2026年9月15日 美国东部时间下午1:04 / 福克斯新闻频道
副总统还敦促选区稳固的共和党议员为面临竞争的同僚竞选活动提供资金，以备战连任
作者：彼得·达布罗斯卡、阿什利·J·迪梅拉、伊丽莎白·埃尔金德 福克斯新闻
独家报道：福克斯新闻数字频道从现场知情人士处获取的录音显示，副总统JD·万斯周二在国会山的一场聚会中为共和党议员提振士气，敦促议员们在中期选举前的49天里“大干一场”。
他呼吁正在参选的国会议员向美国民众说明特朗普政府的政策如何每日惠及民众。
“目前就有人的生活将变得更好，也有人的生活会变得更糟，这完全取决于我们能否掌控多数席位，”万斯在阐明2026年中期选举的利害关系时对共和党议员表示。
“如果对手赢得多数席位，将会有更多人陷入贫困，更无力负担处方药费用，邻里住宅也会更不安全，”他继续说道。“而如果你们守住多数席位，我们共同守住多数席位，人们就能安全地走在街上。”
副总统JD·万斯在中期选举前发表主旨演讲为共和党提振士气，并展现了他对共和党未来的愿景。(布兰登·贝尔/盖蒂图片社)
万斯特别提醒现任议员重点聚焦犯罪问题，他指出 homicide（凶杀案）率已降至126年来的最低点。万斯解释称，在拥有3.3亿人口的美国，这一犯罪数据意味着“数千人”——包括父母双亲——得以平安回家与家人团聚，而非成为致命罪案的受害者。
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“今晚将有数万名儿童回到家中，与父母一起完成作业，而非与陌生人相伴——这得益于我们在支持执法方面所做的努力，”万斯在这场闭门会议中说道。
“女士们、先生们，这并非抽象概念，”这位副总统继续说道。“这无关你在有线电视新闻网或福克斯新闻上看到的内容，也无关名字旁带有‘R’或‘D’的候选人能否当选。这关乎我们所热爱的美国人民，能否拥有一个配得上他们的政府——一个保护他们、为他们奋斗的政府，还是一个将他们当作达到目的手段的政府。”
福克斯新闻数字频道在会后采访了部分议员。
一位要求匿名以便直言不讳的众议院共和党议员告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，这场会议“是一场中期选举动员大会。核心议题是筹款、现身参选、确保所有人齐心协力投入11月的选举。”
“我认为他表现出色，”田纳西州共和党众议员蒂姆·伯切特评价道。“他非常优秀，极具亲和力。”
“他有种神奇的本事，能记住每个人的该死名字，”伯切特告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。“这有点让我惊讶。但每次我碰到他——有一次我在排队等洗手间，他刚从洗手间出来，就说‘嘿，蒂姆，最近怎么样？’我还邀请他去看田纳西大学的比赛。”
万斯向议员们提供了一些竞选建议，同时调侃政治顾问群体有时脱离实际，并表示“美国民众并不愚蠢”。
他说选民们清楚，唐纳德·特朗普总统及其政府接手了诸多问题，包括通胀、巨额债务以及“美国在国际舞台上变得更弱”的局面。
“他们知道罗马不是一天建成的，”他说道。
众议院议员们坐在国会山议事厅内。(奇普·索莫德维拉/盖蒂图片社)
JD·万斯在共和党主旨演讲中的这句话，揭示了他对美国的愿景
这位副总统指示议员们“深入选区”，亲自与尽可能多的选民建立联系。
同样重要的是，万斯表示，没有左翼对手的稳固选区共和党议员，应为身处竞争激烈选区的共和党同僚的竞选活动捐款。
“事情很简单，这又不是什么复杂的科学问题。你们比我更了解这一点，你们比我更了解自己的选区，”万斯说。“我们知道，大多数选民，尤其是那些思想开放、并非铁杆党派人士的选民，直到现在才真正开始关注选举。”
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万斯还动情回忆了2022年竞选参议员期间，南卡罗来纳州已故共和党参议员林赛·格雷厄姆前往俄亥俄州为他助选的往事。
“我永远不会忘记这件事，”万斯说。“林赛·格雷厄姆来了——我当时根本不认识林赛·格雷厄姆，而且你们都知道竞选最后阶段的滋味。你在糟糕的酒店醒来，好几天没见到妻子和孩子，有个伴一起上路会有趣得多。”
“你们可以一起讲笑话，享受过程。那种能量——民众能感受到。所以，走出去，和朋友们一起竞选吧。”
万斯回忆称，格雷厄姆给他讲的故事让他“笑到肚子疼”，其中有一半他都没法复述。
一位消息人士告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，万斯在演讲结束后并未离场，而是默许鼓励众议院共和党议员为共和党竞选机构承诺更多捐款，不少议员也确实照做了。例如，一位知情人士透露，得克萨斯州共和党众议员布兰登·吉尔就向全国共和党国会委员会（NRCC）承诺捐款110万美元。
众议院议长迈克·约翰逊（路易斯安那州共和党人）会后对记者表示，此次会议为共和党连任竞选活动筹集了2000万美元。
彼得·达布罗斯卡是福克斯新闻数字频道政治记者。
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EXCLUSIVE: Inside Vance’s intimate Capitol Hill huddle as Republicans confront tough midterm terrain
September 15, 2026 1:04pm EDT / Fox News
The vice president also urged Republicans in safe districts to fund colleagues in competitive races ahead of re-election
By Peter D’Abrosca , Ashley J. DiMella , Elizabeth Elkind, Fox News
EXCLUSIVE: Vice President JD Vance energized Republicans during a huddle on Capitol Hill Tuesday where he urged lawmakers to “kick a–” in the 49 days before the midterm elections, according to audio obtained by Fox News Digital from a person in the room.
He wants members of Congress who are on the campaign trail to tell Americans how Trump administration’s policies benefit them daily.
“There’s people out there right now whose lives are going to get better, or their lives are going to get worse based on whether we’re in the majority or whether we’re in the minority,” Vance told the Republican lawmakers in spelling out the stakes of the 2026 midterms.
“There are going to be people who are going to be poorer. Who are going to be less able to afford their prescription drugs, who are going to be less safe in the homes in their neighborhoods if the other guys get the majority,” he continued. “And there are people who are going to be able to walk down the street in safety if you guys keep the majority. If we keep the majority together.”
Vice President JD Vance used his keynote speech to rally Republicans ahead of the midterms while offering a glimpse of his vision for the GOP’s future.(Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Specifically, Vance told incumbents to hammer home the issue of crime, noting that the homicide rate has reached a 126-year low. Vance explained that in a country of 330 million people, that crime stat translates to “thousands of people,” including mothers and fathers, who are coming home to their families instead of being victims of deadly crimes.
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“There are tens of thousands of children who will come home tonight and work on their homework with mom or dad, rather than a stranger, because of what we’ve been able to do in supporting law enforcement,” Vance said in the closed-door meeting.
“This is not an abstraction, ladies and gentlemen,” the vice president continued. “This is not about what you see on CNN or Fox News. This is not whether someone with an ‘R’ or a ‘D’ next to their name wins. This is about whether the American people in this country that we love have a government that they deserve, that protects them, that fights for them, or whether they have a government that treats them as a means to end.”
Fox News Digital caught up with some lawmakers after the meeting.
One House Republican granted anonymity to speak candidly told Fox News Digital the meeting was “a pep rally for the midterms. It was about raising money, showing up, making sure that everybody’s all hands on deck going into November.”
“I think he did a great job,” Rep. Tim Burchett, R- Tenn., assessed. “He’s very good. He’s very personable.”
“He’s got some kind of voodoo thing going on where he remembers everybody’s dadgum name,” Burchett told Fox News Digital. “It kind of freaks me out a little bit. But, I mean, every time I’ve run into him — I remember one time I was waiting in line to go to the bathroom and he walked out of the bathroom. ‘Hey, Tim, what’s going on?’ I invited him to a [University of Tennessee] game.”
Vance offered some campaign tips to the lawmakers while ribbing the political consulting class for sometimes being out of touch, and saying “the American people are not dumb.”
He said voters understand President Donald Trump and his administration inherited problems, including inflation, massive debt and “a country that was weaker on the national stage.”
“They know that Rome wasn’t built in a day,” he said.
House lawmakers sit in the chamber on Capitol Hill.(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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The vice president directed members to “pound the pavement” in their home districts to personally connect with as many voters as possible.
Just as importantly, Vance said, Republicans in safe districts who have no real opposition from the left should contribute money to the campaigns of fellow Republicans who are in competitive districts.
“So here’s the thing, this is not rocket science. You guys know this better than I do, you know your districts better than I do,” Vance said . “We know that most voters, particularly the voters who are open-minded, who are not hardcore partisans, they don’t really start paying attention to the election until right about now.”
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Vance also spoke fondly of when late Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina joined him in Ohio while he was campaigning for the Senate in 2022.
Vice President JD Vance points to President Donald Trump at the Republican convention Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, in Dallas.(Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
“I’ll never forget this,” said Vance. ” Lindsey Graham comes out — I didn’t know Lindsey Graham at all, and you guys know how the campaign trail is in the final stretches. You wake up in a crappy hotel, you haven’t seen your wife, your kids in a few days, and it’s a lot more fun when you have some company out there.”
“You’re telling jokes, you’re enjoying it. That energy — people pick up on it. So, get out there and campaign with your friends.”
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Vance recalled how Graham told him stories that had him “aching with laughter,” half of which he said he could not repeat.
One source told Fox News Digital that Vance stayed after his remarks in tacit encouragement for House Republicans to pledge more money to their campaign arm, which several did. One person said Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, for example, pledged $1.1 million to the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC).
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told reporters afterward that the meeting raised $20 million toward Republicans’ re-election efforts.
Peter D’Abrosca is a politics reporter at Fox News Digital.
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