Local people 's congresses at and above the county .

县级以上的地方各级人民代表大会设。

Under pressure to respond to the problem of stagnating incomes , successive presidents and congresses opened a flood of mortgage credit .

而收入停滞带来的问题，对社会产生了巨大压力，因此，历届总统和国会都力推大规模抵押贷款。

Local people 's congresses at various levels are local organs of state power .

地方各级人民代表大会是地方国家权力机关。

When nancy pelosi first became speaker , she joked , " after giving away the gavel in the last two congresses , I 'm glad someone else had the honour today . "

当南希佩洛西当选众议院议长时，她曾开玩笑说：“在我移交出最近两届国会的小槌后，我很高兴今天有其他人当此殊荣。”

Many are under the misapprehension that it is a vote to authorise new spending , not permission to pay the bills that this and earlier congresses have already run up .

很多选民都产生了误解，以为这是要投票授权新的财政开支，而这实际上是为了获批还清本届及上届国会欠下的债务。