广播电视英语短句 第 109 课：教育和健康保健-4

Democrats in Congress say spending for the new bill will not add to the federal budget deficit. 国会中的民主党人说，该法案上的花费不会增加联邦政府的预算赤字。

But some Republican lawmakers criticized the measure. 但一些共和党议员批评了该法案。

House Republican leader John Boehner dismissed the emergency jobs measure as more wasteful spending aimed at pleasing the Democrats' traditional union allies. 众议院的共和党领袖 John Boehner 对该项紧急工作法案不以为意，认为这只是取悦民主党的传统盟友的费钱之举。

Hours before the vote Tuesday, President Obama told reporters at the White House that education and the safety of communities should not be a political party issue. 周二表决前的几小时，奥巴马总统在白宫告诉记者，教育和社区安全不应该是一个政党的问题。