三名民主党议员指控，一支阻挡国会大厦通道的警察护送车队导致他们未能及时赶到现场，记录其在弹劾国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯动议上的投票。共有十一名民主党议员和七名共和党议员未投票。众议院共和党人提出了一项旨在搁置赫格塞斯弹劾案的程序性动议，该动议由共和党议员托马斯·马西推动。该动议于11月10日进行表决，赞成票211票，反对票204票。
Three Democrat lawmakers have alleged that a police escort blocking the Capitol prevented them from reaching in time to record their vote in the motion to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Eleven Democrat lawmakers and seven Republicans did not vote. The House republicans had introduced a procedural motion to kill Hegseth's impeachment which GOP lawmaker Thomas Massie had pushed for. The motion, on November 10, saw 211 votes in favor of ayes and 204 for the nays.
共和党成功阻止对赫格塞斯的弹劾推进后，密歇根州当选参议员阿卜杜勒·赛义德接受CNN采访，敦促民主党同僚“到场履职”。赫格塞斯面临马西发起的弹劾推动，缘由是美军在中东和拉丁美洲的行动。民主党议员对警察护送车队说了什么？
After the Republicans managed to quash the impeachment push against Hegseth, Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed spoke to CNN and urged his fellow Democrat lawmakers to “show up and do your job.”Hegseth faced an impeachment push from Massie for the actions of the US military in the Middle East and Latin America. What Democrat lawmakers said about the police escort?
新墨西哥州众议员梅拉妮·斯坦斯伯里在X平台发布正式声明称：“今晚，众议院共和党人利用一项程序性动议，将弹劾皮特·赫格塞斯的决议提交司法委员会，从而搁置了该弹劾案。”
声明补充道：“与其他国会议员一样，斯坦斯伯里议员因一起交通事故和投票期间一支护送巴士的警察车队阻挡国会大厦，而无法进入大厦投票。当她到达会议厅时，投票刚刚敲槌结束。她立即按国会记录存档的方式，提交了她对这项旨在搁置弹劾条款并将其提交司法委员会的动议投‘反对’票的报告。”她总结道：“皮特·赫格塞斯必须立即被弹劾。”
Representative Melanie Stansbury of New Mexico issued a formal statement on X, saying, “Tonight, House Republicans used a procedural motion to kill the impeachment of Pete Hegseth, by referring it to the Judiciary Committee.”“Like other Members of Congress, Rep. Stansbury was blocked from entering the Capitol to vote due a traffic incident and a police escort of a bus during the vote. When she reached the chamber the vote had just gaveled out. She immediately filed a report of her vote of “NO” to the motion meant to kill the impeachment articles and refer them to the Judiciary Committee, as documented in the Congressional Record,” the statement added.“Pete Hegseth must be impeached now,” she concluded.
纽约州众议员劳拉·吉伦表示赞同，写道：“和斯坦斯伯里议员一样，当共和党人结束投票时，我同样被阻挡国会大厦的那支警察护送车队拦在后面。我本会投反对票，并坚信皮特·赫格塞斯应当被弹劾。”与此同时，众议员乔纳森·L.伊利诺伊州的杰克逊写道：“今晚，众议院共和党人投票决定将针对国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯的弹劾条款提交司法委员会，这一举措旨在拖延问责，避免直接就实质内容进行表决。”
Representative Laura Gillen of New York wrote in agreement, “Like Rep. Stansbury, I was stuck behind the same police escort blocking the Capitol when Republicans closed the vote. I would have voted no and believe strongly that Pete Hegseth should be impeached.”Meanwhile, Representative Jonathan L. Jackson of Illinois wrote, “Tonight, House Republicans voted to send the articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to the Judiciary Committee, a move designed to stall accountability without a direct vote on the merits.”“While en route to the floor to oppose that motion, a traffic incident and a police-escorted bus caused a delay that resulted in the vote closing before I, along with other Members, could reach the chamber. I have since entered my NO vote in the Congressional Record,” he added.“I remain firm in my position that Secretary Hegseth must be held accountable and impeached,” the Congressman further said.
“当我前往议场反对该动议途中，一起交通事故和一辆警方护送的巴士导致延误，致使投票在我和其他议员抵达议场前结束。此后，我已在《国会记录》中记录了我的反对票，”他补充道。“我坚持我的立场，即赫格塞斯部长必须被追责并遭到弹劾，”这位众议员进一步表示。议员说法受到质疑独立媒体“Drop Site News”的一名记者据称当时在现场，称“未见任何阻碍交通的情况”。
Lawmakers' account called into questionA journalist for independent media page Drop Site News was reportedly in the area at the time and saw “nothing impeding traffic.”A news report from DC News Now noted that a police chase after a shooting ended in a crash with a Metro bus.
DC News Now的一篇新闻报道指出，一起枪击案后的警方追捕在一辆地铁巴士撞车中结束。这起撞车事故发生在东南区的奈勒街和第30街交叉口，距离国会大厦约3.9英里。
This crash took place in Southeast DC at Naylor Street and 30th Street, which is about 3.9 miles away from the Capitol.