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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。