一群参议院民主党人正在寻求对两党许可改革法案进行重大修改，以回应部落领袖的担忧。然而，他们的修正案可能会扼杀该立法在唐纳德·特朗普总统那里的前景。
A group of Senate Democrats are looking for a major change to the bipartisan permitting reform bill in order to address concerns from tribal leaders. Their amendment, however, could kill the legislation’s prospects with President Donald Trump.
参议员亚当·希夫（民主党-加利福尼亚州）周二下午提出了一项修正案，该修正案将删除法案中关于《国家历史保护法》的拟议修改条款。部落领袖表示，这些修改将损害部落主权，削弱联邦保护，并威胁圣地。包括一些周一投票支持推进法案的议员在内，共有22名民主党人签署了该修正案。
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-California) introduced an amendment Tuesday afternoon that would strike the bill’s proposed changes to the National Historic Preservation Act, which tribal leaders said would undermine tribal sovereignty, weaken federal protections and threaten sacred sites. Twenty-two Democrats, including some who voted in favor of advancing the bill Monday, have signed on to the amendment.
但该法案的关键谈判者表示，从精心谈判的方案中删除整个章节是不太可能或不可能的。据《国会山报》报道，白宫已表示，如果包含该修正案，特朗普将不会支持该法案。
But the bill’s key negotiators have said striking whole sections from the carefully negotiated package would be unlikely or impossible. The White House has said Trump wouldn’t support the bill with the amendment, Punchbowl reported.
作为该法案共同发起人之一的参议员马丁·海因里希（民主党-新墨西哥州）表示，立法者应该尝试“完善法案，看看投票结果如何”，但目前尚不清楚支持该修正案的民主党人是否有足够的筹码推动这一变更。
While Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico), a co-sponsor of the package, said lawmakers should try to “perfect the bill and see where votes land on it,” it’s not clear that the Democrats behind the amendment have the leverage to see the change through.
该许可法案周一晚间获得了强有力的两党支持，73名参议员在参议院全会上投票推进该立法。一些投赞成票推进该方案的议员也签署了希夫的修正案。
The permitting bill received a strong show of bipartisan support Monday night, with 73 senators voting to advance the legislation on the Senate floor. Some of those who voted in favor of moving forward on the package signed on to Schiff’s amendment.
其中包括参议员布赖恩·沙茨（民主党-夏威夷州），他表示预计白宫会“澄清这一点”，此前特朗普总统周一表示，许可方案尚未完全谈判妥当，且他不会批准风力涡轮机，称其为“一个主要的失败者”。参议员们告诉《华盛顿太阳报》，总统的言论并未助益两党推动许可改革的努力，此前民主党曾谈判将许可推进作为交易的一部分。但他们似乎并没有把特朗普的威胁当真。“我不想对总统说的那些疯狂事情做出反应，”海因里希说。许多其他支持希夫修正案的参议员并未投票赞成推进该法案包。
Among them is Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), who said he expected the White House to “clear that up” after the president said Monday that the permitting package was not fully negotiated and that he would not approve wind turbines, which he called “a major loser.”Senators told The Washington Sun that the president’s comments didn’t help the bipartisan push for permitting reform, after Democrats negotiated for permits to move forward as part of the deal. But they didn’t seem to be taking Trump’s threat seriously. “I don’t really react to the crazy things that the president says,” Heinrich said. Many others who supported Schiff’s amendment didn’t vote in favor of proceeding on the package.
希夫的修正案除《国家历史保护法》的修改条款外，不涉及任何其他条款，尽管对《清洁水法》和《濒危物种法》的修改仍存疑虑，但该修正案可能让更多民主党人加入支持行列。
Schiff’s amendment, which doesn’t address any provisions besides the changes to the National Historic Preservation Act, could bring more of those Democrats on board, despite lingering concerns about Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act changes.
“这是我对该法案最大的问题所在，”参议员马克·凯利（民主党-亚利桑那州）周二上午对《太阳报》表示。
“That’s the biggest issue I had with it,” Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) told The Sun on Tuesday morning.
参议员凯瑟琳·科尔特斯·马斯特（民主党-内华达州）有着同样的顾虑。她在周一的程序性投票中投了赞成票，但表示如果不作修改，她不会支持该立法。
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada) had the same concern. She voted in favor of taking up the bill in Monday’s procedural vote but said she would not support the legislation without changes.
“他们必须删除涉及部落的条款，”她说。“我们将致力于此，确保其发生。”参议员安吉拉·奥尔布鲁克斯（民主党-马里兰州）周二上午表示，她的担忧集中在《清洁水法》条款上，以及这些条款可能如何影响马里兰州的切萨皮克湾等。她说，一项修正案可能“使我们有可能支持”该法案。
“They’ve got to remove the tribal piece,” she said. “We’re going to work on it, make sure it happens.”Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Maryland) said Tuesday morning that her concerns centered on the Clean Water Act provisions and how they could affect Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay, among other things. An amendment, she said, could “make it possible for us to support” the bill.
不过，参议院整体通过该法案是否需要他们的支持，仍是一个悬而未决的问题。
It remains an open question, however, whether the Senate will need their support to pass the bill overall.
与此同时，一些共和党人也在寻求自己的修改。参议员乔什·霍利（共和党-密苏里州）表示，他希望看到针对征用权的修正案。
Meanwhile, some Republicans are looking for changes of their own. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) said he’d like to see amendments that address eminent domain.
“目前，联邦征用权的范围非常、非常广泛，”他说。“我认为在这方面有合作的空间。”霍利补充说，周一的投票“意义相当大”，并暗示该法案前景看好。
“Right now, the federal eminent domain power is really, really expansive,” he said. “I think there’s room to work on that.”Hawley added that Monday’s vote was “pretty big” and suggested the bill has promise.
周二，该法案的发起人还向众议院两党“问题解决核心小组”简要介绍了该立法。该法案的另一位首席谈判参议员谢尔登·怀特豪斯（民主党-罗德岛州）表示，周二与众议院议员的会面“非常积极”。众议院自然资源委员会主席布鲁斯·韦斯特曼（共和党-阿肯色州）已表示支持该许可法案。众议院温和派也为该方案背书，推动国会在1月民主党成为多数党之前通过该法案，因为届时可能会破坏这一两党协议。
On Tuesday, the bill’s sponsors also briefed the House’s bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus on the legislation. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island), another of the bill’s lead negotiators, said Tuesday’s meeting with House members was “very positive.”Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Arkansas), chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, has expressed his support for the permitting bill. House moderates also put their weight behind the package, pushing for Congress to pass it before Democratic majorities take over in January, potentially disrupting the bipartisan deal.
国会进步核心小组则出面反对该协议，称其将移除环境保护和行政部门问责的关键杠杆。
The Congressional Progressive Caucus came out against the deal, saying it would remove key levers for environmental protection and executive branch accountability.
然而，该法案获得了新民主党联盟领导人的支持，他们表示该法案将解决可负担性问题，且周末修正案中的变化体现了“善意的两党谈判”。但该团体表示，“部落关切仍有待解决。”
The bill, however, received support from leaders of the New Democrat Coalition, who said the bill would address affordability concerns and that changes in a weekend amendment reflected “good-faith, bipartisan negotiation.”But, the group said, “Tribal concerns remain to be addressed.”