Jeffries Dragged for 'Serious Leadership Problem' as Hegseth Impeachment Bid Falls 7 Votes Short With 11 Dem No-Shows | Common Dreams
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"Jeffries didn't even whip the vote," one critic said about the House minority leader, who wants to be speaker. "This is why people want a stronger leader."

“Jeffries didn’t even whip the vote,” one critic said about the House minority leader, who wants to be speaker. “This is why people want a stronger leader.”

As House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries seeks to become speaker when Democrats retake Congress in January, critics questioned his leadership Tuesday after the Republican-led lower chamber effectively blocked a bid to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by just seven votes—an outcome that may have been averted if more Democrats showed up to vote.

The 211-204 procedural vote effectively torpedoed Congressman Thomas Massie’s attempt to impeach Hegseth by sending the outgoing Kentucky Republican’s resolution to the House Judiciary Committee, where it will likely gather dust during the remainder of the GOP-controlled congressional term.

  • LoveTrumpsHate@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    We need new leadership!

    Chris Van Hollen is calling his colleagues: https://www.ms.now/news/van-hollen-schumer-senate-majority-leader-democrats

    Let’s get the new leadership we so desperately need!

    7 calls to help replace Schumer and Jeffries:

    1. Call Ayanna Pressley and encourage her to run for speaker of the house. She would be a great leader in addition to being the first black speaker of the house - which eliminates Hakeem Jeffries false claim only racists oppose him.

    https://pressley.house.gov/contact-us/

    1. Call Senator Chris Van Hollen and encourage him to run for Senate leader to oust Chuck Schumer.

    https://www.vanhollen.senate.gov/ Numbers at the bottom of the page

    1. Call your representative and urge them to support Ayanna Pressley for speaker of the house.

    4 & 5) Call your senators and demand they support Chris Van Hollen and oppose Chuck Schumer for Senate leader.

    http://5calls.org/issue/house-senate-leadership/

    1. Call Chuck Schumer and demand he step down as Senate leader: (202) 224-6542

    2. Call Hakeem Jeffries and demand he step down as house leader: (202) 225-5936

    Repeat every day until we have new leaders.