House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries supports the debt ceiling bill 'without hesitation, reservation or trepidation' after caucus meeting. HakeemJeffries HouseGOP DebtCeiling READ:
“In regards to the rule [vote], it's very simple: the majority is responsible for passing,” Minority Whip Katherine Clark said on Wednesday.Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries echoed similar sentiments, noting that while Democrats will “make sure that there is no default,” it will be up to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to get the majority votes needed to advance his negotiated debt ceiling deal to the floor.
However, the two leaders sidestepped questions on whether they’d deliver any votes on the rule to help Republicans advance the bill if they fall short of the 213-vote threshold. Instead, the two maintained that they would uphold their commitment to secure the votes needed to pass the bill so long as Republicans provide 150 votes out of their majority.
“It's our expectation that House Republicans will keep their commitment to provide 150 or so votes as a floor on the agreement that they themselves negotiated,” Jeffries said. “None of us have gotten into any of those mechanics because we've been very clear we will not allow the country to default. America must always pay our bills. We will not let extreme MAGA Republicans in the Congress crash our economy and hurt everyday Americans.
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