In a sign of the challenges Rep. Kevin McCarthy faces to secure enough votes to possibly become the next speaker of the House, his allies have tried to persuade one moderate Democrat to switch parties.
In a sign of the challenges House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy faces to secure enough votes to, his allies have tried to persuade one moderate Democrat to switch parties.
PHOTO: Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas, running for reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2022 U.S. midterm elections, poses for a photo in Laredo, Texas, Oct. 9, 2019. "They literally just spent millions of dollars mischaracterizing Henry Culler's leadership, then get wiped out by Cuellar and Vicente González and want to run to them, saying 'we need your help,'" Jeffries said.
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