Welcome to the Voice of America's "News Words," where we teach you about words in the news.
Democrats and Republicans are the two major U.S. political parties.Listen to Republican Senator John McCain talk about
immigration reform;I think we can show the country and the world that we are capable of tackling this issue,a looming and terrible
issue that has to be resolved in a bipartisan basis." "Bipartisanship" means to work together -- even when people do not agree.
On Capitol Hill,bipartisanship has been rare in recent years.But on the issue of immigration,senators from both major parties
worked together to bring the reform bill up for debate.
Now,when you hear the word "bipartisanship,"your English will be good enough to know what this News Word means.