House bid rejected, Senate Democrats and Republicans now negotiating
参议院协商提高债务上限事宜
After President Obama rejected a bid from House Republicans for a short-term debt limit increase, all eyes are on the Senate as negotiations there are underway. Senate Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid met with his Republican counterpart, Mitch McConnell, telling reporters after that he wanted to cut a deal, although nothing had been decided.
奥巴马总统拒绝了众议院共和党人提高短期债务上限的方案后，所有目光都集中在参议院，双方的谈判正在进行。参议院民主党多数派领袖里德(Harry Reid)与共和党领袖米奇?康奈尔(Mitch McConnell)会晤。随后他告诉记者希望能够达成协议，尽管双方还未作出任何决定。
(SOUNDBITE) DEMOCRATIC SENATE MAJORITY LEADER HARRY REID SAYING: "I hope that our talking gives some solace to the American people and to the world. This hasn't happened until now. Senator McConnell asked to meet with me, I was happy to do that."
参议院民主党多数派领袖里德(Harry Reid)：“我希望我们的会谈能够给美国民众和全世界带来一丝安慰。目前为止这一点还未实现。参议员康奈尔邀请我会面，我很高兴这样做。”
The Treasury Department has warned that -- for the first time in history -- the United States could default on its debt, if the nation's borrowing limit isn't raised before Thursday. Lawmakers continue to scramble to try and put hundreds of thousand of federal workers back on the job, after their failure to pass a budget before October 1 led to a partial shutdown. Although the shutdown has caused public parks to close, New York, among other states, has made deals with the federal government to reopen their respective parks over the next few days, including the Statue of Liberty.
美国财政部历史上首次发出警告，如果周四之前未提高国家债务上限，美国可能会出现债务违约。立法者们仍然努力试图让数十万联邦雇员重返工作岗位。此前，由于他们未能在10月1日之前通过预算案，导致政府部分关闭。尽管政府关闭导致公立公园暂停营业，然而纽约州和其他几个州与联邦政府达成协议，将在未来几天重新开放各自的公园，包括自由女神像在内。
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