美国众议院民主党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯（中间），由众议员苏珊·K·德尔贝内和美国众议员凯瑟琳·克拉克陪同，在华盛顿特区的民主党国会竞选委员会（DCCC）新闻发布会上，就民主党在美国中期选举中重新夺得众议院多数席位发表讲话。2026年11月4日，美国华盛顿特区。——路透社华盛顿：众议院议长候选人哈基姆·杰弗里斯周三欢呼美国国会选举中民主党取得的“美国海啸”式胜利，该胜利使该党掌控国会两院。
US House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (centre), flanked by Representative Suzan K. DelBene and US Representative Katherine Clark, speaks about Democrats reclaiming the majority in the House of Representatives in US midterm elections, during a press conference at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) in Washington, DC, US, November 4, 2026. — Reuters WASHINGTON: Prospective speaker of the House Hakeem Jeffries on Wednesday hailed the "American tsunami" of Democratic victories in US congressional elections that handed the party control of both chambers of Congress. "It wasn't simply a blue wave. It was an American tsunami," Jeffries, who is poised to become the first Black person to lead the House when the new Congress convenes in January, told a news conference.
“这不仅仅是一股蓝色浪潮。这是一场美国海啸，”杰弗里斯在新闻发布会上表示。他有望在新国会明年1月召开时成为首位领导众议院的黑人。
"We're humbled by the outcome," Jeffries said, vowing to "fight hard for every single American, wherever you may reside." Appearing earlier in the day on "Morning Joe" on the liberal MS Now network, the House minority leader called the result a repudiation of President Donald Trump and his Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement.
“我们对结果感到谦卑，”杰弗里斯说，并承诺“为每一位美国人奋力争取，无论您身在何处。”当天早些时候，这位众议院少数党领袖在自由派MS Now网络的《早安乔》节目中表示，选举结果是对总统唐纳德·特朗普及其“让美国再次伟大”（MAGA）运动的否决。
However, the Brooklyn Democrat said his party would focus not on retribution but on fulfilling its promise to lower the prices of groceries, gas, housing and health care.
然而，这位来自布鲁克林的民主党人表示，他的政党将专注于履行降低杂货、汽油、住房和医疗保健价格的承诺，而非报复。
"The American people don't want us to get even," said Jeffries, who succeeded Nancy Pelosi as House minority leader in 2023.
“美国人民不希望我们报复，”杰弗里斯说，他于2023年接替南希·佩洛西担任众议院少数党领袖。“他们希望我们为他们办成事。因为生活太昂贵了。我们以可负担性为纲参选。我们以可负担性获胜。现在，我们的任务是以可负担性来治理。”
"They want us to get things done on their behalf. Because life is way too expensive. We ran on affordability. We won on affordability. And now it's our job to govern on affordability."
特朗普威胁要使用其否决权，引发了关于即使民主党掌控众议院和参议院，能取得多少成就的疑问。
Trump has threatened to use his veto power, raising questions about how much Democrats can achieve even with control of both the House and Senate.
杰弗里斯指出，民主党发起的住房可负担性法案，在七月份以两院跨党派的大多数票通过，这“应该有助于为我们在下一届国会能够采取的、真正降低高生活成本的各类举措奠定基础”。特朗普拒绝签署该法案，将其斥为“乏味”和“无足轻重”，但该法案在10天的宪法期限届满后，未经其签署而成为法律。
Jeffries pointed to the Democratic-sponsored housing affordability bill, passed by large bipartisan majorities in both chambers in July, as something that "should help lay a foundation for the types of things that we can do in the next Congress to actually drive down the high cost of living." Trump refused to sign the bill, dismissing it as "a yawn" and "so unimportant," but it became law without his signature after the 10-day constitutional window lapsed.
杰弗里斯还将总统在伊朗发动的“鲁莽且代价高昂的选择性战争”归咎于推高燃料和化肥成本，这些成本进而传导至杂货和商品。
Jeffries also blamed the president's "reckless and costly war of choice in Iran" for driving up fuel and fertiliser costs that fed through to groceries and goods.
“在我们跨入新一届国会之前，总统有必要结束这场伊朗战争，”他说。
"It's important for the president, before we even cross over into the new Congress, to end this war in Iran," he said.
在特朗普任期内，从其加密货币项目到内幕交易，众多财务不当行为的指控此起彼伏，杰弗里斯警告说：“腐败是有代价的。”
Amid numerous allegations of financial impropriety during Trump's presidency, from his cryptocurrency venture to insider trading, Jeffries warned: "There's a cost to corruption."
“在问责方面，我们有责任遵循事实、适用法律、以宪法为指引，让事实自证，并确保违法者受到追究。”
"When it comes to the accountability side of the equation, it's going to be our responsibility to follow the facts, apply the law, be guided by the Constitution, let the chips fall where they may, and make sure that wrongdoers are being held accountable."