In this task, you are given a sentence in the Romanian language. Your job is to translate the Romanian sentence into the English language.

Example input: Un bărbat pune brânză mărunțită pe o pizza.
Example output: A man is spreading shreded cheese on a pizza.
Example explanation: In the given translation process, the tense of both sentences, quantitative measures, entity name, the polarity of the sentence remains the same.
Q: John Heine, purtător de cuvânt al comisiei de la Washington, a refuzat să comenteze criticile dlui Spitzer.
A:
John Heine, a spokesman for the commission in Washington, declined to comment on Mr. Spitzer's criticism.