参议员克里斯·范·霍伦（民主党-马里兰州）周四在一次采访中提出，可以利用政府停摆迫使总统唐纳德·特朗普结束伊朗战争，此前他宣布将挑战参议员查克·舒默（民主党-纽约州）的即将上任的多数党领袖职位。
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., floated using a government shutdown to get President Donald Trump to end the war in Iran during an interview on Thursday, after announcing he would challenge Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., for the incoming Majority Leader position.
在MS NOW的采访中，范·霍伦被多次问及他作为领袖与舒默有何不同。这位参议员指出结束伊朗战争。
Van Hollen was asked multiple times during an MS NOW interview how he would be different from Schumer as leader. The senator pointed to ending the war in Iran.
“区别在于，我认为我们需要坚定，”他说。“我认为美国人民清清楚楚地表达了他们的意愿，他们希望结束伊朗战争并降低物价。我们不应该说要等到一月，因为我们有能力在12月11日就这么做。因此，这不应该是一个随风而动的问题。这不应该是一种拖拖拉拉。这不应该是一个胆怯的问题。我们需要回应美国人民的呼吁，结束战争，降低物价，现在就做。一分钱都不给，一分钱都不给来助长这场战争。”
"Well, the difference is, I believe we need to be firm," he said. "I think that we heard loud and clear from the American people that they want to end the war in Iran and bring down prices. We shouldn't say we're going to wait until January when we have the power to do it on Dec. 11. And so, this should not be a finger in the wind issue.
国会需要在12月11日之前为政府提供资金，以避免停摆。MS NOW的詹·普萨基问范·霍伦，特朗普是否会因为国会无法单方面结束战争而被“迫使”结束战争。
This should not be sort of frittering around. This should not be a question of timidity. We need to answer the call of the American people, end the war, bring down prices, do it now. Not a penny, not a penny to fuel this war." Congress will need to fund the government by Dec. 11 to avoid a shutdown.
“总统将面临一个选择，对吧？他会对美国人民说，‘我要关闭美国政府吗？我要关闭美国政府的所有机构，以维持伊朗的非法战争并让物价居高不下吗？’而我们现在就可以结束它，”范·霍伦说。他说，特朗普可以选择“完全无视”美国人民的意愿并关闭政府。
MS NOW's Jen Psaki asked Van Hollen if Trump would be "forced" to end the war because Congress couldn't do it unilaterally. "The president would be given a choice, right? Does he say to the American people that 'I'm going to shut down the United States government? Am I going to shut down all the agencies of the U.S. government to keep the illegal war in Iran going and to keep prices high,' when we could do it now?" Van Hollen said. He said Trump could choose to "completely ignore" the will of the American people and shut down the government.
舒默办公室没有立即回复福克斯新闻数字版的置评请求。白宫也没有回复置评请求。
Schumer's office did not immediately return Fox News Digital's request for comment. The White House also did not return a request for comment.
范·霍伦周四宣布，他将挑战舒默的多数党领袖职位，此前民主党在2026年中期选举中重新夺回了参议院控制权。
Van Hollen announced Thursday he would challenge Schumer for the Majority Leader position after Democrats won back the chamber in the 2026 midterms.
“在这次选举中，美国人民呼吁变革，”范霍伦在一份声明中说。“他们呼吁改变唐纳德·特朗普的灾难性政策——但更重要的是，改变对劳动人民不起作用的现状。”
"In this election, the American people called for change," Van Hollen said in a statement. "They called for a change from Donald Trump’s disastrous policies — but even bigger than that, a change from the status quo that isn’t working for working people."
“我们现在必须回应这一时刻，要做到这一点，我们需要新的领导层，”他接着说。“这不是关于任何一个人——而是关于回应美国人民的呼声。这就是我竞选参议院多数党领袖的原因。”现年67岁的范霍伦已在国会任职23年，先在众议院开始职业生涯，2017年转入参议院。现年75岁的舒默自1981年起就在国会任职。
"It’s now on us to meet this moment, and to do that we need new leadership," he continued. "This is not about any one person – it’s about answering the call of the American people. That is why I’m running for Senate Majority Leader." Van Hollen, 67, has served in Congress for 23 years, beginning his career in the House before moving to the Senate in 2017. Schumer, 75, has been in Congress since 1981.
共和党策略师、迈尔策略公司负责人利兹·迈尔在一份声明中告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，关门立场可能是民主党的“有效策略”。
Liz Mair, a Republican strategist and head of Mair Strategies, told Fox News Digital in a statement, that the shutdown position could be an "effective strategy" for the Democrats.
“如果你确实想迫使五角大楼就范，这是在立法层面最容易的做法，对吧？”她说。“我认为问题是，这对民主党会有多大的声誉负面影响？”她补充道：“进步派似乎对克里斯·范霍伦作为潜在领袖充满相当大的信心。我只是想知道，他们这样做是否明智，”并质疑范霍伦能否执行这一策略。范霍伦决定挑战舒默之际，参议院多名成员已表示不会支持后者。
"If you do want to force the Pentagon's hand, this is the easiest way to do it, legislatively, right?" she said. "I think the question is how much reputational downside is there for Democrats?" "Progressives seem to put in quite a lot of confidence in Chris Van Hollen as a prospective leader. And I just wonder whether that's wise on their part," she added, questioning if Van Hollen could execute it. Van Hollen's decision to challenge Schumer comes as several members of the Senate have said they won't support the latter.
长期盟友如参议员伯尼·桑德斯（无党籍-佛蒙特州）和较新成员如参议员埃莉萨·斯洛特金（民主党-密歇根州）本周宣布，他们不会支持舒默担任领袖。
Longtime allies such as Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and newer members such as Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., declared this week that they would not back Schumer for leader.
几名乘“蓝色浪潮”进入华盛顿特区的当选参议员已公开表示不会支持舒默担任领袖。当选参议员亚当·汉密尔顿（堪萨斯州）、佩吉·弗拉纳根和阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德均公开拒绝支持这位长期担任纽约州参议员的民主党领袖。
Several senators-elect who rode the blue wave to Washington, D.C., have publicly said they will not support Schumer for leader. Senators-elect Adam Hamilton, Kan., Peggy Flanagan, and Abdul El-Sayed have all publicly rejected the longtime New York senator as the Democratic leader.
范·霍伦表示，当被问及担任领导人后的头100天将做什么时，他将优先恢复医疗补助计划资金、延长《平价医疗法案》的税收抵免，并恢复食品和营养计划。范·霍伦还批评舒默在民主党初选中支持温和派候选人。
Van Hollen said he would prioritize restoring Medicaid funding, extending the Affordable Care Act's tax credits, and restoring food and nutrition programs when asked about what he would do in his first 100 days as leader. Van Hollen also criticized Schumer for endorsing moderate candidates in Democratic primaries.
