2026年11月8日 美国东部时间下午5点23分 / CBS新闻
新一届当选众议员于周日抵达华盛顿参加入职培训，来自两党的新任议员均表示，在此次引发参众两院控制权转交给民主党的中期选举大变革之后，他们希望聚焦降低美国人的生活成本。
CBS新闻采访了几位民主党当选众议员，他们表示自己的首要任务是让美国民众的生活负担得起，同时也计划追究特朗普政府的责任。
“我们可以同时做两件事，但降低民众的生活成本是最重要的，”斯科特·维纳说，他将接替南希·佩洛西担任加利福尼亚州第11国会选区的众议员。
对于众议院共和党人来说，尽管他们曾历史性地推动重新划定多个州的国会选区以利于己方，但现在突然发现自己处于少数党地位，他们表示该党必须找到一条前进的道路。
“上周二晚，民众已经传递了一个明确的信号，作为一名新议员，我希望能从基层层面着手，想办法重新建立与民众的联系，更好地传达美国人民的需求，”密苏里州第6国会选区的共和党当选众议员克里斯·斯蒂高尔周日表示。
新当选众议员谈生活成本可负担性
马里兰州第5国会选区的民主党当选众议员阿德里安·博法周日表示，民主党党团面临的问题是“生活成本可负担性议程将是什么样的？”
博法说他的工作重点将是他选区的联邦工作人员。
“联邦工作人员非常重要……我的选区有8.5万名联邦工作人员，该州有3万名已被裁员。所以对我来说，联邦工作人员可能是第一、第二、第三优先事项，”他说。
对于康涅狄格州第1国会选区，民主党人卢克·布朗宁表示，民主党“不能害怕做大事”。
“我认为作为一个政党，我们必须为这场斗争带来全新的活力，”布朗宁周日告诉CBS新闻。“当医疗保健、住房市场或电价飙升等问题严重恶化时，我们不能害怕提出大胆的解决方案，也不能害怕勇敢地推动这些方案通过。我希望我们能主动出击。”
“与此同时，我认为我们必须认真对待监督和问责。我们现在看到的腐败类型，是美国历史上前所未见的，美国民众已经明确表示对此感到厌恶，希望终结这种腐败，”他补充说。
田纳西州第5国会选区的共和党当选众议员查理·哈克特——他在初选中击败了安迪·奥格尔斯，此前奥格尔斯因在社交媒体上表示“穆斯林不属于美国社会”引发争议——表示他希望聚焦柴油价格。
“柴油价格影响着大多数人，尤其是农民。我自己就是农民，这也是我的首要问题之一，”哈克特说。“所以燃料价格影响着从上游到下游的方方面面，运输、物流、食品杂货……都与此息息相关。”
共和党众议员谈与民主党合作
随着民主党拿下超过36个原属共和党持有的席位，范围从美国东北部郊区到曾被视为日益倾向共和党的得克萨斯州南部地区，新当选的共和党众议员表示，他们必须与民主党同事合作，才能为选区选民办成事。
“我认为首先要认识到，我们党现在处于明显的少数党地位，”爱荷华州第4国会选区的共和党当选众议员克里斯·麦高恩说。“因此，我们必须非常非常努力地与代表民主党的新议员建立联系，在共同利益的问题上能够合作、配合、沟通，我们当然期待这样做。”
得克萨斯州第38国会选区的当选众议员乔恩·邦克周日告诉CBS新闻，他也愿意推动跨党派合作。
“无论是解决住房可负担性、放松行业管制，还是让政府退出医疗保健领域，我都希望与民主党人合作完成这些事情——减税，把更多钱还给民众，”邦克说。
进步党团的优先事项
国会进步党团周日与将加入该进步团体的新当选议员举行了介绍性新闻发布会。
该党团主席格雷格·卡萨众议员宣布，党团将迎来至少25名新成员，“这是规模最大的一批进步派新议员”。卡萨还表示，凭借可观的多数席位，民主党将兑现过去“未能”兑现的承诺。
“过去民主党在微弱多数席位的情况下，未能通过社会保障扩面或对亿万富翁征税的法案，因为特殊利益集团能够拉拢一两名议员阻挠，”他说。
党团名誉主席普拉米拉·贾亚帕尔进一步解释了党团的优先事项：“打击腐败、解决生活成本可负担性问题、终结无休止的战争。”
New House members say affordability, holding Trump administration accountable are top priorities
November 8, 2026 / 5:23 PM EST / CBS News
Newly elected House members arrived in Washington on Sunday for orientation, and freshman lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say they want to focus on lowering the cost of living for Americans following the seismic midterm election that shifted control of both chambers to the Democrats.
CBS News spoke with several Democratic representatives-elect who say their priority is making life affordable for the American people, but they also plan to hold the Trump administration accountable.
“We can walk and chew gum, but lowering people’s cost of living is the most important,” said Scott Wiener, who was elected to succeed Nancy Pelosi in California’s 11th Congressional District.
As for House Republicans who have suddenly found themselves a minority despite a historic effort to redraw several states’ congressional districts in their favor, they say the party has to figure out a way forward.
“There was a message sent last Tuesday night, and I hope, as a new member, I can be on the ground level of figuring out how we can reconnect and better message to the needs of the American people,” GOP Rep.-elect Chris Stigall of Missouri’s 6th Congressional District said Sunday.
Newly elected House members on affordability
Adrian Boafo, the Democratic Rep.-elect for Maryland’s 5th Congressional District, said Sunday that the question for the House caucus is “what’s the affordability agenda going to look like?”
Boafo said his focus will be on federal workers in his district.
“Federal workers are extraordinarily important … 85,000 federal workers in my district, 30,000 in the state who have been laid off. I mean, so federal workers is probably the number one, two and three priority for me,” he said.
For Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District, Democrat Luke Bronin said Democrats “cannot be afraid to do big things.”
“I think as a Democratic Party, we have to bring a whole new energy to this fight,” Bronin told CBS News on Sunday. “You know, when things are deeply broken, like healthcare or the housing market, or electricity prices going through the roof, we cannot be afraid to offer bold answers and be courageous about pushing through. And I want to see us go on offense.
“At the same time, I think we do have to be serious about oversight and accountability. The type of corruption we’re seeing right now is unlike anything we’ve seen in our history, and the American people just made pretty clear that they’re disgusted by it and they want to see an end to it,” he added.
GOP Rep.-elect Charlie Hatcher of Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District — who defeated Andy Ogles in the primary after Ogles sparked backlash for saying “Muslims don’t belong in American society” on social media — said he wants to focus on diesel prices.
“Price of diesel fuel is affecting most everybody, especially farmers. And I’m a farmer, and that’s one of my top issues as well,” Hatcher said. “So it’s a price of fuel that’s affecting everything all the way down the line. Transportation, logistics, groceries … It’s all connected to that.”
GOP House members on working with Democrats
With Democrats flipping more than three dozen Republican-held seats, ranging from suburban areas in the northeastern United States to areas of South Texas that were once viewed as increasingly GOP-friendly, new Republican House members say they have to work with Democratic colleagues to get things done for constituents.
“I think first and foremost we have to recognize that my party is now in a significant minority,” said Chris McGowan, GOP rep.-elect for Iowa’s 4th Congressional District. “So we’re going to have to work very, very hard to meet the new legislators representing the Democratic Party and where we can collaborate, cooperate, communicate on issues of shared interest, we certainly look forward to doing so.”
Rep.-elect Jon Bonck of Texas’ 38th Congressional District told CBS News on Sunday that he’s also willing to work on bipartisanship.
“If it’s fixing housing affordability, deregulating industries, or getting the government out of healthcare, I’d love to meet Democrats that will do those kinds of things — cut taxes, give more money back to people,” Bonck said.
Progressive Caucus on its priorities
The Congressional Progressive Caucus held an introductory press briefing on Sunday with the new members-elect who will join the progressive group.
Rep. Greg Casar, the chair of the Caucus, announced the Caucus is welcoming at least 25 new members, “the largest class of progressive members.” Casar also said that, with a big majority, the Democrats will deliver on promises they have “failed” to keep in the past.
“In the past, Democrats, with a narrow majority, have failed to pass Social Security expansion or taxing billionaires because special interests have been able to peel off just one or two members,” he said.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Chair Emerita, further explained the Caucus’ priorities: “Taking on corruption, taking on affordability, making sure we end endless wars.”
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