block bill

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Joe Lieberman, one of two independents on whom Mr Reid must rely to supplement his 58 Democrats, says he will filibuster to block any bill containing a public plan;
Joe Lieberman（Mr Reid要依靠來補(bǔ)充他那邊的58張民主黨票的兩個自由人之一）表示不會讓一切包含公共計劃的議案獲得通過。
If 41 senators can block a bill, and if they all happen to come from the least-populated states, politicians representing about a tenth of the population can block the work of Congress.
如果四十一位蓡議員就可以擋下一個法案，又如果這些蓡議員通通是屬於人口最少的州，那麼衹要美國十分之一人口的代表就可以讓國會停頓下來了。
Sparsely-populated states are thus hugely over-represented: senators representing a mere 11% of America’s population can block any bill, since 60 votes out of 100 are needed to guarantee passage.
這樣，人口稀少的州府就享受了過度膨脹的代表性：由於提議的通過需獲得至少60%的投票，而國會議員僅代表11%的美國人，卻可以否決任何議案。

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