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Jeffries won’t rule out kicking off committees centrist Democrats who backed condemning socialism

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) told reporters Wednesday that leadership has not ruled out stripping the two centrist Democrats who broke with leadership on Tuesday of their committee assignments. “We haven’t ruled anything in,” Jeffries said.

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  1. Washington Examiner

    Jeffries blindsided after two House Democrats join GOP to force vote on denouncing socialism (opens Washington Examiner)

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    House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) was blindsided on Tuesday when two members of his caucus voted with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to put a resolution denouncing socialism on the floor for a full vote. In a 210-208 vote, Reps.

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    House Democrats vow repercussions for centrists who bucked Jeffries and helped GOP force socialism vote (opens Washington Examiner)

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    House Democratic leadership is vowing repercussions for two centrists who blindsided Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) by joining with Republicans on Tuesday to force a vote on condemning socialism.

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    Jeffries faces leadership test with limited leverage over Democrats who backed socialism vote (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is facing a delicate test of his leadership over the House Democratic Caucus after two centrists crossed party lines and helped Republicans force a politically fraught vote on condemning socialism and the Democratic Socialists of America. Reps.

  4. Washington Examiner

    Jeffries won’t rule out kicking off committees centrist Democrats who backed condemning socialism (opens Washington Examiner)

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    House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) told reporters Wednesday that leadership has not ruled out stripping the two centrist Democrats who broke with leadership on Tuesday of their committee assignments. “We haven’t ruled anything in,” Jeffries said.

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