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The president did not seek congressional authorization or adequately consult with lawmakers before embarking on the military action.

军事行动着手前，总统没有寻求与国会议员们充分授权或者咨询。

Trying to win over skeptical lawmakers, automakers and their union on Wednesday promised labor concession and restructuring.

为了消除国会议员的怀疑，汽车制造商及他们的联盟周三允诺劳动特许权以及适当时候进行重组。

Bachmann was one of several Republican lawmakers who voted against raising the U.

巴克曼是本月早些时候投票反对提高美国债务上限的几位共和党议员之一。

Oil company officials and American lawmakers do not seem to understand.

石油公司和美国的立法者似乎并不了解这一状况。

Takashi Kudo , the owner of a construction company here, said he remained a loyal supporter of Liberal Democratic lawmakers.

此间一家建筑公司的老板工藤隆说，他仍是自民党议员的死忠。

He said he was forced to speak impromptu so that opposition lawmakers couldn't interrupt him during the raucous debate.

他称自己当时被强迫即兴演说，只有这样，反对派议员才不会在混杂的辩论中打断他。

A government spokesman said the move was unofficial and a private initiative of the lawmakers.

一名政府发言人表示，此举是非官方的，是相关议员私自采取的行动。

Lawmakers trying to avert the strike are calling for labor leaders to be patient.

试图避免发生罢工的议员呼吁劳工领导人要有耐心。

The United States Congress is also delving into the matter, as lawmakers question why the rate-setting process was not better policed.

美国国会也在就利率操纵丑闻展开调查，国会议员质问确定汇率的过程为什么没有受到更好的监管。

Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois made a plea for it to be included, even though many lawmakers and the White House are hotly opposed.

伊利诺伊州民主党参议员杜尔宾（DickDurbin）希望加入这一条款，但诸多议员和白宫对此强烈反对。

Republican lawmakers say Democrats are trying to push through a bill without enough time for proper Congressional scrutiny.

共和党议员说，民主党人试图在未经国会审慎斟酌的情况下通过一项议案。

Some US lawmakers and a top Saudi official have said the emails undermine the science of climate change.

美国一些立法者和沙特阿拉伯的一名高级官员说这些电子邮件破坏了气候变化的科学。

If it passes an anti-corruption law, many of its own lawmakers may end up in jail.

如果它通过了一个反腐法案，那么它的很多立法人员都要被关进监狱。

Some lawmakers and government officials contend the problems at Bear Stearns might have been prevented with more oversight.

这将中止一些立法者和政府官员在贝尔斯登问题上的争论。

But in an address to lawmakers earlier this month, he said the current economic moment is 'not a time for innovation. '

但他在本月早些时候对香港立法会发表的讲话中说，目前的经济形势“不是创新的时候”。

And he tried to reassure hesitant Republican lawmakers that his administration would keep a close eye on how the money is spent.

他还尽量让忐忑不安的共和党议员放心，新一届政府会密切关注如何使用资金。

"If the recovery seems to be faltering, we have to at least review our options, " Bernanke told lawmakers.

伯南克告诉立法机构，“如果美国经济复苏止步不前，我们必须审视我们的选择。”

Opponents of the measure had also spent the last week in Albany trying to persuade lawmakers to abandon the bill.

法案的反对者上周也齐聚奥尔巴尼尝试说服立法人放弃发难。

It was a lightning-fast ceremony because lawmakers had been exchanging punches and insults over the conservative leader's narrow victory.

由于议员之间互相推搡和辱骂这位保守派领袖（在选举中）的险胜，导致这次仪式闪电般草草收场。

Obama said the backup plan was an important fallback in case lawmakers cannot agree on a broad deficit reduction plan.

奥巴马称，麦康奈尔和里德的方案是为避免两党无法就广泛减赤计划达成一致的重要退路。