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The slimmed-down bill would hold BP (BP) accountable for the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and try to ensure similar disasters don't occur, Reid said last week.
上周哈里·雷德表示，该法案经过精简后，要求英国石油公司对墨西哥湾石油泄漏事故负责，尽力确保类似的灾难不再发生。
Rahm Emanuel, an Illinois representative and a co-sponsor of the bill, also hopes to hold a hearing by October to address confusion over the EPA's role under the Clean Water Act.
伊利诺伊议员、提案人之一兰姆•伊曼努尔（Rahm Emanuel）希望在十月举行一次听证会，讨论EPA在净水法中的权限。
Supporters of the bill counter that it would hold physicians and allied health workers to the same truth-in-advertising standards so patients can be better informed about who is treating them.
支持者则反驳称，立法规定了统一的标准，使医师及医疗辅助人员诚信宣传自身资历，从而确保了患者的知情权。

The bill makes it harder for federal and state law-enforcement officials to seize and hold property that has a suspected crime connection.
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