约翰·汉纳 堪萨斯州托皮卡 —— 堪萨斯州共和党参议员罗杰·马歇尔周三表示，乌克兰与俄罗斯的战争 —— 而非美国与伊朗的战争 —— 才是导致柴油价格高企的原因，而高油价已危及共和党在中期选举中对国会的控制权。
JOHN HANNA TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas Republican Sen. Roger Marshall said Wednesday that Ukraine’s war with Russia — and not the U.S. war with Iran — was to blame for high diesel prices that have imperiled his party’s control of Congress in the midterm elections.
马歇尔是在与民主党挑战者亚当·汉密尔顿的辩论中作出上述表态的，这一立场使他与唐纳德·特朗普总统新近对乌克兰采取的敌对姿态保持一致。乌克兰已花费四年多时间抵御入侵。特朗普称，乌克兰对莫斯科炼油厂的打击导致燃油成本高企，并表示希望通过进口俄罗斯柴油来缓解这一问题。
The answer, delivered during a debate with Democratic challenger Adam Hamilton, aligned Marshall with President Donald Trump’s freshly antagonistic posture toward Ukraine, which has spent more than four years defending itself against an invasion. Trump says Ukraine’s strikes on Moscow’s refineries are responsible for high fuel costs, and said he wants to alleviate the problem by importing Russian diesel.
马歇尔周三对这一做法表示反感，称“这听起来不是个好主意”。但他补充说，“如果这能把俄罗斯带到谈判桌前，并结束战争，那么我现在完全支持。”汉密尔顿严厉批评了马歇尔的立场，称“没人相信”乌克兰应受指责。
Marshall balked at that Wednesday, saying “it doesn’t sound like a great idea.”But he said ”if this brings Russia to the bargaining table, and it ends the war, then I am all for it right now.”Hamilton sharply criticized Marshall’s stance, saying “nobody believes” Ukraine is to blame.
“你刚才说的意思是你要出卖我们在乌克兰的朋友，”汉密尔顿说，“这不对。”这是堪萨斯州参议员竞选中第二场、也是最后一场辩论，距离11月3日选举日已不远。马歇尔正在寻求连任，尽管自1932年以来民主党从未在堪萨斯州赢得过参议员席位，但这场竞选被认为势均力敌。汉密尔顿是全美最大卫理公会教堂的创始人兼资深牧师。
“What you said just now is you’re going to sell out our friends in Ukraine,” Hamilton said. “That’s not OK.”It was the second and final debate in the Kansas Senate race before the Nov. 3 election. Marshall is seeking a second term, and the race is considered close even though a Democrat hasn’t won a Senate seat in Kansas since 1932. Hamilton is the founder and senior pastor of the nation’s largest United Methodist church.
柴油成本在堪萨斯州是一个极具影响力的议题，因为这种燃料驱动着该州的农业经济。汉密尔顿在竞选途中多次谈到高柴油价格，称其是特朗普发动的一场“不必要的”与伊朗战争的后果。据美国汽车协会（AAA）数据，本周柴油均价为每加仑6.32美元，比一年前的每加仑3.62美元大幅上涨。
The cost of diesel is a particularly potent issue in Kansas because the fuel powers its agricultural economy. Hamilton has repeatedly talked on the campaign trail about high diesel prices as a consequence of an “unnecessary” war with Iran waged by Trump. Diesel averaged $6.32 a gallon this week, up from $3.62 a gallon a year ago, according to AAA.
汉密尔顿呼吁暂停征收联邦燃油税，作为伊拉克战争持续期间的临时解决方案。他表示将致力于迫使特朗普结束伊朗战争。马歇尔表示他希望战争尽快结束，但未承诺会设法迫使其结束。
Hamilton has called for suspending federal fuel taxes as a temporary solution while the war in Iraq continues. He said he would work to force Trump to end the Iran war. Marshall said he wants the war to end as soon as possible, without committing to trying to force it.
马歇尔还试图将汉密尔顿与自由派民主党人的“绿色新政”提案联系起来，该提案主张将美国经济完全转向可再生能源以应对气候变化，暗示这些想法阻碍了美国建设新的柴油炼油厂。
Marshall also tried to tie Hamilton to liberal Democrats’ Green New Deal proposals for shifting the U.S. economy fully to renewable energy to combat climate change, suggesting those ideas have prevented the U.S. from building new diesel refineries.
汉密尔顿表示，他支持“绿色新政”的部分内容，但不支持整个方案。
Hamilton said he supports parts of the Green New Deal but not the entire package.