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Marco Rubio, R-FL）所提出的《香港人权与民主法案》在参议院获得两党40位议员联署。在法案即将通过之前，来自两党多位参议员星期二在院会发言，高调支持香港自6月9日由反对《逃犯条例》修例所引发但已演变成争取更广泛民主诉求的抗议运动。</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #222f3a; font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;">“今天，美国参议院向那些为他们长期珍视的自由而抗争的香港人传递了一个明确的信息：我们听到了你们的声音，我们持续与你们站在一起，北京破坏你们的自治，我们不会袖手旁观，”来自佛罗里达州的共和党参议员鲁比奥在院会发言时说，“这项法案的通过是重要的一步，将追究中国和香港政府官员侵蚀香港自治和侵犯人权的行为。”</p><div style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; clear: both; color: #222f3a; font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;"></div><div style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 32px; padding: 0px; clear: both; color: #222f3a; font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; 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Jim Risch, R-ID）也在发言中称法案的通过是“美国参议院今天表明立场，支持香港人民。”</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #222f3a; font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;">他说：“这项法案的通过朝着因为中国共产党侵蚀香港自治和压制根本自由而对其追究责任迈出了重要一步。这项法案是两党努力的结果。我很高兴我们大家走到一起，异口同声地告诉香港人民，美国与他们站在一起。”</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #222f3a; font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;">参议院外交委员会首席民主党成员、来自新泽西州的参议员梅嫩德斯（Sen. Bob Menendez, D-NJ）说：“香港目前的局势已濒临失控点，希望这项法案成为数百万计的人一剂强心针，他们一直在耐心等待美国可以再次成为他们的灯塔，在他们捍卫自己的基本权利和自治的努力中，与他们团结在一起。香港政府必须采取适当措施，缓和目前的局势，满足香港人民的追求民主的愿望，包括针对警方执法暴力问题成立独立调查委员会。这项法案清楚表明，美国将坚定且毫不含糊地支持香港人民合理的诉求渴望。”</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #222f3a; font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;">来自田纳西州的共和党参议员布莱克伯恩（Sen. Marsha Blackburn，R-TN）也在发言中说，法案发出了美国与香港抗议者站在一起的讯号。她谴责了北京的威权统治。她说：“必须指出，中国位居世界最恶名昭著的人权侵犯者的榜首。过去几个星期来，香港陷入的混乱和流血及时地提醒人们威权统治所带来的恐怖、极端的恐怖。没有问责，就不会有改变。北京需要知道，我们把焦点放在了问责。”</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #222f3a; font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;">来自佛罗里达州的共和党参议员斯科特（Sen. Rick Scott, R-FL）是香港“反送中”抗议爆发后第一位访问香港的美国议员。他在发言时展示了30年前一名男子在北京只身拦挡坦克车队与当今香港抗议者以雨伞抵抗警队的两幅大照片。</p><div style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 32px; padding: 0px; clear: both; color: #222f3a; font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;"><figure style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 649.766px; position: relative;"><div style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 0px;"><img alt="在参议院全院即将无异议通过《香港人权与民主法案》之际，来自佛州的共和党参议员斯科特在院会致词。（2019年11月19日）" src="https://gdb.voanews.com/F32012D6-2BBC-4921-A48F-AEA721123C0A_w650_r1_s.png" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto; width: 649.766px; cursor: pointer;" /></div></div><figcaption style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #768492; font-size: 14px; padding-top: 8px; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px;">在参议院全院即将无异议通过《香港人权与民主法案》之际，来自佛州的共和党参议员斯科特在院会致词。（2019年11月19日）</span></figcaption></figure></div><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #222f3a; font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;">斯科特说：“习总书记试图成为主宰世界的强国。现在是香港。接下来是台湾。共产党中国相信，要让自己更强大，其它热爱自由的国家必须更弱小。随着共产党中国变得越来越咄咄逼人，我们必须问自己：这是不是下一个天安门广场？”</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #222f3a; font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;">来自德克萨斯州的共和党参议员克鲁兹（Sen. Ted Cruz，R-TX）抗议期间也访问了香港并在香港穿黑衣声援示威者。他在院会发言中说：“今天，我们有机会告诉全世界，那些对人权的公然攻击以及这场霸凌香港以迫使其屈服的运动是不可以的，美国不会容忍。”</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #222f3a; font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;">来自密苏里州的共和党参议员霍利（Sen. Josh Hawley, R-MO）上个月也访问过香港。他在院会发言中说：“今天的表决发出了一个明确的信息，美国将继续与正在抗击北京帝国主义的香港人民站在一起。中国共产党在整个地区追求权力，这是对美国的安全与繁荣的直接挑战。”</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #222f3a; font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;">参议院少数党领袖、来自纽约州的民主党人舒默（Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY）在院会发言中说：“北京的执政党继续蔑视香港的司法独立，同时对从中国一端到另一端的少数族群进行残暴压制，在此之际，美国支持香港公民的民主权利至关重要。”</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #222f3a; font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;">他接着说：“中国人民，我们与你们站在一起支持自由。香港的孩子们、学生们和成年人，我们与你们站在一起。那些只是想践行自己宗教信仰的维吾尔人，我们与你们站在一起。自由必将胜利，中国的制度不是必将改变就是必将失败。”</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #222f3a; font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;">《香港人权与民主法案》众议院版本今年9月在众议院获得一致通过。不过，由于参众两院目前所通过的版本并不一致，因此两院仍需进行协调，双方版本达成一致之后才能送交到白宫等待总统签字，正式生效成为法律。如果要让法案在今年年底前生效，议员们必须加快行动，包括可能让众议院全盘接受参议院的版本而无须来回整合。</p><div style="box-sizing: inherit; 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Jeff Merkley, D-OR）与来自德克萨斯州的共和党参议员科宁（Sen. John Cornyn,R-TX）以及来自田纳西州的伯莱克伯恩参议员等跨党议员联手推出的法案，禁止美国向香港警队出口某些武器装备，包括催泪瓦斯、胡椒喷剂和手铐。</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #222f3a; font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;">在这项法案出台前，人权组织“国际特赦”发表书面报告称，目前香港争取民主的示威活动中，香港警队使用美国制造的警用装备，包括胡椒喷剂、警棍、橡胶子弹等，侵犯和平示威者的人权。</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #222f3a; font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;">默克里参议员在院会发言时展示了一幅黄色雨伞图案和“与香港站在一起”的字样。他说：“我们信仰言论自由、集会自由、抗议自由，而不是国家赞助的压迫和暴力。现在是禁止向香港出口正被用于践踏人权的美制警用装备的时候了。”</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #222f3a; font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;">在美国参议院通过这两项涉及香港的法案之际，太平洋另一边的香港已进入星期三（11月20日）早晨。香港特区政府对这两项法案的通过表示“极度遗憾”。</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #222f3a; font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;">香港特区政府的官方网站星期三发表特区政府发言人的话说，“《香港人权与民主法案》以及另外一项有关香港的法案既无必要，亦毫无理据，更会损害香港和美国双方的关系和利益。”</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #222f3a; font-family: NSimSun, SimSun, PMingLiU, Arial, Helvetica, "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;">这名发言人还称，“外国议会不应以任何形式干预香港特别行政区的内部事务。”</p> </div>