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House Passes NDAA, New Student Loan Relief, Floods In India

2023/7/15
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新闻报道: 众议院勉强通过国防授权法案,在跨性别医疗保健、多样性和堕胎等问题上引发两党激烈争论。法案将进入参议院进一步讨论。 同时,政府推出新的学生贷款减免计划,惠及80万低收入借款人,该计划与最高法院最近否决的计划不同。 此外,印度北部持续暴雨引发洪涝灾害,造成人员伤亡和财产损失。 David Choi 和 Susan Davis: 国防授权法案在文化战争中成为焦点,两党在多样性、堕胎准入等问题上存在严重分歧。共和党试图限制国防部在多样性、公平与包容方面的支出,并限制跨性别军人的医疗保健。民主党则认为这些政策有助于吸引更多人才,并反驳了共和党关于违反海德修正案的说法。法案的未来取决于参议院能否调和这些分歧。 Cory Turner: 教育部推出新的学生贷款减免计划,旨在纠正过去收入驱动还款计划中的错误,该计划独立于最高法院否决的计划,不会面临同样的法律挑战。该计划将为80万借款人减免债务,并计划在未来继续扩大。 Sushmita Pathak: 印度北部暴雨引发严重洪涝灾害,造成人员伤亡和财产损失,新德里也受到影响。持续的降雨和山体滑坡导致交通中断,基础设施受损,数万人被疏散。气候变化加剧了这一灾害的风险。

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The House passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by a narrow margin, with votes falling along party lines. The bill became a target in culture wars between Democrats and Republicans, covering issues from diversity to abortion access. The Senate will now consider the bill, where further conflicts are expected.
  • NDAA passed House with narrow margin
  • Culture wars influenced the bill's passage
  • Senate will now debate the bill
  • Disagreements over transgender health care, diversity, and abortion

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The House passed the National Defense Authorization Act, leaving Senate to fight over its policies on transgender health care, diversity and abortion. Also, two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court shut down President Biden's student loan relief program, the Education Department has approved another relief program, one that targets certain low-income borrowers. Plus, we bring you the latest on the deadly floods and landslides in India.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)