
参议员伯尼·莫雷诺希望他的共和党同僚取消假日计划,如果他们在11月的中期选举中失去多数席位,就尽快通过“我们可能获得的一切”。
Sen. Bernie Moreno wants his fellow Republicans to cancel their holiday plans and jam through "everything that we could possibly get" if they lose the majorities in November's midterms.
为什么重要:共和党人今年夏天未能凑齐通过一项巨额法案的票数,领导层也不确定他们现在能否做到。但莫雷诺(共和党-俄亥俄州)呼吁共和党在失去执政地位的情况下加大推动力度。
Why it matters: Republicans couldn't muster the votes for a megabill this summer, and leadership is not confident they can now. But Moreno (R-Ohio) is calling for the GOP to make a bigger push in the event of losing power.
- “我们无论如何都会通过一项和解法案,”莫雷诺表示——他称共和党“更有可能”保持参议院多数——他在周四于国会山外对记者说。
• "We will do a reconciliation bill, one way or the other," Moreno — who said it is "more likely" the GOP holds the Senate — told reporters outside the Capitol on Thursday.
- 但如果共和党失利:“那将是‘最后的晚餐’。所以那将是一项巨大的和解法案,我们将把能够通过的所有共和党优先事项都纳入其中。”
• But if Republicans lose: "It'll be the 'Last Supper.' So it'll be a giant reconciliation bill where we take all the Republican priorities that we can get done."
- “如果我们失去众议院和参议院,我们应该从11月9日一直工作到12月31日,中间没有任何休息,”他说。“比如,我们在这儿会有感恩节的火鸡。”
• "If we lose the House and the Senate, we should be here from Nov. 9 until Dec. 31 with no break at all," he said. "Like, we'll have turkeys here for Thanksgiving."
深入了解:国会办公室一直在讨论,在选举和明年新国会就职之间的鸭子会期(lame-duck session)中,一个和解方案可能是什么样子,一位熟悉情况的消息人士向Axios透露。
Zoom in: Conversations have been ongoing in congressional offices about what a reconciliation package might look like in the lame-duck session between the election and the new Congress next year, a source familiar with the matter tells Axios.
- “我们正在与众议院和白宫合作,制定要包含哪些内容,以便在我们返回时能够向公众和共和党同事推销,”参议员罗恩·约翰逊(共和党-威斯康星州),预算委员会主席,对Axios表示。
• "We are working with the House and White House to develop what all is included to be able to sell to the public and our Republican colleagues when we return," Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chair of the Budget Committee, told Axios. • Election outcomes won't substantively change much for frequent holdouts like Sens.
- 选举结果不会对经常持保留意见的参议员如约翰·科宁(共和党-得克萨斯州)、汤姆·蒂利斯(共和党-北卡罗来纳州)、比尔·卡西迪(共和党-路易斯安那州)和米奇·麦康奈尔(共和党-肯塔基州)产生实质性影响,他们正在卸任。
John Cornyn (R-Texas), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) who are on their way out. • That's not to mention Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), who are appropriators and known to break from the party.
- 这还不包括参议员丽莎·穆尔科斯基(共和党-阿拉斯加州)和苏珊·柯林斯(共和党-缅因州),他们是拨款委员会成员,且以脱离党线而闻名。
What to Republicans face a long to-do list in the lame-duck, including funding the government past Dec. 11, passing emergency defense spending and raising the debt ceiling.
需要关注的事项:共和党在鸭子会期面临一个长长的待办清单,包括在12月11日以后为政府提供资金、通过紧急国防开支以及提高债务上限。
• Those could all be considered part of a massive reconciliation package that requires just a majority vote to pass.
- 这些都可能被视为大规模和解方案的一部分,该方案只需多数票即可通过。
• But not everything qualifies for the reconciliation process — and big bills can cause big headaches.
- 但并非所有事项都符合和解程序的条件 — — 大型法案可能带来巨大麻烦。
Other to-do items include: • Reauthorizing FISA Section 702, the warrantless wiretap authority
其他待办事项包括:
Between the lines
背景信息政府的一些首要任务正依赖于由党派主导的和解资金操作,包括特朗普的庞大金穹导弹防御系统、自主武器研发进程以及F-35战斗机的升级。
Some of the administration's top priorities are banking on the partisan-led funding maneuver of reconciliation, including Trump's sprawling Golden Dome missile defense system, autonomous weapon advancement efforts and upgrades to the F-35 fighter jet.
- 国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯周三在陆军会议上告诉与会者,五角大楼需要“至少”3500亿美元来“重建军队”。
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told attendees at an Army conference on Wednesday the Pentagon needs "a minimum" of $350 billion to "rebuild the military."
有趣之处:如果共和党失去参议院多数席位,几乎可以肯定的是,莫雷诺将负责尝试夺回多数席位。
The intrigue: If Republicans lose their Senate majority, it will almost certainly be Moreno's job to try to win it back.
- 他正在竞选全国共和党参议员委员会主席 — — 目前无人对抗。
• He is running for National Republican Senatorial Committee chair — so far, unopposed.