凯文·弗雷金 华盛顿 —— 在惨败于选举后，众议院共和党人将于周二推进程序，选出少数党领袖，两位候选人分别是来自路易斯安那州的众议院多数党领袖史蒂夫·斯卡利斯和来自俄亥俄州的司法委员会主席吉姆·乔丹。议员们将于上午聚集，预计下午进行投票。
KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON — House Republicans will move Tuesday to select their leader in the minority after a brutal drubbing at the polls, with the two candidates being House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio. The lawmakers are gathering in the morning for a vote expected in the afternoon.
斯卡利斯和乔丹曾交锋过，三年多前凯文·麦卡锡被罢免议长职务后，两人均曾竞选众议院议长。两人均未能争取到足够支持以获得该职位，最终由迈克·约翰逊当选，约翰逊将在新一届国会卸任领导职务。
Scalise and Jordan have faced off before, both running to serve as House speaker after Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the job a little more than three years ago. Neither was able to rally the support necessary to secure the position, which eventually went to Mike Johnson, who is stepping aside from the leadership in the new Congress.
如今共和党即将成为少数党，该职位的性质也随之改变。领导权竞争的获胜者将继承一个规模历史性地缩小的众议院共和党会议，该会议才刚开始面对失去权力的现实，而唐纳德·特朗普总统正履行其最后两年任期。考虑到民主党在中期选举中胜利的规模，带领党派在2028年重夺众议院多数党地位注定是一场艰难的攀登。
Now Republicans are headed into the minority, changing the nature of the job. The winner of the leadership race will inherit a historically small House Republican conference that is only beginning to grapple with its loss of power as President Donald Trump serves out his final two years in office. Leading the party back to the House majority in 2028 is sure to be a stiff climb, given the scope of Democratic victories in the midterms.
现年61岁的斯卡利斯自2014年以来一直担任共和党关键领导职务，曾任党鞭，后任多数党领袖。2017年，他在多名共和党议员和工作人员为一年一度的国会两党慈善棒球赛练习时，遭枪手开枪击中，伤势危急。2023年，他患上多发性骨髓瘤，一种血液癌症，经治疗后痊愈。
Scalise, 61, has held key GOP leadership positions going back to 2014, serving as party whip and then as majority leader. In 2017, he was critically wounded when a gunman opened fire at a baseball practice where several Republican lawmakers and staffers were preparing for an annual charity baseball game against Democrats. In 2023, he was stricken with multiple myeloma , a blood cancer that was successfully treated.
“克服逆境对我来说并不新鲜，”斯卡利斯在向同僚的竞选陈述中表示。
“Overcoming adversity is nothing new to me,” Scalise said in his pitch to colleagues.
现年62岁的乔丹是极端保守派的众议院自由核心小组的联合创始人，曾任其首任主席。过去四年，他一直担任众议院司法委员会主席。
Jordan, 62, is a co-founder of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus and served as its first chairman. He has been the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee for the last four years.
“我们的工作不能仅仅是揭露这个新民主党有多激进——进攻，而非防守，才能赢得选举，”乔丹说，这呼应了他在听证会上以强硬著称的名声。
“Our job cannot be merely to spotlight how radical this new Democratic Party is — offense, not defense, wins elections,” Jordan said, a nod to his pugnacious reputation in committee hearings.
两人都曾经历过类似局面。三年前，在特朗普背书乔丹后，部分较为保守的成员拒绝支持斯卡利斯，导致他最终退出议长竞选。当时特朗普并非总统，但他的声音对许多人而言仍具有最大分量。
Both men have been here before. Scalise ended up withdrawing from the speaker’s race three years ago after some of the more conservative members declined to back him following Trump’s endorsement of Jordan. Trump was not president at the time, but his voice still carried the most weight for many.
随后乔丹成为提名人，但会议内其他人坚决表示不会奖励用于推翻麦卡锡、继而推翻斯卡利斯的强硬手段，导致他在多轮投票中均未获胜。最终，共和党人转而支持一个未卷入其内部斗争的新面孔——约翰逊。
Jordan then became the nominee, but others within the conference were adamant they would not reward the hardball tactics used to topple McCarthy and then Scalise, so he fell short in multiple rounds of votes. Eventually, Republicans turned to a new face who was not part of their internal skirmish — Johnson.
在致同僚的信中，斯卡利斯强调他已准备好在下届国会第一天就开始领导工作。他列举了自己帮助取得的立法胜利，例如特朗普的大规模减税和削减开支法案。
In a letter to colleagues, Scalise emphasized that he was ready to lead on Day One of the next Congress. He cited his work in helping deliver legislative wins, such as Trump’s big tax and spending cut bill.
他还强调自己的筹款实力，指出今年为中期选举筹集了6790万美元，其中约三分之一直接用于个人众议院竞选和全国共和党国会委员会。他表示，他的草根筹款业务是众议院共和党人中最富成效的。
He also emphasized his fundraising prowess, noting he raised $67.9 million for this year’s midterms, with about a third of that going directly to individual House campaigns and the National Republican Congressional Committee. He said his grassroots fundraising operation is the most prolific among House Republicans.
“在竞争激烈的选区，每一美元都至关重要，这些资源对夺回多数党地位至关重要，”斯卡利斯说。
“In competitive districts, every dollar counts and those resources are critical to winning back the majority,” Scalise said.
乔丹警告即将到来的民主党监督攻势，预计将对特朗普政府发起多项调查。
Jordan warned of the coming Democratic efforts on oversight, with numerous investigations of the Trump administration expected.
“在监督战线上我经受过实战考验，我知道民主党的战术手册，”乔丹说。马里兰州众议员安迪·哈里斯表示将支持乔丹。
“I am battle-tested on the oversight front and I know the Democrats’ playbook,” Jordan said. Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland said he would be supporting Jordan.
“我认为你需要更换团队，我认为你需要一位出色的沟通者，他两者兼备，”哈里斯说。
“I think you need to change the team and I think you need an excellent communicator, and he fits both those bills,” Harris said.
宾夕法尼亚州众议员迈克·凯利表示，他认为斯卡利斯更适合这份工作。
Rep. Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania said he believes Scalise is better suited for the job.
“我喜欢做立法和拨款工作的人。我认为这很重要，”凯利说。“我知道其他人可能在福克斯新闻上露面的时间更多，但我喜欢那些更多在事实基础上工作的人。”
“I like people who do legislation and appropriations. I think that’s important,” Kelly said. “I know other people have maybe had more time on Fox, but I like guys that work more on facts.”
阿肯色州众议员史蒂夫·沃马克称这是一场“非常、非常接近的竞争”。
Rep. Steve Womack of Arkansas called it a “really, really close race.”
“许多成员都有一种想法，认为新扫帚扫得干净，尤其是在我们刚刚经历了上周二的事情之后，”沃马克说。“也有人认为，曾经带领我们重振旗鼓的斯卡利斯先生能够再次做到。”约翰逊表示，他与这两人关系都很近，不会试图左右结果。
“There’s a school of thought a lot of members have that a new broom sweeps clean after going through what we just went through last Tuesday,” Womack said. “There’s also a school of thought of people that believe Mr. Scalise, who has led us back before, can do it again.”Johnson said he was close to both men and would not try to dictate the outcome.
“我希望由议员们、由成员们自己做出这些决定，”约翰逊说。“我不会在领导层选举中表态。”除了少数党领袖的竞争外，明尼苏达州众议员汤姆·埃默和得克萨斯州众议员奥古斯特·普夫卢格正在角逐共和党党鞭一职，这是领导层架构中的第二号位置。三名候选人正在争取担任党团主席：密歇根州众议员丽莎·麦克莱恩、印第安纳州众议员埃琳·霍钦和佛罗里达州众议员格雷格·斯图布。
“I want the body, I want the members to make those decisions themselves,” Johnson said. “I’m not weighing in here on the leadership elections.”In addition to the race for minority leader, Reps. Tom Emmer of Minnesota and August Pfluger of Texas are vying to serve as Republican whip, the No. 2 position in the leadership hierarchy. Three candidates are seeking to serve as conference chair: Reps. Lisa McClain of Michigan, Erin Houchin of Indiana and Greg Steube of Florida.
下届国会的共和党议员将在上午听取候选人的陈述，下午进行无记名投票。民主党将在下周举行领导层选举。
The Republicans who will serve in the next Congress will hear from the candidates in the morning, followed in the afternoon by voting through secret ballot. Democrats will hold their leadership elections next week.
纽约州众议员哈基姆·杰弗里斯预计将成为下一任众议院议长，成为首位担任该职位的非裔美国人；马萨诸塞州众议员凯瑟琳·克拉克预计将成为下一任多数党领袖。她将成为首位担任该职位的女性。
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York is expected to become the next House speaker, the first African-American to hold the job, and Rep. Katherine Clark of Massachusetts is expected to become the next majority leader. She would be the first woman to hold that position.