House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries unwilling to ‘save Republicans from their dysfunction’

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Cirilo Manego III
January 4, 2023
On January 3, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives did not elect a speaker, after three rounds of votes. This was the first time a speaker was not elected on the first round of votes in 100 years, as Republican Kevin McCarthy could not get enough votes to become the next House Speaker. During a C-Span interview Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries [NY] – who was unanimously elected...