赫格塞思弹劾移交表决211比204过关：11名民主党众议员缺席，多人称被堵车与警车护送车队耽搁
美国众议院11月10日晚在华盛顿以211票对204票，通过把众议员 Thomas Massie 提出的针对国防部长 Pete Hegseth 的八项弹劾条款移交司法委员会审议，弹劾程序就此被搁置。当晚共有11名民主党众议员缺席这场表决，其中多人把缺席归因于国会山附近的一起交通事故和一支警车护送的车队。
单从票数看，若这11名民主党人全部到场并投下反对票，移交动议将以211票对215票被否决。不过共和党当晚也有7名众议员缺席，USA Today 指出，即便民主党全员到场，结果是否必然翻转并不确定。这场原定15分钟的表决，被拖长到近半个小时才落槌。
缺席者中，众议员 Laura Gillen、众议员 Jonathan Jackson 和众议员 Melanie Stansbury 都把没赶上表决归因于同一起交通事故和一辆由警车护送的大巴。众议员 Marilyn Strickland 的幕僚长 Andrew Noh 说，她被堵在一支车队后面，只差一分钟没赶上。74岁的众议员 Julia Brownley 说，Pennsylvania Avenue 上发生事故后，她干脆下了车，一路跑向国会大厦。缺席者中不少人当晚刚参加完一场「选举民主党女性」（Elect Democratic Women）的活动，活动地点距国会大厦约10分钟车程。
其余缺席各有原因。前众议院议长 Nancy Pelosi 当天在 San Francisco 参加退伍军人节活动；众议员 Lou Correa 因一场医疗手术缺席；众议员 Steven Horsford 称有个人紧急事务；众议员 Pat Ryan 前一天刚做过背部手术；密歇根州众议员 Haley Stevens 没有说明缺席原因。
缺席在民主党内引发反弹。众议员 Sydney Kamlager-Dove 说：「我们没有理由因为缺席输掉这场表决。」众议员 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 也公开批评了缺席的同僚。Massie 是当晚唯一投反对票的共和党众议员，他提出的八项弹劾条款将在本届国会于明年1月3日届满时失效。
关联：密歇根州众议员 Haley Stevens 是该州唯一缺席弹劾表决的议员
Hegseth Impeachment Referral Passes 211-204 as 11 House Democrats Miss the Vote, Several Blaming Traffic and a Police-Escorted Motorcade
The U.S. House voted 211-204 in Washington on the night of November 10 to refer Rep. Thomas Massie's eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to the Judiciary Committee, effectively stalling the impeachment effort. Eleven House Democrats missed the vote, and several of them blamed a traffic incident near Capitol Hill and a police-escorted motorcade.
On the numbers alone, had all 11 Democrats been present and voted no, the referral motion would have failed 215-211. Seven Republicans were also absent that night, however, and USA Today noted that it was not clear the outcome would necessarily have flipped even with full Democratic attendance. The vote, scheduled for 15 minutes, was held open for nearly half an hour.
Among the absentees, Rep. Laura Gillen, Rep. Jonathan Jackson and Rep. Melanie Stansbury all attributed their absence to the same traffic incident and a police-escorted bus. Rep. Marilyn Strickland's chief of staff, Andrew Noh, said she was stuck behind a motorcade and missed the vote by one minute. Rep. Julia Brownley, 74, said that after an accident on Pennsylvania Avenue she got out of her car and ran to the Capitol. Many of the absentees had been returning from an Elect Democratic Women event about a 10-minute drive from the Capitol.
Other absences had other explanations. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was in San Francisco for a Veterans Day event; Rep. Lou Correa cited a medical procedure; Rep. Steven Horsford cited a personal emergency; Rep. Pat Ryan had undergone back surgery the day before; and Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens gave no explanation.
The absences drew criticism within the Democratic caucus. "There is no reason we should have lost because of attendance," Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove said, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez also publicly criticized the absentees. Massie was the only Republican to vote no. His eight articles of impeachment expire when the current Congress ends on January 3.
Related: House votes 211-204 to refer Hegseth impeachment articles to Judiciary Committee
Related: Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens was her state's only absentee in the impeachment vote
来源：USA Today
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