一群民主党议员要求特朗普政府领导人依照联邦法律保存记录，否则可能面临刑事处罚。此前，全国选民让民主党掌控了国会。
A group of Democratic lawmakers are asking leaders in the Trump administration to preserve records in accordance with federal law or risk criminal penalties after voters across the country gave Democrats control of Congress.
周三上午，众议院教育和劳动力委员会首席民主党议员鲍比·斯科特在发给各部门和机构负责人的一封信中指出，根据1950年《联邦记录法》，各部门和机构必须“收集、保留和保存记录‘公共业务交易’或具有‘信息价值’的记录”。斯科特预计将于明年出任该委员会主席。
In a letter sent out to department and agency heads Wednesday morning, Bobby Scott, the top Democrat on the House committee on education and workforce who is expected to become chair next year, noted the requirements to “collect, retain and preserve records that document the ‘transaction of public business’ or contain ‘informational value’ under the Federal Records Act of 1950”.
斯科特写道：“美国人民已赋予国会明确授权，要求清除政府内部的浪费、欺诈和滥用行为。”他要求相关部门在11月18日前以书面形式保证文件已得到保存。
“The American people have given Congress a clear mandate to root out waste, fraud and abuse within the Administration,” Scott wrote, requesting written reassurance that documents have been preserved by 18 November.
他警告称，任何“故意且非法地隐瞒、移除、损毁、抹除、伪造或销毁”文件的联邦官员或雇员，都将面临罚款或最高三年的监禁。
He warned that any federal officials or employees who “willfully and unlawfully conceals, removes, mutilates, obliterates, falsifies, or destroys” will be subject to fine or imprisonment up to three years.
这封信已发送给众议院委员会监督的10个不同部门和机构的负责人，包括教育部、农业部和劳工部，以及卫生与公众服务部和国家劳资关系委员会（NLRB）。
The letter was sent out to the leaders of 10 different departments and agencies overseen by the House committee including the education, agriculture, and labor departments, along with the Department of Health and Human Services and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
周二选举中的选民让民主党在全国范围内取得了压倒性胜利，在关键的摇摆选区获胜，这将使该党在众议院和参议院均拥有舒适的多数优势。凭借多数席位，民主党人将获得新的监督权，从而能够传唤和调查特朗普政府内部人员。
Voters in Tuesday’s election gave Democrats a resounding victory across the country, with wins in key toss-up races that will give the party comfortable majorities in the House and Senate. With their majorities, the Democrats will have the new oversight authority that will allow them to subpoena and investigate those within the Trump administration.
过去两年里，特朗普政府对联邦政府进行了大规模改组并削减了其员工队伍。仅教育部在唐纳德·特朗普就任后，员工人数就减半，政府宣称教育监管应由各州负责。政府还一直在削减职业安全与健康管理局（OSHA）维护的工人保护措施，并减少由卫生与公众服务部监管的联邦疫苗要求。
Over the last two years, the Trump administration has dramatically overhauled the federal government and reduced its workforce. The Department of Education alone has seen its workforce cut in half after Donald Trump took office, with the administration declaring that education oversight should be managed by the states. The administration has also been working to scale back worker protections upheld by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Osha) and reduce federal vaccine requirements overseen by Health and Human Services.
今年早些时候，斯科特对美国教育部长琳达·麦克马洪表示，与其说是将教育还给各州，不如说这一削减“使你们得以有效地拆除该国最强有力的民权机构之一”。9月，斯科特表示，如果他成为教育与劳动力委员会主席，他将“对教育部进行有力监督”。
Earlier this year, Scott told US education secretary Linda McMahon that instead of returning education to the states, the reduction “has empowered you to effectively dismantle one of the country’s strongest civil rights institutions”. In September, Scott said that if he becomes chair of the education and workforce committee, he would “conduct vigorous oversight” into the Department of Education.
周二大选后，国会各地的民主党人誓言将大干一场。众议院监督委员会首席议员罗伯特·加西亚在“蓝色浪潮”后告诉共和党人要“请好律师”，誓言将启动针对特朗普商业交易、移民打压行动以及政府处理爱泼斯坦档案一事的调查。
Democrats across Congress have vowed to get busy after Tuesday’s election. Robert Garcia, the ranking member of the House oversight committee, told Republicans to “lawyer up” after the blue wave, vowing to start investigations into Trump’s business dealings, the immigration crackdowns and the administration’s handling of the Epstein files.