奥巴马医改方案遭各方反对

U.S. President Barack Obama will plead his case for a broad healthcare overhaul in a prime-time news conference on Wednesday, with doubts growing about the plan even among his fellow Democrats and polls showing slipping public support.

美国总统巴拉克·奥巴马将在周三晚黄金时间举行新闻发布会，为他的医疗卫生改革方案进行辩护。此前，这一方案遭到了各方甚至是他手下的民主党员的批评，奥巴马的公众支持率也因此骤降。

Leaders in Congress struggled to find common ground on the cost and scope of a proposal that Obama has made his top legislative priority, and hopes dimmed they could meet his goal of passing early versions by the August summer recess.

国会领导人正努力从这一改革方案中寻找共识。原本计划八月休会前就通过初期方案的希望已经破灭。

The package has run into opposition from all sides, with a group of conservative Democrats questioning the cost and funding, liberal Democrats concerned it would not do enough and Republicans blasting the more than $1 trillion price tag and seeing a chance for a crushing political defeat of Obama.

奥巴马的这一方案遭到了各方的反对，包括部分保守派民主党员。他们对方案所需经费的数额和来源有所质疑。共和党员抨击方案所提到的高达一万亿美元的费用，并借机试图在政治上挤压奥巴马。