Democrats and republicans insist bi-partisanship is not dead as potentially devastating austerity measures loom.
民主党和共和党人表示，虽然潜在的毁灭性财政紧缩政策即将来临，但是美国的两党制政体仍将解决这一问题。
“I’ve opened the compromise.”
“我开始实行折衷方案。”
“We say to this president we want to work with you on solutions.”
“我们对奥巴马总统说，我们想和你一起合作解决这个问题。”
“But I believe we can come together and accomplish the task of…”
“但我认为两党能够走到一起解决问题。”
“Let’s challenge ourselves to find the common ground that’s just …”
“让我们两党挑战自己，找出双方的共同点 …”
But the clamor for a common ground can not overpass partisan disagreements. Most republicans still reject President Obama’s call to raise taxes on the wealthy.
但虽然议员们呼吁寻求两党的共同点，这并不能解决两党之间的差异。 许多共和党人仍然拒绝同意奥巴马总统呼吁对美国富人加税的主张：
“We don’t understand why raising tax rates is the solution if you want to see people get back to work.”
“我们不能理解的是，如果我们想看到更多的工作机会，那么加税怎么能解决问题呢？”
And many democrats reject republican calls to extract savings from programs that provide income and health care for retirees.
共和党人呼吁将用于给退休人员提供收入和医疗保健的项目缩减费用，而许多民主党人不同意。
Senator Elizabeth Warren campaigned on protecting American’s social safety net: “I will not go to Washington to cut Medicare or social security benefits.”
民主党参议员Elizabeth Warren大力支持保护美国人的社会保障系统： “我竞选参议员就是为了保护医疗保险或者社会保障福利免受削减的。”
Labor unions are weighing in with television acts. “How do we move our country forward and reduce the deficit? By creating jobs and growing our economy, not by cutting programs that families rely on most.”
而劳工团体则通过电视广告加入这场辩论： “我们该如何让美国前进并削减赤字？ 只能依靠创造就业以及发展经济，而不是将那些普通家庭最需要的社保障体系进行削减。”
“Time is running out.”
“我们快没有时间了。”
