俄勒冈州民主党参议员杰夫·默克利（Jeff Merkley）计划下周在参议院强制进行投票，以通过两项旨在阻止特朗普总统拆除肯尼迪中心或在阿灵顿国家公墓附近建造其提议的凯旋门的决议。为何重要：参议院民主党人正在向共和党人发出警告，他们准备动用一切可用的立法手段，包括今年晚些时候的拨款程序，来阻挠特朗普在华盛顿特区地区建立或抹除纪念碑的企图。新闻背景：默克利将在下周参议院复会时提出这两项法案，并寻求以一致同意的方式在第一时间进行审议。
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) plans to force a Senate vote next week on two new resolutions aimed at preventing President Trump from demolishing the Kennedy Center or building his proposed triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery. Why it matters: Senate Democrats are putting Republicans on notice that they're prepared to use every available legislative means, including the appropriations process later this year, to stymie Trump's efforts to erect or erase memorials in the D.C. area. Driving the news: Merkley will introduce his two bills when the Senate returns next week and then seek unanimous consent to consider them at the first opportunity.
- 此举很可能会失败，但民主党人在年底的拨款程序中将占据程序上的优势，从而使个别投票更有可能实现。
That's likely to fail, but Democrats will have the procedural upper hand at the end of the year in the appropriations process, making individual votes more likely.
- 默克利拥有一位重要的盟友，即阿拉斯加州共和党参议员丽莎·穆尔科斯基（Lisa Murkowski），她共同发起了默克利旨在保护肯尼迪中心的法案。两人都是参议院拨款委员会内政、环境及相关机构小组委员会的成员。回顾：今年春天，当共和党人在特朗普新东翼宴会厅的资金问题上面临民主党人的压力时，他们选择了退让。
Merkley has an importantally in Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who is cosponsoring Merkley's measure designed to protect the Kennedy Center. Both are on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies. Flashback: This spring, Republicans blinked when they faced pressure from Democrats over funding for Trump's new East Wing ballroom.
- 应白宫要求，参议院共和党人最初为特勤局提议了10亿美元的“地上和地下安全设施”资金，但在明确无法获得足够票数后，最终删除了相关措辞。另一方观点：特朗普曾表示，他的拱门将成为一个容纳狙击手、无人机和弹药的双用途设施。
At the White House's request, Senate Republicans initially proposed $1 billion for the Secret Service for "above-ground and below-ground security features," but ultimately removed the language when it became clear they didn't have the votes. The other side:Trump has said his arch will become a dual-use facility housing snipers, drones and ammunition.
- 当他关闭肯尼迪中心进行翻修时，称其“陈旧、破损且破败不堪”，需要进行升级。深入分析：默克利关于肯尼迪中心的法案措辞广泛，旨在禁止拆除任何由国会指定的总统纪念碑，并将保护范围扩大到林肯纪念堂和杰斐逊纪念堂。
When he closed the Kennedy Center for renovations, he called it "tired, broken and dilapidated" and in need of an upgrade. Zoom in: Merkley's Kennedy Center measure is written broadly to prohibit the demolition of any presidential memorial designated by Congress, extending its protections to the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials.
- 该法案写道：“除非经国会法案授权，否则不得拆除由国会法案指定的美国总统纪念碑。”
"A memorial to honor a President of the United States designated by an Act of Congress may not be demolished unless authorized by an Act of Congress," the measure reads.
- 该法案将“拆除”定义为“蓄意夷平、摧毁或破坏整座建筑物或结构，或建筑物或结构的主要部分”。
It defines "demolish" as "the intentional razing, destroying, or wrecking of an entire building or structure or a substantial portion of a building or structure."
- 默克利（Merkley）针对特朗普计划建造的拱门的措施更为具体。该措施将禁止使用联邦资金“在哥伦比亚岛/约翰逊夫人公园（Lady Bird Johnson Park）的纪念圈（Memorial Circle）规划和建造任何结构或纪念碑”。
It defines "demolish" as "the intentional razing, destroying, or wrecking of an entire building or structure or a substantial portion of a building or structure." Merkley's measure targeting Trump's planned arch is more specific. It would prohibit the use of federal funds "for the planning and construction of any structure or monument at Memorial Circle at Columbia Island/Lady Bird Johnson Park." Zoom out: Democrats and conservative groups have so far largely relied on the courts to thwart Trump's plans for the Kennedy Center.
到目前为止，民主党人和保守派团体主要依靠法院来阻挠特朗普针对肯尼迪中心的计划。
Merkley's measure targeting Trump's planned arch is more specific. It would prohibit the use of federal funds "for the planning and construction of any structure or monument at Memorial Circle at Columbia Island/Lady Bird Johnson Park." Zoom out: Democrats and conservative groups have so far largely relied on the courts to thwart Trump's plans for the Kennedy Center.
- 上周，一名联邦法官下令特朗普政府官员在对肯尼迪中心进行任何改动（包括但不限于对主建筑的任何拆除）之前，必须提前30天发出书面通知。
Last week, a federal judge ordered Trump officials to provide 30 days' written notice before making changes to the Kennedy Center, "including but not limited to any demolition" of the main building.
- 特朗普建造250英尺高拱门的计划也正在诉讼中。一个由退伍军人领导的联盟正寻求阻止该项目的建设，理由是该项目需要国会授权。
Trump's plans for the 250-foot arch are also being litigated. A veterans-led coalition is seeking to block construction, arguing that the project requires congressional authorization.