跨越半个世纪的“还债”，背后的故事让人动容******
中新网龙岩2月3日电 (严先蓝 郭莉莉)近日，龙岩市民卢先生兄弟俩携带10万元现金，来到龙岩市第一医院“还债”。这场跨越半个世纪的“还债”，轰动一时，背后的故事让人动容。
讲述：跨越半个世纪的“欠款”
原来，20世纪70年代，卢氏兄弟俩的母亲因患严重的破伤风，由县医院转到龙岩地区医院(龙岩市第一医院前身)治疗。经过医护人员精心治疗护理，母亲得以康复。出院时，医院还用救护车送她回家。可由于当时家境十分困难，无法凑齐医药费。最终，欠下了地区医院100余元的医疗费。
回忆过去，一家人至今记忆犹新。卢先生说：“家中有6个兄弟姐妹，我最小，当年才8岁。那时在地区医院治疗，前后共花了400余元，我们交了200元，家境贫寒的我们，实在拿不出钱了。刚好，大哥和二哥都是做木工的，于是我们就申请医院照顾，通过修理桌椅和病床，抵扣了部分医药费，最终，仍欠下100余元的医疗费。后来，医院主动对我们进行了帮扶，让家属找生产队、人民公社盖章证明家庭困难，免除了剩余的医疗费。”
斗转星移，半个世纪过去了。如今，年近六旬的卢先生，深感不安，即便当年免除了医疗费，可他和家人始终觉得，自己还欠医院的，深感不安。医院的恩泽，这笔“债”得还，于是就有了开头的一幕。
心愿：“还债”并想当面致谢
卢先生说：“这是一笔迟到的‘还债’，内心很是愧疚，希望不会太迟。感谢医院当年的全力救治，70年代的100多元，是一笔巨款，如果当时放弃治疗，妈妈就会离我们而去，年幼的我将像一根草，失去母爱，陷入黑暗，后果不堪设想。这些年来，我们一家人心存感恩、深表感谢。”
他说：“母亲76岁离开了人世，生前心心念念要‘还债’，要报答医院的恩泽，要感谢当年的医护人员。今天我们来医院，是要偿还这一迟到的‘欠款’，更是替一家人还愿，了此心愿，归于心安。同时，可能的话，我们还想找到当年的医护人员，当面和他们说声谢谢。”
目前，龙岩市第一医院已找到了一名当年的参与救治并尽心尽力帮助他们的吴少华护士长。经查询，她后来调到了漳州工作，医院通过电话，联系上了她的家属。近期，卢先生将前往漳州，当面向她表示感谢。
回应：“心意”温暖医者仁心
听完卢氏兄弟俩的叙述后，在场的医护人员深表感动。龙岩市第一医院党委书记陈开红说：“今天你们提着10万元来‘还款’，让我很是感动，你们的这份心意无价，温暖了医者仁心，但我们不能收下这10万元。作为普通的工薪阶层很不容易，有这份心让人很动容，我们就象征性收个999.9元，表示我们之间的情分长长久久。”
他说：“救死扶伤、全心全意为病人服务，是医院恪守的宗旨，以病人为中心，对于经济困难的患者，我们不会因为费用问题而影响患者的救治，我们一定会尽全力救治每一位病患，这是医院的社会责任。今天你们来，这事就这样了，你们一家人的心意，我们全体医护人员都收到了。”
最后，经双方商定，剩下的9万多元将捐献给慈善机构，用以资助家庭困难的医学生。这场跨越半个世纪的情缘，又将继续温暖人心。(完)
中新网评：美国众议长选举“连续剧”暴露美式民主痼疾******
中新网北京1月9日电(蒋鲤)在15轮投票表决后，美国众议院议长选举这场“连续剧”终于落下帷幕，众议院共和党领袖凯文•麦卡锡最终成功当选第55任美国众议院议长。这是美国国会过去164年来耗时最久的一次议长选举记录，将美国“对抗式民主”的弊端暴露无遗。
资料图：美国众议院共和党领袖麦卡锡。中新社记者 沙晗汀 摄由于两党对立加剧、党派内斗、利益分配不均等因素，众议长选举陷入一场拉锯战。在此次众议长竞选中，美国民主党议员继续抱团，多轮投票中，一票不投麦卡锡，共和党右翼“强硬派”领头的约20人小团体也拒绝投票麦卡锡。
麦卡锡的当选之路一波三折，除了本人的“政治投机派”角色在国会不受欢迎外，与共和党内部政治分歧关系密切。
一方面，共和党党内反对者认为，麦卡锡对民主党态度过于软弱，无力对抗民主党控制的参议院和拜登政府，另一方面，因为共和党的多数优势微弱，党内一些影响力较小的派系的政治力量则被放大，有利于他们巩固自己的选票。
此外，党内反对者也认为，自己的选票没有换取更多利益，希望以此作为筹码换取麦卡锡更大的让步，比如让他们获得众议院重要委员会中的职务。
作为仅次于美国总统、副总统的政坛三号人物，众议院议长通常由众议院多数党领袖担任，选举几乎没有悬念。然而，麦卡锡此次为当选，不得不做出多个关键让步，其中可能包括恢复一项罢黜议长动议机制，使得众议长的权力被削弱，难以掌控众议院。
美国有线电视新闻网CNN称，麦卡锡在这场不合时宜的政治勒索中作出让步，这种绥靖政策只会让极端主义势力更加强大。
这场引发全世界围观的尴尬选举暴露出美国政治存在严重的对立和分化。在权力博弈思维的裹挟下，党派利益凌驾于国家和人民利益之上，美国两党相互拆台，陷入“为反对而反对”的无脑对垒。而即便是一党内，也会因为利益分配问题产生不同的小派系，相互对抗，选票变成了谋利益的工具。
从国会山骚乱到打破记历史记录的15轮众议长选举，“对抗式民主”让美国政治陷入瓶颈，长期对抗势必会让政客们丧失客观公正的判断能力，其政治阶层是否有能力治理国家也会引发质疑。
两党之争和党派内斗进一步放大了美国政治体制弊病，美国所谓的“民主”形象，让全世界大跌眼镜。鼓吹以选民利益为先的美式选举，变成了政客们利益置换的游戏，进一步彰显出美国“民主政治”日渐失能，不断极化的党争已使美国政治制度陷入死循环。
House speaker election reveals deep-rooted problems in U.S. democracy
(ECNS) -- The Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was elected as the 55th speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives after 15 ballots. As the most grueling House speaker election in the past 164 years, the election has highlighted the defects of the country’s "confrontational democracy".
The election once reached a stalemate due to intense partisan strife, inner-party struggle among the Republicans, uneven distribution of interests, and more. Democratic Party members forged a close alliance, refusing to vote for McCarthy, while about 20 Republicans also declined to cast ballots for the GOP leader.
Except for his unpopular role as a "political speculator" in Congress, McCarthy’s hard-won election can be attributed to turmoil within the Republican Party.
On the one hand, opponents in the Republican Party believe that the GOP leader's attitude toward the Democrats is too weak to confront the Senate controlled by Democrats and the Biden administration.
On the other hand, the political power of some less influential factions in the Republican Party has been amplified due to the Party’s weak majority advantage in the House of Representatives, which is conducive to consolidating their ticket warehouses.
Meanwhile, these opponents believe that their votes failed to win them more benefits, hoping to use this as a bargaining chip for McCarthy's further concessions, such as getting them positions in important House Committees.
As the third political figure after the President and Vice President of the U.S., the speaker, by tradition, is the head of the majority party in the House of Representatives.
But McCarthy has made many concessions in order to bring the ultra conservatives along, involving what’s known as the “motion to vacate,” a mechanism by which members can force a vote to depose the speaker. The reported concessions will empower individual members at the expense of McCarthy’s sway as speaker.
CNN thought the concessions he made during this unseemly political shakedown would only make the extremist faction more powerful.
This embarrassing election, which has drawn global attention, exposed the serious opposition and polarization in American politics. Both Democrats and Republicans put their interests before that of the country and its people, attacking and opposing each other irrationally.
Besides, different factions arise within a single party and confront each other because of the distribution of interests. Votes have become a tool to win more benefits.
From Capitol riots to the House Speaker election with record-breaking ballots, "confrontational democracy" has become a bottleneck of American politics. Long-term confrontation will surely impede politicians to think objectively and fairly while their capacity of governing the country will also raise doubts among the public.
Both parties’ struggle and infighting among the Republicans have further amplified the defects of the American political system, with its "democratic" image shocking the world.
The U.S.-style election, which advocates putting voters' interests first, has become a game of interest exchange among politicians. In addition, it further demonstrates the malfunction of American "democratic politics" and the constantly polarized party struggle that has trapped the American political system into an infinite cycle.
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