一群参议院民主党人正寻求利用即将到来的政府拨款截止日期，迫使特朗普政府结束对伊朗的战争。虽然党领袖尚未决定是否冒政府关门的风险，但来自进步派和温和派混合阵营的行动诉求，可能会给年底的立法冲刺阶段带来变数。若国会不行动，政府拨款将于12月11日耗尽。民主党人和共和党人几乎一致通过了一项短期拨款权宜法案，将这场斗争推迟到中期选举之后。
A group of Senate Democrats are looking to use a looming government funding deadline to force the Trump administration to end the war in Iran. While party leaders have yet to decide on whether to risk a shutdown, the desire for action from a mix of progressives and moderates could throw a wrench into the end-of-year legislative crunch. Government funding is set to run out on Dec. 11 without action from Congress. Democrats and Republicans almost unanimously approved a short-term funding patch on Sept. 1, delaying the fight until after the midterm elections.
但在取得压倒性胜利后，民主党士气高涨，正寻求利用这一势头终结伊朗战争，两党议员均表示这是选民所愿。部分议员主张利用拨款截止日期作为筹码。参议员迈克尔·贝内特（民主党-科罗拉多州）、伯尼·桑德斯（无党籍-佛蒙特州）、克里斯·范霍伦（民主党-马里兰州）和塔米·达克沃斯（民主党-伊利诺伊州）周四在一份联合声明中表示，他们将反对任何不包含“限制特朗普政府动用拨款资金继续其对伊朗战争条款”的短期拨款权宜法案。
But after a sweeping victory, Democrats have the wind at their backs and are looking to use that momentum to bring an end to the Iran war, which members of both parties say is something voters want. Some members say they should use the funding deadline as leverage. Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) said in a joint statement Thursday that they will oppose any short-term spending patch that does not include “language that restricts the Trump Administration from using appropriated funds to continue his war against Iran.”
“随着12月11日拨款截止日期临近，我们不应接受一项继续为特朗普总统的自选战争提供数十亿美元额外资金的短期拨款协议，”这些参议员说。提出类似要求的不止他们一人。参议员蒂姆·凯恩（民主党-弗吉尼亚州）周四对记者表示，除非短期临时拨款法案（CR）封堵战争资金，否则他也不会支持。凯恩称，他正在起草一项条款，禁止政府花钱用于伊朗战争，该条款可加入下一项短期拨款法案。
“As we approach the December 11 funding deadline, we should not accept a short-term spending deal that continues to provide billions of additional dollars for President Trump’s war of choice,” the senators said. They’re not alone in their demands. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) told reporters Thursday he also would not support any short-term continuing resolution (CR) unless it blocks money for the war. Kaine said he is crafting a provision to block the administration from spending money on the Iran war that could be added to the next short-term spending bill.
凯恩说，他正“与其他人协同”推进此事，但未透露具体人选。“我知道这将是我的主要推动重点，”当被问及短期权宜法案谈判中的优先事项时，凯恩说，“我是说，我必须与同事合作，试图找到一些行之有效的措辞。”
Kaine said he is working on it “in tandem with others,” but did not specify whom. “I know it's going to be my main push,” Kaine said, when asked about priorities in short-term patch negotiations. “I mean, I have to work with colleagues to try to find some language that works. And I'm not there yet, but I told everybody that's what I'm doing.”
“但我还没到那一步，我只是告诉大家这是我的打算。”但这种情绪在参议院党团中有多普遍仍不确定，因为任何短期法案都需要约七名民主党参议员的支持。参议院拨款委员会首席民主党参议员帕蒂·默里（民主党-华盛顿州）表示，民主党正在讨论如何利用12月11日的截止日期作为筹码，甚至是否要利用这一截止日期。
But it remains uncertain how widespread that sentiment is among the caucus in the Senate, where any short-term bill would need about seven Democratic votes. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee, said that Democrats are discussing options for how, or even whether to use the Dec. 11 deadline as leverage.
“我们将审视我们拥有的每一个工具，”默里周二在被问及限制战争时说道。默里还表示，她希望通过一个短期临时拨款决议，让政府维持开放到明年，以便民主党在掌控局面后敲定其长期支出优先事项。周四，当被问及如果不结束战争是否会阻挠拨款时，几位民主党参议员态度不明朗。“我希望不会发生那种情况，”参议员玛齐·希罗诺（民主党-夏威夷州）在被问及是否愿因战争相关僵局而让政府关门时表示。
“We’re going to look at every tool we have available,” Murray said on Tuesday when asked about restricting the war. Murray also said that she wants a short CR that would keep the government open until next year and allow Democrats to hammer out their long-term spending priorities when they take control. Several Democratic senators were noncommittal when asked Thursday if they would hold up funding without an end to the war. “I hope that's not going to happen,” said Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), when asked if she would be willing to shut down the government over a war-related stalemate.
“我希望理智的人会意识到，我们必须通过停止战争来止损。”参议员理查德·布卢门撒尔（民主党-康涅狄格州）周四表示，“大概率应该有一个短期临时拨款决议”来为政府提供资金，并且“需要采取一些行动来结束战争。”但他并未承诺其对前者的投票是否取决于后者。“我目前不划红线，”布卢门撒尔说。“我只是告诉你我的目标是什么。”
“I hope that reasonable minds will realize that we have to stop the bleeding by stopping the war.”Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said Thursday that “there should be probably a short-term CR” to fund the government and that “there needs to be some action to end the war.”But he did not commit to whether his vote on the former was based on the latter. “I'm not drawing lines in the sand right now,” Blumenthal said. “I'm telling you what the goal, my goal is.”
参议员塔米·鲍德温（民主党-威斯康星州）也表示她希望同时实现这两个目标，但未说明二者是否必须捆绑进行。“我们将竭尽全力结束这场非法战争，并让政府保持开放和有资金运转，”鲍德温周四在被问及是否倾向于不含战争相关条款的临时拨款决议时对记者表示。众议院少数党领袖众议员哈基姆·杰弗里斯（民主党-纽约州）周四拒绝透露他是否会因伊朗战争要求而扣留短期拨款，将决定权交给了拨款委员会的领导人——但众议院通过临时拨款法案（CR）可能不需要民主党的选票。
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) also said she wants to achieve both goals without specifying if they must be done together. “We're going to do everything we can to bring an end to this illegal war and to keep the government open and funded,” Baldwin told reporters Thursday when asked if she would prefer a CR without war language. House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) would not say Thursday if he would withhold short-term funding over Iran war demands, deferring to the leaders on the appropriations committees— but Democratic votes may not be needed for a CR in the House.
“关于拨款程序，目前正在进行‘四角谈判’，由罗莎·德劳罗众议员（民主党-康涅狄格州）牵头……她正在处理我们所有的民主党优先事项，看看在12月11日之前能实现什么，”杰弗里斯周四在新闻发布会上表示。“我不想抢在德劳罗众议员前面，但众议院民主党人一致反对向唐纳德·特朗普的战争机器、向皮特·赫格塞斯的战争机器在中东提供任何额外资金。”
“With respect to the appropriations process, right now there are four corners negotiations that are ongoing led by [Rep.] Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)…and she’s working through all of our Democratic priorities to see what’s possible in advance of December 11,” Jeffries said at a press conference Thursday. “I don't want to get out ahead of Congresswoman DeLauro, but House Democrats have uniformly opposed providing any additional money to Donald Trump’s war machine, to Pete Hegseth’s war machine, over in the Middle East.”
特朗普总统和共和党也可能让谈判陷入混乱。共和党正在权衡利用执政最后几周强行通过数十亿美元的国防开支，可能作为单党推动的和解法案的一部分。特朗普周四呼吁国会加快推进。这几乎肯定会进一步激怒民主党人。“任何花招或噱头都会威胁潜在协议，”布卢门撒尔周四在被单独询问共和党使用和解程序是否会损害短期谈判进程时表示。
President Trump and Republicans could also throw the negotiations into chaos. Republicans are weighing using their final weeks in power to cram through billions in defense spending, potentially as part of a party-line reconciliation package. Trump called Thursday for Congress to move fast on it. Doing so would almost certainly further rile up Democrats. “Any kind of tricks or gimmicks certainly threaten potential agreements,” Blumenthal said, when asked separately Thursday if Republicans using reconciliation would harm the short-term negotiating process.
参议员布莱恩·沙茨（民主党-夏威夷州），预计将成为下一任民主党党鞭，在被问及国会是否因威胁战争拨款而冒着政府关门的风险时，拒绝进行推测。“那是评论员的事，”他说。
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), the likely next Democratic Whip, did not want to speculate when asked if Congress was risking a shutdown by threatening war funding. “That’s punditry,” he said.