House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats “effectively have been governing as if we were in the majority”

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/hakeem-jeffries-house-talks-house-divisions-israel-issues-facing-voters-60-minutes/

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  2. It’s weird to see Democrats functioning as the more cohesive and united party. My whole life Republicans would bicker but whenever it came time for a vote they’d suddenly find themselves in perfect lockstep.

    I’m here for it, mind, it’s just odd.

  3. It is thanks to the Democratic House leadership that we have been able to keep this country running and avoid any shutdowns. And it’s thanks to our efforts that we got funding for the people of Ukraine.

    Meanwhile the republican House clownshow spent countless hours and taxpayer dollars on a bogus Biden impeachment investigation, only for their star witness to be identified as a Russian agent. Fucking brilliant.

    If we show up and vote in November, we can finally retake the House and make Hakeem Jeffries the Speaker

    https://dccc.org/

  4. He also says that if Roe v Wade goes, anything can go including democracy itself. He’s not exaggerating.

  6. Instability in the other party and a razor-thin majority always help. And then keep the speaker on a tight leash because the few people who can unseat the speaker can do it if the Dems don’t support the speaker anymore.

  7. I’m surprised that he’s saying it because it’s kind of like rubbing Majority Leader Johnson’s face in it. But then Johnson really can’t do anything about it unless he’d rather let MTG oust him. ha ha!

  9. It’s time for speaker Jefferies to take over and get some shit done.

  10. Stupid to say. Makes the GOP look bad, and they are hilariously bad, but they won’t like the callout. Also, the big democratic ideas have gone nowhere.

    An arrogant comment.

  11. This reads as if its a poke to the eye of MTG , providing her and her buddies with red meat that they can chomp on for a vote to ouster the speaker. I almost wonder if he said this to stoke some R infighting

  13. They do have the majority. There’s Democrats, Republicans, and a sliver group that’s unwilling to work with Republicans.

    The only reason Jeffries isn’t Speaker is because you need over 50% of the votes to get the title.

  15. The Republicans haven’t done one damn thing except cause problems.

  16. “Even though we’re in the minority, we effectively have been governing as if we were in the majority because we continue to provide a majority of the votes necessary to get things done,” he said. “Those are just the facts.”

    God I love Hakeem Jeffries.

  18. not really. yes you’ve been saving the republicans but if you were in the majority shit would be getting on the floor to vote

  19. Ok Hakeem if you’re running the house and Dems have the Senate and Executive then why isn’t universal healthcare on the floor for a vote? Where’s the national minimum wage increase? Where’s the Green New Deal?

    You had 2 years and did nothing but chase Trump.

    So no surprise that you’re not fulfilling your campaign promises now.

  21. I dunno maybe I’m naive, but I’ve always considered that the Democrats advance policies which are for the BETTERMENT of people, not the other way around. Why can’t Republican voters (not talking about Magats or far right loons) see that?

  22. Why would he say that, though? Let them take all the credit for their fuckups.

  23. I’m seeing a few articles on this. Makes me wonder why, like are Dems signing something. Maybe hearing up to campaign on how there is a complete lack of leadership from the Republicans, maybe it’s a combination of things

  25. from his lips to god’s ears but democrats haven’t been able to actually do this for most of my lifetime, even when they actually do have power

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