block bill

基本解释

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要依靠来补充他那边的58张民主党票的两个自由人之一）表示不会让一切包含公共计划的议案获得通过。
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.
如果四十一位参议员就可以挡下一个法案，又如果这些参议员通通是属于人口最少的州，那么只要美国十分之一人口的代表就可以让国会停顿下来了。
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.
这样，人口稀少的州府就享受了过度膨胀的代表性：由于提议的通过需获得至少60%的投票，而国会议员仅代表11%的美国人，却可以否决任何议案。

Yet the company never did anything substantial to try to modify or block the bill.
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