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奥巴马提名波维尔为卫生与公共服务部新部长

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US President Barack Obama has nominated budget director Sylvia Mathews Burwell to succeed outgoing Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.

美国总统奥巴马提名预算主管西尔维娅·马修斯·波维尔接替即将离职的卫生与公共服务部部长凯瑟琳·西贝利厄斯。

Mr Obama said Ms Burwell, 48, was an experienced, proven manager.

Ms Sebelius resigned on Thursday, months after the problematic launch of Mr Obama's landmark¹ healthcare overhaul² law, which she oversaw³.

Mr Obama acknowledged problems under her tenure⁴（任期） but said she ultimately "got the job done".

"The final score speaks for itself," Mr Obama said of the estimated 7.5 million people who enrolled⁵ in health insurance plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable⁶ Care Act before the 31 March deadline.

The 2010 law, nicknamed Obamacare by its detractors, was aimed at extending health insurance to the roughly 48 million Americans who lacked it and at slowing the growth of health costs.

At its heart are online marketplace websites on which consumers and ultimately businesses can shop for insurance.

The websites, called exchanges, were supposed to go live on 1 October but suffered significant, often crippling technical glitches⁷ more weeks after the launch.

The botched rollout drew scorn and heaps of criticism from the Republicans, who unanimously opposed the law in 2010 and have since fought to undermine it at every turn.

Resignation decision

Republicans see the Affordable Care Act as an inappropriate government intrusion（侵入） into the healthcare industry.

"She's got bumps, I've got bumps, bruises," Mr Obama said of Ms Sebelius, who fought alongside him in 2009 and 2010 to win passage of the law and later served as a lightning rod for Republican attacks.

The US president had resisted Republican calls for Ms Sebelius to stand down.

Ms Sebelius later made the decision to resign herself, the New York Times reported.

Before becoming health and human services secretary in 2009, Ms Sebelius was governor of Kansas.

Ms Burwell's nomination⁸ to lead the Department of Health and Human Services requires Senate confirmation⁹.

She held several positions in the White House and treasury¹⁰ department under President Bill Clinton, and also led global development at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

"I look forward to carrying on the important work of ensuring that children, families and seniors have the building blocks of healthy and productive lives," she said.

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1 landmark
n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标
参考例句：
The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。 The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

2 overhaul
v./n.大修，仔细检查
参考例句：
Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。 It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

3 oversaw
v.监督，监视( oversee的过去式 )
参考例句：
He will go down as the president who oversaw two historic transitions. 他将作为见证了巴西两次历史性转变的总统，安然引退。来自互联网 Dixon oversaw the project as creative director of Design Research Studio. 狄克逊监督项目的创意总监设计研究工作室。来自互联网

4 tenure
n.终身职位；任期；(土地)保有权，保有期
参考例句：
He remained popular throughout his tenure of the office of mayor.他在担任市长的整个任期内都深得民心。 Land tenure is a leading political issue in many parts of the world.土地的保有权在世界很多地区是主要的政治问题。

5 enrolled
adj.入学登记了的v.[亦作enrol]( enroll的过去式和过去分词 )；登记，招收，使入伍（或入会、入学等），参加，成为成员；记入名册；卷起，包起
参考例句：
They have been studying hard from the moment they enrolled. 从入学时起，他们就一直努力学习。来自《简明英汉词典》 He enrolled with an employment agency for a teaching position. 他在职业介绍所登了记以谋求一个教师的职位。来自《简明英汉词典》

6 affordable
adj.支付得起的，不太昂贵的
参考例句：
The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。 There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。

7 glitches
n.小过失，差错( glitch的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Manufacturing glitches have limited the factory's output. 生产中的故障影响了该厂的产量。来自辞典例句 Another kind of period variation,\"Glitches,\" are seen in several pulsars. 在几个脉冲星中还看到了周期的另一种变化，即“自转突快”现象。来自辞典例句

8 nomination
n.提名，任命，提名权
参考例句：
John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。 Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

9 confirmation
n.证实，确认，批准
参考例句：
We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。 We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。

10 treasury
n.宝库；国库，金库；文库
参考例句：
The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。 This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

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