众议院少数党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯（民主党-纽约州）周三因表示民主党应在中期选举获胜后专注于降低成本，而非与特朗普政府“算账”，而招致进步派批评。
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., drew progressive criticism Wednesday after saying Democrats should focus on lowering costs following their midterm victories instead of getting "even" with the Trump administration.
“美国人民不希望我们去算账；他们希望我们为他们办实事，因为生活成本高得离谱，”杰弗里斯在MSNBC的《早安乔》节目中说。“我们以‘负担得起’为竞选纲领，因‘负担得起’而获胜，现在我们的职责是以‘负担得起’为施政重心。”许多进步派希望民主党在掌控众参两院多数席位后，对唐纳德·特朗普总统、其家族及政府官员展开调查。
"The American people don't want us to get even; they want us to get things done on their behalf, because life is way too expensive," Jeffries said on MS NOW's "Morning Joe." "We ran on affordability. We won on affordability, and now it's our job to govern on affordability." Many progressives want Democrats, now that they will have majorities in the House and Senate, to launch investigations into President Donald Trump, his family, and government officials.
普林斯顿大学历史学家凯文·克鲁斯批评了即将出任下一任众议院议长的杰弗里斯，同时转发了众议院监督委员会民主党人发布的一条帖子，内容为“请聘请律师”。“尽管杰弗里斯的言论令人沮丧，但请记住，其他众议院民主党人实际上理解当下的时刻，并已准备好应对，”克鲁斯在Bluesky平台发文称。
Princeton historian Kevin Kruse criticized Jeffries, who is poised to become the next Speaker of the House, while sharing a separate House Oversight Democrats post warning, "Lawyer up." "As disheartening as Jeffries' comments were, remember that other House Democrats actually understand the moment and are ready to meet it," Kruse said in a Bluesky post.
密歇根大学教育学教授埃博尼·伊丽莎白·托马斯同样拒绝接受杰弗里斯的表述，将问责描述为正义问题。
University of Michigan education professor Ebony Elizabeth Thomas also rejected Jeffries' framing, describing accountability as a matter of justice.
“我怀着满腔爱意说这句话，杰弗里斯领袖：不，”托马斯在回应该视频片段的帖子中写道。“这不仅仅是（报复）。这是修复性正义。”众议院监督委员会预计将由众议员罗伯特·加西亚（民主党-加利福尼亚州）担任主席，他在委员会民主党人发布的视频中出镜。
"I say this with all love, Brother Leader Jeffries: No," Thomas said in a post responding to the clip. "And it's not (just) retribution. It's restorative justice." The Oversight Committee is expected to be chaired by Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., who was featured in the video put out by the committee's Democrats.
进步派评论员布莱恩·泰勒·科恩表示，为选民兑现承诺与调查滥权行为应当相辅相成。
Progressive commentator Brian Tyler Cohen said delivering for voters and investigating abuses of power should work together.
“作为内容创作者，我们会听到庞大而多元受众的声音，而他们想要的都是一样的：一个为他们服务的政府：更低的成本、愿意倾听的领导人，以及当有人滥用权力时追究责任，”他在给福克斯新闻数字频道的一份声明中说。“拿出成果与追究责任是相辅相成的，前提是调查要遵循证据并为公众服务。”他补充说：“创作者们帮助人们参与到这次选举中来，我们将继续这些对话，帮助受众保持知情，并判断他们选出的领导人是否在兑现承诺。”
"As content creators, we hear from huge, diverse audiences, and they all want the same thing: a government that works for them: lower costs, leaders who listen, and accountability when people abuse their power," he said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "Delivering results and pursuing accountability go hand in hand, provided investigations follow the evidence and serve the public." "Creators helped people get involved in this election, and we're going to keep those conversations going, helping audiences stay informed and judge whether their elected leaders are delivering," he added.
这场讨论之前，民主党人曾就动用他们预期将获得的调查权力发出过早期警告。
The discussion followed Democrats' early warnings about using their anticipated investigative powers.
杰弗里斯在周三的采访中也谈到了问责问题，称民主党人应当追求事实、依法办事、遵循宪法，同时追究违法者的责任。
Jeffries also addressed accountability during Wednesday's interview, saying Democrats should pursue facts, apply the law and follow the Constitution while holding wrongdoers responsible.
在8月接受CNN采访时，他指明司法委员会和监督委员会将在问责方面牵头。他拒绝明确表示是否将弹劾纳入选项或排除在外。
In an August CNN interview, he identified the Judiciary and Oversight committees as taking the lead on accountability. He declined to rule impeachment in or out.
“正如我们过去所做的那样，每当出现需要我们牵头的问责时刻，我们都遵循三项原则：遵循事实、依法办事、以美国宪法为指引，”杰弗里斯说。
"As we’ve done in the past, whenever there have been moments of accountability that we’ve had to lead on, we are guided by three principles: follow the facts, apply the law and be guided by the United States Constitution," Jeffries said.
白宫表示，特朗普仍然愿意与民主党人合作，同时批评了针对其政府展开调查的前景。
The White House said Trump remained willing to work with Democrats while criticizing the prospect of investigations targeting his administration.
“正如总统所说，他愿意与任何人合作，继续为辛勤工作的美国人带来胜利。如果民主党人选择进行虚假调查和推行激进左翼政策，他们就是在选择与美国人民作对，”白宫发言人劳伦·比斯对福克斯新闻数字频道说。
"As the President has said, he's willing to work with anyone to continue delivering victories for hardworking Americans. If Democrats choose to pursue sham investigations and radical left policies, they are choosing to work against the American people," White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis told Fox News Digital.
一名白宫官员另行警告说，在民主党人准备展开调查并发出传票之际，政府仍保留着联邦权力。
A White House official separately warned that the administration retained federal powers as Democrats prepared to pursue investigations and subpoenas.
这名官员说：“如果疯狂民主党人想滥用权力，将调查、传票和毁掉他人生活的程序政治化，就应该提醒他们，我们仍然控制着联邦政府及其所有权力。”
"If crazed Democrats want to abuse their power and politicize their process of investigations, subpoenas, and destroying lives, they should be reminded that we still control the federal government and all of its powers," the official said.
媒体研究中心主席戴维·博泽尔则另行批评了民主党的竞选信息，并指责新闻机构为民主党挡驾，使其免受审视。
Media Research Center President David Bozell separately criticized Democrats' campaign message and accused news organizations of shielding the party from scrutiny.
博泽尔在给福克斯新闻数字频道的一份声明中说：“人们想谈论特朗普违反规范吗？我认为民主党人刚刚违反了一项规范：他们靠……什么都没有竞选并获胜。媒体帮忙怂恿了他们。他们一直负面报道。他们拒绝报道任何好消息。他们掩盖了民主党队伍中的每一个污点。而今天他们又会故技重施。”福克斯新闻数字频道联系了杰弗里斯请求置评，但没有立即收到回复。
"People want to talk about Trump defying norms? I think Democrats just defied a norm: they ran and won on … nothing," Bozell said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "The media aided and abetted. They were relentlessly negative. They refused to cover any good news. They buried every wart within Democrats' ranks. And today they will be right back at it." Fox News Digital reached out to Jeffries for comment but did not immediately receive a response.