House Minority Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is spearheading a coordinated fundraising effort to capitalize off of the congressional Republicans’ gridlock and failure to elect a new Speak…
California Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy has failed to secure the votes necessary from fellow GOPers to become the next House Speaker.Jeffries’ fundraising pitch amid congressional Republicans’ gridlock over electing a new speaker.“We’re just a day into the 118th Congress and one thing is astoundingly clear: While House Democrats are united behind Brooklyn’s own Hakeem Jeffries and ready to get to work, the GOP is in complete disarray,” Torres said in a Tuesday fundraising pitch.
“Republicans failed to select a speaker on the first ballot, and their dysfunction speaks volumes,” added Torres, who asked for donations of as low as $3 from 300 donors. “If the majority party can’t even agree on a speaker on day one, we have a tumultuous two years ahead of us. Meanwhile, Democrats have proven that we’re ready to govern and deliver for everyday Americans,” he said.
Jeffries said Republicans are “incapable of governing” in a fundraising pitch following the GOP’s failure to choose a new House speaker from their own party.He said it’s time for Democrats to “lay down the foundation to take back the House in 2024.”Thursday, with McCarthy, while the front-runner, failing to secure the 217 votes needed to become the next Speaker of the House despite concessions to GOP rebel holdouts.
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