New York Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said in an interview aired Sunday that Democrats “govern as a majority” in the House, even though Republicans are nominally in control. insisted.
Jeffries noted that Democrats provided more than twice as much funding. vote than happens to be a Republican. HR8035the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act went into effect in April. interview With CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell on “60 Minutes.” During the interview, Jeffries touted Democrats’ success in the Republican-controlled House, saying Democrats “get things done.” (Related: FOX News co-host slams Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for ‘tantrum’, motions to leave)
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“Even though we are a minority, we have effectively governed as if we were a majority because we continue to provide the majority of votes needed to get things done,” he said. “Those are just facts.”
“It’s a difficult situation on the other side of the aisle because many of our Republican colleagues are interested in creating chaos, dysfunction and extremism,” Jeffries argued.
Jeffries also explained his rationale for defending House Speaker Mike Johnson from a motion to vacate the Speaker, which Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Georgia) plans to call for a vote.
“Our thinking has traditionally been ‘let the other side figure it out for themselves,'” Jeffries told O’Donnell. “But when that disruption begins to impact our ability to accomplish our mission on behalf of the American people, our responsibility at that point is to prevent extremists from disrupting Congress and the country.” Maybe it’s to make it clear what you won’t tolerate.” Chaos. “
Greene originally introduced the motion on March 22, shortly before the House voted 286-134 to pass a $1.2 trillion spending bill to fund the government through the rest of the fiscal year. Vote.
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