美国总统奥巴马在电视转播的特别峰会上敦促民主党和共和党议员化解他们在医疗保险改革上的分歧。这次峰会旨在重振国会陷入停滞的医保改革议案。
奥巴马在星期四的峰会上说，两党在很多医保问题上都有“很多一致意见”。他说，他希望在这次预计长达六小时的会议上，两党领袖可以侧重双方一致的方面，而不要只是关注有分歧的问题。
他说，他希望这次讨论不仅仅是“政治戏院”。
代表共和党发言的参议员拉马尔.亚历山大说，共和党认为议员们应该以降低医疗成本为目标在医改议案上“重新开始”。他说，共和党愿意与民主党一起一步一步地重新起草一份新的医改法案。
U.S. President Barack Obama has urged Democratic and Republican lawmakers to bridge their differences on health care reform, at a special televised summit aimed at reviving legislation that has stalled in Congress.
At the summit Thursday, President Obama said there is "significant agreement" across party lines on many health care issues. He said his hope for the scheduled six-hour meeting is that leaders on both sides can focus on the areas of agreement and not just on issues of disagreement.
He said he hopes the discussion is not just "political theater."
Speaking for the Republicans, Senator Lamar Alexander said his party believes lawmakers should "start over" on health care reform, with a goal of reducing health care costs. He said Republicans would like to work step-by-step with Democrats to write a new health care bill.
