对美国的重要性。

He said this is necessary for the country to compete among some of the world's fastest growing economies. 他说， 对于国家在与世界增长最快的经济体竞争来说，教育是必需的。

The president spoke Monday at the University of Texas. 周一总统在德克萨斯大学做演讲时。