The emerging consensus around the bill is a sign that legislators are getting frightened about a politically embarrassing short-term collapse at the USPS.
围绕法案形成的共识表明，立法者对美国邮政管理局在政治上令人尴尬的短期崩溃感到惊慌害怕。
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The stimulus bill is itself a mishmash of Mr Obama’s progressive priorities and short-term expedience.
刺激案本身就是一个奥巴马进步性优势和短期利益的大杂烩。
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He is anxious to ease the pain the bill will cause in the shortterm, though he says he believes that the costs of doing nothing will, in the long term, be much greater.