丹佛讯——德克萨斯州当选参议员詹姆斯·塔拉里科周四在民主党人聚会上表示，选民期待他们立即兑现承诺，这意味着要让唐纳德·特朗普总统任内最后两年成为“美国历史上任何总统任期中最富有成效的两年”。塔拉里科刚刚创造历史，成为自1988年以来首位当选参议员的德州民主党人。他敦促本党摒弃恶毒攻击和干扰，立即为美国人提供经济救助。民主党赢得了国会两院控制权，但特朗普将留在白宫——并掌握否决权——直到2029年。
DENVER — Texas Sen.-elect James Talarico told a gathering of Democrats Thursday that voters are expecting them to immediately deliver, and that means making President Donald Trump’s last two years in office the “most productive of any presidency in American history.”Talarico, who just made history by becoming the first Democrat elected senator in Texas since 1988, urged his party to put aside vitriol and distractions and immediately provide economic relief to Americans. Democrats won both chambers of Congress, but Trump will remain in the White House — and wield the veto pen — until 2029.
“基层民众等不了两年才看到改变。所以我们必须与特朗普总统合作，”塔拉里科说。“如果特朗普总统想要像林登·约翰逊那样拥有匾额、肖像和半身像，我们可以帮他实现这一愿望。”这是指来自德克萨斯州的前总统林登·B·约翰逊。
“The American people cannot wait two years for change. So we must work with President Trump,” Talarico said. “If President Trump wants the same plaques and portraits and busts as LBJ, we can help make that a reality.”It was a reference to President Lyndon B. Johnson, who was from Texas.
塔拉里科在为期两天的“下一步”大会上发表讲话，该会议由“多数派民主党人”组织举办，内容呼应了他在竞选途中强调的主题。当时，塔拉里科表示，他的目标不是让整个德克萨斯州变蓝，因为他相信选民想要的是一个分权但平衡的政府。他还反对将社区相互对立的政客，称掌权者希望美国人关注“错误的1%”，而不是那些财富不断增长的亿万富翁。
Talarico spoke at the two-day What’s Next conference, an event organized by the group Majority Democrats, tapping into campaign themes he stressed on the trail. Then, Talarico said his goal wasn’t to turn all of Texas blue because he believes voters want a divided, but balanced, government. He also spoke against politicians who pit communities against one another, saying those in power wanted Americans to focus on the “wrong 1%,” instead of billionaires who were growing their wealth.
在演讲中，塔拉里科提到了自己的历史性胜利，以及他所描述的“德克萨斯州那么大”的民主党授权，但强调了跨越党派分歧、跨越宾夕法尼亚大道（指白宫）合作以交付成果的必要性，即使这意味着特朗普会分享一些功劳。
In his speech, Talarico noted his historic win and what he described as a Democratic mandate “the size of Texas,” but stressed the need to reach across the aisle, and down Pennsylvania Avenue, to deliver results, even if it means Trump takes some of the credit.
“我们应该让他总统任期的最后两年成为美国历史上任何总统任期中最富有成效的两年，因为这一时刻远比红队或蓝队重要得多，”塔拉里科说。“它远比一个党派重要。我们厌倦了被彼此对立。我们厌倦了被告知要互相仇恨。”
“We should make the final two years of his presidency the most productive of any presidency in American history, because this moment is so much bigger and so much more important than the red team or blue team,” Talarico said. “It’s so much bigger than a party. We are tired of being pitted against each other. We’re tired of being told to hate each other. It’s been 10 years of this kind of politics.”
“这种政治已经持续了10年。”民主党是否兑现议程、以及在多大程度上聚焦对共和党的调查，仍是党内核心争论。白宫已发出信号，计划对抗国会对政府的调查企图。塔拉里科此前不仅呼吁追究特朗普政府的责任，也主张民主党与特朗普合作。“这不是非此即彼的选择，”塔拉里科本月初对NBC新闻表示，“我们需要问责，也需要兑现承诺。”
Whether Democrats deliver on an agenda and to what extent they focus on investigations of Republicans remains a central debate within the party. The White House has signaled it plans to fight attempts by Congress to investigate the administration. Talarico has previously called not only for accountability for the Trump administration, but also for Democrats to work with Trump. “It is not an either-or choice,” Talarico told NBC News earlier this month. “We need accountability and we need to deliver.”
塔拉里科以反腐败为竞选纲领、将自己定位为大卫对抗歌利亚——埃隆·马斯克，后者单方面斥资逾1.68亿美元支持塔拉里科的共和党对手肯·帕克斯顿，塔拉里科由此赢得席位。“我们对抗世界首富，并且赢了，”塔拉里科在周四的活动上说。
Talarico swept into office after campaigning against corruption and framing himself as David versus Elon Musk, the Goliath, who single-handedly spent more than $168 million to support Talarico’s Republican opponent, Ken Paxton. “We went up against the richest man in the world, and we won,” Talarico said at Thursday’s event.