民意调查显示，美国人愿意维持许多“自由裁量”国内计划 — — 学校、医院、交通基础设施，休闲公园等 — — 而这些计划如今成了预算谈判樽俎上的鱼肉。
Opinion surveys suggest that Americans want to maintain many of the “discretionary” domestic programs – schools, hospitals, transportation infrastructure, recreational parks, etc. – that are now on the chopping block in budget negotiations.