在一名民主党人的支持下，克里斯·克隆普（Chris Klomp）出任美国卫生与公众服务部（HHS）二号人物的提名已提交至参议院全院审议。
Chris Klomp’s nomination to be the second-in-command at HHS has advanced to the Senate floor — with help from one Democrat.
来自罗德岛州的民主党参议员谢尔顿·怀特豪斯（Sheldon Whitehouse）——他通常是唐纳德·特朗普总统的公开批评者——与14名共和党人一起投了支持票。
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., often a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, joined 14 Republicans to support Klomp.
当被问及投票原因时，怀特豪斯指出了一个长期存在的罗德岛州联邦医疗保险（Medicare）报销政策问题，并表示他希望克隆普能协助解决此事。
When asked about his vote, Whitehouse pointed to a longstanding Rhode Island Medicare reimbursement policy issue he said he hopes Klomp will help resolve.
多年来，怀特豪斯的家乡一直面临着医疗保险和医疗补助服务中心（CMS）补偿医疗服务提供者方式所带来的挑战。
For years, Whitehouse’s state has been grappling with challenges stemming from how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services compensates healthcare providers.
“我对此厌烦了，这确实在伤害我的家乡，”怀特豪斯对Semafor表示，“我准备下注，克里斯·克隆普将协助（候任）署长[穆罕默德]·奥兹（Mehmet Oz）和（提名）部长[小罗伯特·F·]肯尼迪（Robert F. Kennedy Jr.）解决这个非常严峻的本土问题。”
“I’m sick of it, and it’s really hurting my home state,” Whitehouse told Semafor. “And I’m prepared to make a bet that Chris Klomp will help Administrator [Mehmet] Oz and Secretary [Robert F.] Kennedy [Jr.] towards a resolution of this very dire home-based problem.”