众议院陷入僵局，共和党与民主党围绕一项有争议的退伍军人法案互相指责，该法案于周三下午意外以口头表决方式通过。
The House floor is frozen as Republicans and Democrats trade accusations about a controversial veterans bill that unexpectedly passed by voice vote Wednesday afternoon.
共和党人称，民主党人只是疏忽未要求进行记名表决，从而让《照顾美国退伍军人法案》直接进入参议院。
Republicans say Democrats simply neglected to ask for a roll-call vote, allowing the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act to immediately move to the Senate.
但一位民主党高层指责共和党领袖耍“诡计”通过了该法案，该法案此前曾于7月因两党均有反对而被撤回。
But a top Democrat accused GOP leaders of “trickery” in passing the bill, which had previously been pulled from the floor back in July due to bipartisan opposition.
法案中一项有争议的条款将通过削减部分未来的残疾索赔来为部分人扩大福利买单——民主党人对此在很大程度上持反对态度。
A controversial provision in the bill would expand benefits for some individuals by paying for it with cuts to some future disability claims — something Democrats have largely opposed.
加利福尼亚州众议员马克·塔卡诺是退伍军人事务委员会的民主党首席成员，他表示，当法案通过时，他和他的工作人员正“参与谈判”法案的最后修改——这使他们无暇走到讲台前。他称，没有民主党人要求记名表决“是因为多数党的背信弃义和诡计”。“就在谈判进行期间，他们强行通过了这项表决，”他说。
Rep. Mark Takano of California, the top Democrat on the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, said he and his staff were “engaged in negotiations” about last-minute changes to the bill — drawing them away from the podium — when the measure was passed. He said no Democrat asked for the recorded tally “because of the treachery and trickery of the majority.”“While these negotiations are going, they rammed through this vote,” he said.
众议院多数党领袖史蒂夫·斯卡利斯在表决后指责民主党人，并称该法案“已经通过”，民主党人没有理由推翻它。
House Majority Steve Scalise blamed Democrats after the vote and said the bill is “already passed” and that Democrats had no grounds to reverse it.
“如果他们当中有几个人想去表达反对意见，他们可以去众议院议场上清楚地说明为什么他们在退伍军人节反对我们的退伍军人，”他针对这场纠纷说道。“但我为支持它感到自豪。”众议院目前处于休会状态，民主党人正在探索推翻表决的方法。斯卡利斯表示，唯一的途径是通过一致同意请求。“而且，当然，你们看到了对该法案有巨大的支持，”他补充道。
“If a few of them want to go voice their objections, they can go and make it clear on the House floor why they're against our veterans on Veterans Day,” he said about the dustup. “But I was proud to support it.”The House is now in recess as Democrats explore ways to reverse the vote. Scalise said the only way that could be done is through a unanimous consent request. “And, of course, you saw there's tremendous support for the bill,” he added.
高野表示，他正在“梳理我们所有的选项”，并对共和党的姿态感到沮丧：“他们坚持发送尚未完全达成一致的文本，送交参议院。”
Takano said he was “walking through all of our options” and said he was frustrated by the GOP posture: “They're insisting on sending text that's not been fully agreed to, send it over to the Senate.”
加利福尼亚州民主党众议员、民主党第四号领袖刘云平（Ted Lieu）提出了更尖锐的批评，称这一举动“可耻”。“在退伍军人节这样做尤其不可原谅，”他补充道。
Rep. Ted Lieu of California, the No. 4 Democratic leader, offered sharper criticism, calling the move “shameful.”“To do this on Veterans Day is particularly unconscionable,” he added.
这是众议院民主党人两天内第二次出现明显的议场失误。周二，一项针对国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯（Pete Hegseth）的弹劾决议案未能通过，因为近十几名民主党议员未出席投票。有几人称他们被堵在路上了。
It’s the second apparent floor snafu for House Democrats in as many days. An impeachment resolution targeting Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth failed Tuesday after nearly a dozen Democrats failed to show up for the vote. Several said they had gotten stuck in traffic.
众议院预计将于周四就另一项退伍军人法案——《理查德·斯塔尔法案》（Richard Star Act）进行表决，该法案将为约5万名战斗中受伤的退伍军人增加退休金。该法案通过解职动议被迫提交议场表决，绕过了共和党领袖的反对，且不包含使《照顾美国退伍军人法案》（Take Care of America’s Veterans Act）备受争议的条款。
The House is expected to vote Thursday on another veterans bill, the Richard Star Act, that would increase retirement payouts for around 50,000 combat-injured veterans. That bill was forced to the floor by a discharge petition, sidestepping opposition from GOP leaders, and it does not contain the provision that has made the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act so controversial.