049《经济学家》读译参考之四十九：布什首次动用否决权-美封杀胚胎干细胞的的研究.docVIP

TEXT 49 Mr Bushs first veto 布什首次动用否决权（陈继龙 编译） Jul 20th 2006 | WASHINGTON, DC From The Economist print edition FIVE and a half years into his p_______①, George Bush finally vetoed a bill this week. （1）Oddly enough, it was one that most Americans support: it would have expanded federal funding for embryonic[1] stem-cell research. The House and Senate had both passed the bill by wide, but not veto-proof margins, so Mr Bushs word is final, at least until after the mid-term elections in November. 本周，乔治?布什最终对一项法案行使了他担任总统五年半以来的第一次否决权。说也奇怪，这是一项大多数美国人都支持的法案——加大联邦政府对胚胎干细胞研究的资助。虽然参众两院均通过了此项法案，但并未获得可以避开总