据道琼斯9月15日消息,加利福尼亚州共和党议员、美国众议院多数党领袖Kevin McCarthy宣布,众议院安排在本月最后一周就取消已经实施长达40年的石油出口禁令的议案进行投票表决。虽然这项议案有望在由共和党控制的众议院获得通过,但能否在参议院获得通过的前景仍然不明朗,白宫方面也尚未在该问题上表明立场。众议院投票有可能较计划时间偏差一、两周,具体时间取决于与该议题无关的政府预算纷争。
庞晓华摘译自道琼斯
原文如下:
House Plans Vote on Bill Lifting Oil-Export Ban
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) announces the chamber is scheduling a vote for the last week of the month on legislation lifting the 40-year-old ban on oil exports. While the legislation is likely to pass the GOP-controlled House, its prospects in the Senate are less clear and the White House hasn't taken a position the issue. The House vote could slip by a week or two depending on unrelated fights about the government's budget.