华盛顿，11月11日——据一名在场人士和另一名了解情况的人士透露，众议院民主党党鞭、美国众议员凯瑟琳·克拉克周三对同僚表示，缺席国防部长皮特·赫格塞思弹劾投票的民主党人令美国人民失望。
WASHINGTON, Nov 11 - US Representative Katherine Clark, the House Democratic whip, told colleagues on Wednesday that Democrats who missed a vote on the impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth disappointed the American people, according to one person in the room and another briefed on the episode.
克拉克是马萨诸塞州民主党人，负责在重大投票前掌握本党议员的立场，并确保他们到场投票。她正在争取在民主党明年控制众议院后出任众议院多数党领袖。
Clark, a Massachusetts Democrat, is responsible for knowing where members stand ahead of major votes and ensuring they are present for them. She is vying to become House majority leader when Democrats take control of the chamber next year.
由于11名民主党人缺席，众议院共和党人周二在共和党主导国会的最后几周阻止了弹劾赫格塞思的努力。明年年初议员宣誓就职后，民主党将同时控制众议院和参议院。
With 11 Democratic absences, House Republicans on Tuesday blocked an effort to impeach Hegseth in the final weeks of the Republican-led Congress. Democrats will control both the House of Representatives and Senate when members are sworn in early next year.
民主党人明年可能再次尝试弹劾赫格塞思，但即便参议院由民主党主导，也很可能宣判他无罪，因为罢免其职务需要三分之二的票数。
Democrats could try to impeach Hegseth again next year, but even a Democratic-led Senate is likely to acquit him, given that it would require a two-thirds vote to remove him from office.
这一投票结果引发了对民主党的批评。自上周的选举浪潮席卷数十个总统唐纳德·特朗普在2024年赢下的国会选区以来，民主党一直势头强劲。民主党还在多个特朗普赢下的参议院关键战场州获胜，包括俄亥俄州、艾奥瓦州、得克萨斯州、堪萨斯州，可能还有密西西比州和阿拉斯加州——民主党在这些州以微弱优势领先，但选情胶着，尚难分出胜负。
The vote's outcome drew criticism of a party that had been riding high since last week's wave election swept through dozens of congressional districts that President Donald Trump won in 2024. Democrats also triumphed in a number of Trump-won Senate battleground states, including Ohio, Iowa, Texas, Kansas and possibly Mississippi and Alaska, where Democrats hold narrow leads but races are too close to call.
所有出席的众议院民主党人都反对将弹劾决议提交众议院司法委员会审议的动议，该动议以211票对204票获得通过，使弹劾努力就此终止。
Every House Democrat present opposed the motion to refer the impeachment resolution to the House Judiciary Committee, which passed in a 211-204 vote, killing the impeachment effort.
只有一名共和党人——即将离任的肯塔基州众议员托马斯·马西，即此次弹劾行动的发起人——与民主党人一起投了反对票。该动议以七票优势获得通过，少于缺席的民主党人数。另有七名共和党人也缺席了投票。
Only one Republican — outgoing Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky, who sponsored the impeachment effort — voted with Democrats. The motion passed by seven votes, fewer than the number of Democrats who were absent. Seven Republicans also missed the vote.
荣休议长南希·佩洛西当时在旧金山，在她所在选区举行的退伍军人节庆祝活动上受到表彰。另一位加州民主党人卢·科雷亚于周二接受了一次医疗手术，医生建议他避免出行。其他一些人的发言人，例如即将离任的密歇根州众议员海莉·史蒂文斯和佛罗里达州众议员弗雷德里卡·威尔逊，未回应置评请求。
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi was in San Francisco, where she was honored at a Veterans Day celebration in her district. Another California Democrat, Lou Correa, underwent a medical procedure on Tuesday and was advised by his doctor to avoid travel. Spokespeople for others, such as outgoing Representatives Haley Stevens of Michigan and Frederica Wilson of Florida, did not respond to requests for comment.
内华达州众议员史蒂文·霍斯福德称因“个人紧急情况”而推迟抵达。
Representative Steven Horsford of Nevada cited a "personal emergency" that delayed his arrival.
“我错过了一次重要投票，”他在周三的院会发言中说。“我承担全部责任。我要求别人承担的问责，同样适用于我自己。”但大多数错过周二投票的民主党人将其归咎于华盛顿的晚高峰交通。有几人表示，他们被堵在一辆警车护送的车队后面，该车队是为应对一起交通事故而护送一辆巴士。每位议员都表示，他们本会反对该动议。
"I missed an important vote," he said in a floor speech on Wednesday. "I take full responsibility. The accountability I demand of others applies to me, too." But most Democrats who missed Tuesday's vote blamed rush-hour traffic in Washington. Several said they were stuck behind a police escort for a bus following a traffic incident. Each member said they would have opposed the motion.
这次投票的结束也比往常更快。科罗拉多州众议员布列塔尼·彼得森表示，众议院议长迈克·约翰逊“竭尽全力保护”赫格塞斯“免于被问责”。
The vote was also closed more quickly than usual. Representative Brittany Pettersen of Colorado said House Speaker Mike Johnson "worked overtime to shield" Hegseth "from accountability."
“明年众议院民主党人将弹劾赫格塞斯，”她在网上写道，“约翰逊和特朗普都阻止不了我们。”
"Next year House Democrats will impeach Hegseth," she wrote online, "and neither Johnson nor Trump will be able to stop us."