Schumer, Jeffries quietly pushed to delay Biden nomination vote

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Schumer, Jeffries quietly pushed to delay Biden nomination vote
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The DNC said it will not hold the vote before August, giving Biden skeptics more time to make their case.

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries collaborated to delay theabout Biden's ability to defeat former President Trump. The Democratic National Committee said Wednesday they won't hold their virtual roll call vote before August, providing that critical room.Schumer and Jeffries spoke and agreed to both push back against a virtual roll call vote in July, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Dozens of rank-and-file Democrats had signed on to a letter urging the DNC not to hold an early virtual roll call vote, butRep. Jared Huffman , the organizer of the letter, touted the DNC's delay as a victory while adding, "We will continue to see how this evolves.": After a brief moratorium in the aftermath of Saturday's assassination attempt against former President Trump, Biden skeptics on Capitol Hill are once again speaking out.

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