House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., 'definitively' pushed Democrats to vote against any attempt to delay the motion to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and told members of the caucus to vote to remove McCarthy from the post, according to a report.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., "definitively" pushed Democrats to vote against any attempt to delay the motion to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and told members of the caucus to vote to remove McCarthy from the post, according to Punchbowl News co-founder Jake Sherman.
Jeffries told reporters after exiting the meeting: "House Democrats are going to continue to put people over politics and to fight to make life better for everyday Americans. From the very beginning, that has been our objective, and it will continue to be our sole focus — delivering for the American people."
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., who chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus, told reporters after the meeting: "We are following our leader, and we are not saving Kevin McCarthy."
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