2007年VOA标准英语-Constitutional Showdown Emerging in Attorneys S
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：2007年VOA标准英语（三月）
Capitol Hill
20 March 2007
President Bush is urging majority Democrats 2 in Congress to accept his offer to allow congressional investigators 3 to interview key aides in private but not under oath about the White House decision to fire eight federal prosecutors 4. But Democrats are insisting testimony 5 be sworn and in public, as VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill.
President Bush is warning Democrats against seeking a constitutional showdown on the issue of the dismissals of the U.S. attorneys.
"Initial response by Democrats unfortunately show they are more interested in scoring political points than in learning the facts," said President Bush. "It would be regrettable if they choose to head down the partisan 6 road of issuing subpoenas 7 and demanding show-trials, when I have agreed to make key White House officials and documents available."
Bush said if the staff of a president operated in constant fear of being hauled before various committees to discuss internal deliberations, the president would not receive candid 8 advice, and the American people would be ill served.
White House deputy chief of staff Karl Rove
White House lawyer Fred Fielding, in a letter to members of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees probing the matter, said he would make available the president's top political advisor 9, Karl Rove, and former White House lawyer Harriet Miers, for questioning in private and not under oath.
But the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, rejected the offer, saying testimony should be sworn and on the record. In a written statement, he said that is the formula for true accountability.
His comments were echoed by Senator Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat 1:
"It seems as if the president wants to appear to be cooperative but not really cooperate," said Charles Schumer.
Democrats are looking into whether the firing of the U.S. attorneys was politically motivated.
Mr. Bush told reporters nothing improper 10 was done in dismissing them. But the attorneys who lost their jobs argue that political considerations were behind their ouster.
The controversy 11 has prompted calls from Democrats, and even a few Republicans, for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to resign.
The president reiterated 12 his support for Gonzales.
Earlier, the Senate voted 92 to two to end the Attorney General's ability to appoint U.S. Attorneys without Senate confirmation 13 - a power that was granted to the executive branch in a provision included in the Patriot 14 Act. The measure still needs approval by the House of Representatives.
- The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
- About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。
- The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
- The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
- You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
- The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
- He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。
- In their anger they forget all the partisan quarrels.愤怒之中，他们忘掉一切党派之争。
- The numerous newly created partisan detachments began working slowly towards that region.许多新建的游击队都开始慢慢地向那里移动。
- My company has complied with committee subpoenas by supplying documents confirming all that I have said. 本公司按照委员会的要求，提供了能够证实我刚才发言的文件。 来自辞典例句
- Congressional Investigations: Subpoenas and Contempt Power. Report for Congress April 2, 2003. 金灿荣：《美国国会的监督功能》，载《教学与研究》2003年第2期。 来自互联网
- I cannot but hope the candid reader will give some allowance for it.我只有希望公正的读者多少包涵一些。
- He is quite candid with his friends.他对朋友相当坦诚。
- They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
- The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。
- Short trousers are improper at a dance.舞会上穿短裤不成体统。
- Laughing and joking are improper at a funeral.葬礼时大笑和开玩笑是不合适的。
- That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
- We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。
- "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯，我一定要知道你的休假日期，"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后，波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。
- We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
- We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。