Rep. Tim Kennedy Sworn Into House, Narrows GOP Majority To Razor Thin: 'Awesome And Magnificent Responsibility ... Granted To Me'
Rep. Tim Kennedy Sworn Into House, Narrows GOP Majority To Razor Thin: 'Awesome And Magnificent Responsibility ... Granted To Me'
Rep. Tim Kennedy (D-N.Y.) was sworn into the House on Monday, effectively reducing the Republican majority to a mere single vote.
衆議員蒂姆·肯尼迪（D-N.Y.）週一在衆議院宣誓就職，這實際上使共和黨的多數席位減少到僅一票。
What Happened: Kennedy, a former state senator, emerged victorious in a special election in New York's 26th Congressional District last week, defeating GOP candidate Gary Dickson. The seat was previously occupied by Rep. Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.), who retired in February, reported The Hill.
發生了什麼：前州參議員肯尼迪上週在紐約第26國會選區的一次特別選舉中獲勝，擊敗了共和黨候選人加里·迪克森。據《希爾》報道，該席位此前曾由衆議員布萊恩·希金斯（D-N.Y.）佔據，他於二月份退休。
The induction of Kennedy into the House decreases the total count of Republicans to 217, against 213 Democrats. This shift further diminishes the GOP's already thin majority, which has been shrinking due to a series of Republican resignations in recent months.
肯尼迪進入衆議院使共和黨人的總人數減少到217人，而民主黨人爲213人。這種轉變進一步削弱了共和黨本已微弱的多數席位，由於最近幾個月共和黨的一系列辭職，共和黨的多數席位一直在萎縮。
The next seat to be filled is that of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), with a special election scheduled for May 21. Kennedy will serve out Higgins' term through January and will also be on the ballot for a full term this November.
下一個需要填補的席位是前議長凱文·麥卡錫（R-Calif.），特別選舉定於5月21日舉行。肯尼迪將把希金斯的任期延長到一月，還將在今年11月參加完整任期的投票。
"This awesome and magnificent responsibility that's been granted to me by the people of Western New York," Kennedy expressed his gratitude and commitment to his constituents.
肯尼迪向選民表示感謝和承諾：“紐約西部人民賦予我的這項艱鉅而艱鉅的責任。”
Why It Matters: Amid the ongoing turmoil within the GOP, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has claimed that the Democrats are effectively governing as the majority in the House.
爲何重要：在共和黨內部持續動盪中，衆議院少數黨領袖哈基姆·傑弗里斯（D-N.Y.）聲稱，民主黨人實際上是以衆議院多數席位的身份執政。
In a CBS "60 Minutes" interview, Jeffries stated that the Democrats have been acting as if they were in the majority due to the fragmented state of the GOP.
傑弗里斯在接受哥倫比亞廣播公司 “60分鐘” 採訪時表示，由於共和黨的分散狀況，民主黨人的行爲好像佔多數一樣。
"Even though we're in the minority, we effectively have been governing as if we were in the majority because we continue to provide a majority of the votes necessary to get things done," Jeffries said.
傑弗里斯說：“儘管我們佔少數，但我們實際上一直像佔多數一樣執政，因爲我們繼續提供完成工作所需的多數選票。”