哈基姆·杰弗里斯明年将拥有数十年来规模最大的众议院多数优势，而他正准备加以利用。
Hakeem Jeffries will have the largest House majority in decades next year, and he’s gearing up to use it.
在周三下午对记者的讲话中，即将成为美国首位黑人议长的杰弗里斯表示，他的党团“向全国作出了承诺，我们将为一个负担得起的美国而奋斗，我们打算兑现这一承诺”。众议院民主党人的初步计划包括投票废除共和党“大法案”中对医疗补助的削减、恢复已失效的医疗补贴、结束伊朗战争以及逐步取消关税。他和民主党领导人计划以党团形式讨论应对人工智能及其他问题的方案。
In comments to reporters Wednesday afternoon, Jeffries, set to be the country’s first Black speaker, said his caucus “made a promise to the country that we would fight for an affordable America, and we intend to keep it.”House Democrats’ initial plans involve voting to repeal cuts to Medicaid enacted in Republicans’ megabill, restore lapsed healthcare subsidies, end the Iran war, and sunset tariffs. He and Democratic leaders plan to talk as a caucus about plans to tackle AI and other issues.
超出预期的众议院多数优势加上对参议院的控制，为民主党人提供了更多立法选项——尽管总统唐纳德·特朗普仍拥有否决权。此外，民主党人还必须应对参议院的冗长辩论阻挠，以及一个新崛起的进步派阵营，后者正力图推动更雄心勃勃的政策。
The larger-than-expected House majority along with control of the Senate opens more legislative options for Democrats — though President Donald Trump still has veto power. And Democrats have to contend with the Senate filibuster and a new bloc of progressives angling to push for more ambitious policies.
新当选的众议院议员将很快面临压力，需要兑现其竞选承诺，解决生活成本问题。
Newly elected House lawmakers are going to quickly face pressure to deliver on their campaign promises to tackle cost-of-living issues.
“我们必须真正开始拿出成果，所以我认为我们需要与任何人合作来实现这一点，”新当选众议员克里斯蒂娜·海因斯说，她在密歇根州翻转了一个摇摆席位。
“We have to actually start delivering results, and so I think we need to work with anyone to do that,” said Rep.-elect Christina Hines, who flipped a purple seat in Michigan.
在此过程中，民主党人将在特朗普仍入主白宫、参议院冗长辩论阻挠依然存在的情况下，就应尝试推进多少立法而产生分歧。
In doing so, Democrats will face splits on how much legislating they should attempt with Trump still in the White House and the Senate filibuster intact.
进步派不想被特朗普否决权的威胁所束缚。“大占多数就能成就大事，”进步派党团主席、得克萨斯州民主党众议员格雷格·卡萨尔周三对记者说。
Progressives don’t want to be penned in by the threat of a Trump veto. “Big majorities can get big things done,” Progressive Caucus Chair Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, told reporters Wednesday.
另一方面，许多中间派民主党人希望将工作范围限制在能够突破冗长辩论阻挠并由特朗普签署成为法律的范围内——这是一个明显更为有限的提案池。
On the other hand, many centrist Democrats want to limit their work to what can break a filibuster and be signed into law by Trump — a significantly more limited pool of proposals.
加利福尼亚州民主党众议员、蓝狗民主党人亚当·格雷对Semafor表示，民主党人应该“百分之百”地将其议程调整到能够成为法律的范围。“我们把大部分时间花在我们都同意的事情上怎么样？”他说。
Rep. Adam Gray, D-Calif., a Blue Dog Democrat, told Semafor Democrats should “100%” tailor their agenda to what can become law. “How about we spend the majority of our time on stuff that we all agree on?” he said.
但有些人，比如密歇根州民主党众议员克里斯滕·麦克唐纳·里维特，甚至对能在党团内就议题展开辩论抱有希望。“务实并不意味着你不能大胆，”她说。
But some, like Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, D-Mich., are hopeful to even have the option to debate issues in their caucus. “Being pragmatic does not mean that you can’t be bold,” she said.
在致民主党议员的一封正式启动其议长竞选的“亲爱的同事”信中，杰弗里斯暗示了更多立法事项。他告诉议员们，除了生活成本问题外，党团还将致力于“问责”方面的关切，比如限制价格欺诈，并恢复“美国价值观”，例如投票权。
In a dear-colleague letter to Democratic lawmakers officially kicking off his speakership bid, Jeffries hinted at additional legislative items. He told lawmakers that on top of affordability issues, the caucus would work on “accountability” concerns like limiting price gouging and restoring “American Values,” like the right to vote.
众议院民主党议程的一个主要方面不需要那么多立法障碍：他们计划对特朗普政府和私营部门展开的众多调查。
One major front of House Democrats’ agenda won’t require as many legislative hurdles: their many planned investigations into the Trump administration and the private sector.
“众议院民主党人将领导一个确实对失控的行政部门起到制衡作用的国会，”杰弗里斯周三说。
“House Democrats are going to lead a Congress that does serve as a check and balance on an out-of-control executive branch,” Jeffries said Wednesday.