Tim Geithner has challenged Republicans in Congress to come up with their own budget proposal as the two political parties continued to spar ahead of the looming fiscal cliff deadline at the end of the month.

美国财长蒂姆·盖特纳(Tim Geithner)要求国会的共和党议员提出他们自己的预算建议。美国两党继续在月底的财政悬崖最后期限逼近之际吵闹不休。

Striking a hard line in the increasingly tense talks to reach a budget deal, the Treasury secretary said that Republicans, who rejected the administration’s initial proposal last week, should specify the budget cuts they want to see. “What we can’t do is keep guessing about what works, Mr Geithner told ABC’s This Week.

盖特纳在为达成预算协议而开展的日益紧张的谈判中抛出强硬立常他表示，共和党应该明确说明他们希望的预算削减方案。盖特纳在美国广播公司(ABC) This Week节目中表示：“我们不能一直猜测怎样削减才奏效。共和党上周拒绝了政府的最初提议。

He has been leading the talks with congressional leaders on behalf of Barack Obama, two months before his planned departure from his post at the end of the president’s first term in office on January 20.

盖特纳一直代表美国总统巴拉克·奥巴马(Barack Obama)主持与国会领导人的谈判。他计划在两个月后的2013年1月20日、奥巴马首任任期结束之际离职。

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