一名国会进步派领袖表示，如果民主党人在选举中赢得多数席位，同党同僚需要胸怀大志，并敢于促使总统唐纳德·特朗普否决民主党人的法案。
A leading progressive lawmaker says his party colleagues need to think big and dare President Donald Trump to veto Democratic bills if they take the majority.
来自得克萨斯州的民主党众议员格雷格·卡萨尔正在推动就打击“价格欺诈、打击公用事业费上涨、打击政客利用职务谋取私利”的法案进行投票——尽管他承认其中一些法案可能会成为法律，“但如果唐纳德·特朗普否决了它们，那恰恰就是我们在2028年击败詹姆斯·戴维斯·万斯或其他任何人的竞选纲领。”众议院民主党领导层已经为其潜在的多数党地位规划了一些早期优先事项，例如恢复失效的健康保险补贴或逆转对医疗补助计划的削减；此后的道路则更为模糊。
Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, is pushing for votes on bills to tackle “price gouging, that crack down on utility rates going up, that crack down on politicians profiting off their jobs” — and though he acknowledged some might become law, “if Donald Trump vetoes them, then that’s exactly the platform upon which we beat JD Vance or whoever else in 2028.”House Democratic leaders have sketched out some early priorities for their potential majority, like restoring lapsed health insurance subsidies or reversing cuts to Medicaid; the path beyond that is fuzzier.
不过，众议院民主党人雄心壮志的范围将取决于他们赢得多少个席位，以及对参议院的控制权。
But the scope of House Democrats’ ambitions will depend on how many seats they pick up, and on Senate control, too.
卡萨尔对夏威夷州民主党参议员布赖恩·沙茨最近的言论表示不满，沙茨曾表示，民主党人应该将重大的政策问题搁置到2028年竞选时再谈，因为特朗普仍在白宫，而且很可能会否决他们的立法。卡萨尔辩称，打破常规对于民主党向选民证明他们有所关心是必要的。
Casar bristled at recent comments by Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, who said that Democrats should table bigger policy questions until the 2028 campaign, since Trump is still in the White House and likely to veto their legislation. He argued that pushing the envelope was necessary for Democrats to prove to voters they care.
卡萨尔说：“我不想通过妥协退让到特朗普的水平来浪费我们的多数党地位。”
“I don’t want to waste our majority by negotiating down to Trump’s level,” Casar said.
卡萨尔还表示，如果民主党人在周二也赢得了参议院，旨在绕过阻挠议事的党派路线立法就应该提上议事日程。
And if Democrats take the Senate as well on Tuesday, party-line legislation to circumvent the filibuster should be on the table, Casar said.
卡萨尔补充说：“我们应该通过一项调解法案，或者多项调解法案，并在这些议题上向特朗普发起挑战。我们还应该推动在全国范围内获得百分之八十支持率的政策，并敢于让参议院共和党人投票反对它们。”
“We should do a reconciliation bill, or multiple reconciliation bills, and dare Trump on those issues. We should also push for policies that are 80% popular across the country and dare Senate Republicans to vote against them,” Casar added.
一些新当选的进步派议员威胁称，除非少数党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯承诺实现进步派的政策目标，否则将拒绝在议长选举中投他的票。卡萨尔回避了关于这一前景的问题。
Some incoming progressive lawmakers have threatened to withhold votes for Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in a speaker election unless he commits to progressive policy goals. Casar sidestepped a question on that prospect.
他说：“我一直与杰弗里斯领袖保持着非常规律的合作，并且我是他的支持者。当然，每个人的投票都是他们自己的事，我会让每位议员就这个问题自行表态。”
“I’ve worked very regularly with Leader Jeffries, and I am a supporter,” he said. “Everybody’s vote, of course, is their own, and I would let each member speak for themselves on that question.”