
众议院民主党领袖暂缓决定是否惩罚众议员海莉·史蒂文斯(Haley Stevens,民主党-密歇根州),后者在密歇根州参议院竞选中背书共和党候选人,引发同党民主党人要求将其逐出众议院民主党党团的呼声。
House Democratic leaders are holding off on deciding whether to punish Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., after she endorsed a Republican in Michigan's Senate race, drawing calls from fellow Democrats for her removal from the party's House caucus.
史蒂文斯于11月1日——即周二中期选举前仅两天——背书前众议员迈克·罗杰斯(Mike Rogers,共和党-密歇根州),而非民主党参议院提名人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德(Abdul El-Sayed,前公共卫生官员)。
Stevens endorsed former Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., over Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, a former public health official, on Nov. 1 — just two days before Tuesday's midterm elections.
这一决定招致民主党人尖锐批评,包括要求将史蒂文斯开除出众议院民主党党团的议员,但党领袖表示将待选举结束后再处理其前途。
The decision prompted sharp criticism from Democrats, including lawmakers who want Stevens expelled from the House Democratic Caucus, but party leaders are waiting until after the elections to address her future.
一位资深民主党助手向福克斯新闻数字版(Fox News Digital)透露,众议院民主党党团主席皮特·阿吉拉尔(Pete Aguilar,民主党-加利福尼亚州)很可能会支持众议院少数党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯(Hakeem Jeffries,民主党-纽约州)对史蒂文斯背书事件的回应。
A senior Democratic aide told Fox News Digital that House Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., would likely support House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., in his response to Stevens' endorsement.
杰弗里斯对《政治报》(POLITICO)表示:“海莉·史蒂文斯做出了一个糟糕的决定,让所有人措手不及,并使自己与众议院民主党党团隔绝。我们回去后将讨论适当的后续步骤。”
"Haley Stevens made a terrible decision, blindsided everyone and isolated herself from the House Democratic caucus. We will have a discussion about appropriate next steps upon our return," Jeffries told POLITICO.
杰弗里斯和阿吉拉尔的发言人均未回应福克斯新闻数字版的置评请求。
Spokespeople for Jeffries and Aguilar did not respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment.
史蒂文斯是一位四届议员,在以微弱劣势败给埃尔-赛义德于密歇根州民主党参议院初选后,将于年底离任国会。
Stevens, a four-term lawmaker, is leaving Congress at the end of the year after narrowly losing Michigan's Democratic Senate primary to El-Sayed.
落选以来,史蒂文斯对支持埃尔-赛义德竞选态度冷淡,同时批评其在以色列问题以及对待犹太裔和黑人选民方面的做法。
Since her loss, Stevens has taken a lukewarm approach to supporting El-Sayed’s campaign while also criticizing his approach to Israel and Jewish and Black voters.
周末,这种脆弱的平衡被打破:埃尔-赛义德竞选团队公开要求史蒂文斯避免出席其任何活动,此前她曾表示将与众议员吉姆·克莱伯恩(Jim Clyburn,民主党-南卡罗来纳州)一同出席教堂活动,以动员黑人选民。
That fragile peace ruptured over the weekend when El-Sayed’s campaign publicly asked Stevens to abstain from appearing at any of his events even after she said she would attend church with him and Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., in a bid to mobilize Black voters.
随后,史蒂文斯显然让同党民主党人大为震惊,她与罗杰斯及其妻子一同现身另一座教堂,并在选举日前背书了这位共和党人。
Stevens apparently blindsided fellow Democrats when she then appeared at another church alongside Rogers and his wife and subsequently endorsed the Republican ahead of Election Day.

民主党籍密歇根州联邦众议员黛比·丁格尔周日在CNN节目中表示,史蒂文斯曾在周末“多次”向她保证,不会背书罗杰斯。
Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., said during a Sunday appearance on CNN that Stevens had reassured her "multiple times" over the weekend that she would not endorse Rogers.
丁格尔周一在另一档CNN节目中说:“我不知道周六晚些时候到周日早晨之间发生了什么变化。”这一背书也导致她被密歇根州民主党开除党籍。
"I don't know what changed between late Saturday and Sunday morning," Dingell said during another CNN appearance Monday.
密歇根州民主党主席柯蒂斯·赫特尔在X平台上写道,在史蒂文斯背书罗杰斯后,“她不是密歇根州民主党的现任成员,将来也不会是”。
And the endorsement also spurred her ouster from the Michigan state Democratic Party.
在众议院,民主党官员如伊利诺伊州联邦众议员德莉亚·拉米雷斯等已呼吁将史蒂文斯除名。
Michigan Democratic Party Chairman Curtis Hertel wrote on X that Stevens "is not a current member of the Michigan Democratic Party, nor will she be in the future" after she backed Rogers.
拉米雷斯在X平台上写道:“可耻且令人尴尬。向法西斯主义、伊斯兰恐惧症、种族主义以及伤害普通美国人的政策投降,使你不适合在民主党党团中任职。可耻,海莉·史蒂文斯。她必须被移出党团。”拉米雷斯未回应福克斯新闻数字频道的置评请求。
In the House, Democratic officials such as Reps. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., have already called for Stevens’ removal.
据《政治报》报道,华盛顿州联邦众议员普拉米拉·贾亚帕尔呼应了拉米雷斯的说法,并补充称史蒂文斯“在我们党内没有立足之地”。
"Deplorable and embarrassing. Capitulating to fascism, Islamophobia, racism and the policies hurting everyday Americans makes you unfit to serve with the Democratic caucus," Ramirez wrote on X. "Shame on Haley Stevens. She must be removed from the caucus." Ramirez did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
与民主党结盟的直言不讳的组织,如“IfNotNow”运动,也正式呼吁将这位女众议员移出党团,称她的背书是对党的背叛。
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., echoed Ramirez’s claim and added that Stevens "has no place in our party," according to POLITICO.
“作为代表犹太裔、穆斯林和民主党选民的全国性组织,我们反对唐纳德·特朗普对伊朗的战争,这场战争导致汽油和食品杂货价格上涨,并引发了一场可负担性危机,在我们的民主前途岌岌可危之际,这场危机正对劳动家庭造成沉重打击,”该组织在一份分享给福克斯新闻数字频道的声明中说。“我们呼吁众议院民主党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯将史蒂文斯众议员逐出民主党党团,并剥夺她的委员会任务。”
Vocal organizations aligned with the Democratic Party, such as the IfNotNow movement, have also formally called on the congresswoman to be removed from the caucus, calling her endorsement a betrayal to the party.

如果史蒂文斯被逐出党团,她将不再能够出席党团在美国国会大厦举行的每周会议。民主党人也可能针对她的委员会任务采取行动,尽管具体的程序和权限将需要根据适用的党团和众议院规则来确定。
"As national organizations representing Jewish, Muslim, and Democratic voters opposed to Donald Trump's war on Iran, which is responsible for the rising costs of gas and groceries and an affordability crisis that is taking a heavy toll on working families at a time when the future of our democracy is at stake," the organization said in a statement shared with Fox News Digital. "We call on House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries to expel Congresswoman Stevens from the Democratic Caucus and strip her of her committee assignments." If Stevens was removed from the caucus, she would no longer be able to attend its weekly meetings in the U.S. Capitol. Democrats could also pursue action against her committee assignments, though the process and authority for doing so would need to be determined under the applicable caucus and House rules.
看来史蒂文斯的工作人员也因她的背书而疏远她。当福克斯新闻数字频道联系她的办公室,就众议院民主党人的反弹置评时,其通讯主任的自动回复称,自11月1日——即她背书罗杰斯的那一天——起,他“已不再担任海莉·史蒂文斯众议员办公室通讯主任”。
And it appears Stevens' staff have also shunned her over the endorsement. When Fox News Digital reached out to her office for comment on the backlash from House Democrats, an automated response from her communications director said he is "no longer with the Office of Congresswoman Haley Stevens" as of Nov. 1, the day she backed Rogers.