An up or down vote refers to a direct vote in the U.S.
up-or-down vote 例句
英汉例句
One possible plan is to set up an independent commission to prioritize public investment projects, and then subject the plan to a single up-or-down vote in Congress.
He said that 「History shows it makes no sense to give a quick up-or-down vote to bad trade deals like the TPP that will only ship jobs overseas and lower wages in the U. S.」
Ask Congress for so-called 「fast track」 trade promotion authority to allow an up-or-down vote on trade pacts.
要求国会授予贸易「快速审批权」,以直接表决贸易协定。
This confirmation backlog makes it harder for government to meet its responsibilities - and the United States Senate needs to give every nominee an up-or-down vote as soon as possible.
这些积压的决定让政府履行职责步履维艰,联邦会议应该尽快对这些候选人的去留进行投票。
And the United States Senate has a duty as well - to give those nominees a fair hearing, and a prompt up-or-down vote on the Senate floor.
美国参议院也有责任就这些提名人选问题举行公平的听证会,并在参议院立即做出表决。
They note the so-called fast-track authority that allowed the White House to call for a straight up-or-down vote on trade pacts expired more than a year ago.