【我的翻译与总结】

总结：coddle, bipartisan

California Democrat Jane Harman responded to Republican assertions that by merely extending the law, Democrats would be placing Americans at rist by depriving the intelligence community of crucial anti-terrorist tools. "This debate is not, as some on the other size want to characterize it, about Democrats wanting to (coddle) terrorists. We emphatically do not. We want to capture or kill them. It is beyond cynical to suggest otherwise."

加州民主党人Jane Harman对共和党仅要求延长法案截止日期的言论作出了回应，民主党人因使得情报机构失去了这个重要的反恐工具而将美国人民置于的危险之中。他说：“这个争论并不象另一方想描述的那样认为民主党人想纵容恐怖主义，我们绝对不会这样，我们同样想抓获他们，或是将他们处死。同样，它并不是个讥讽的建议。”

Congressman (Lamar) Smith was among Republicans making the allegation. "Another extension represents a failure by the House Democratic majority to to protect the American people. The Senate understands this. The intelligence community needs a long-term bill to fix gaps in our intelligence laws, not a 21 day extension."

 众议院议员Lamar Smith是提出该言论的共和党成员之一，他说：“众议院中大多数民主党人提出的法案截止期再次延长对保护美国人民来说是一次失败。参议院很清楚这点。情报机构需要一个长期法案来包弥补我们情报法方面的缺陷，而不仅仅是21天的延期。”

Earlier, President Bush challenged House Democrats to debate and approve the Senate-passed bill, saying the security of Americans is at stake. After a meeting with the president, House and Senate Republican leaders urged House Democrats to bring the Senate legislation to a vote.

在早些时候，布什总统要求众议院的民主党人讨论并批准参议院通过的法案，并称，美国人民的安全正处于危急之中。参、众两院的共和党领导人在与总统会面后，强烈要求众议院的民主党人对参议院的法案进行投票。

(Mitch McConnell) is the Senate minority leader. "The president is fully aware that (there) is (bipartisan) majority in the House to pass the Senate bill."