New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the likely incoming House Democratic leader, said that he anticipates his party will be united in a new minority even amid policy disagreements.
"Well, I have great respect for Rep. [Alexandria] Ocasio-Cortez and every single member of the House Democratic caucus, from Rep. Ocasio-Cortez to Rep. Josh Gottheimer, my good friend, and all points in between," Jeffries told CNN's Jake Tapper.
"I'm a Black progressive Democrat concerned with addressing racial and social and economic injustice with the fierce urgency of now. That's been my career, that's been my journey, and it will continue to be as I move forward for however long I have an opportunity to serve.
Looking to a House GOP majority come January, Jeffries said on CNN that he would be open to working with Republicans but would not hesitate to confront what he labeled as "extremism."House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy has promised to pursue oversight of the Biden White House while challenging Democrats' past two years of unified rule.
"We need to work as one because if that continues to move forward, all the investigations we asked to happen, the securing the border, the stopping the movement, none of that can the move forward," he said.
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