House Democrats Defect On GOP Bills

Jeffries faces pressure after Democratic defections helped advance GOP measures.

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Democrats leave punishment for two centrist defectors on the table

As Midterms Loom, Democrats Feud Over Defections

Jeffries weighing kicking off committees centrists who voted to condemn DSA

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House Democratic leaders asked the caucus’s Committee on Caucus Rules to review possible action after Reps. Jared Golden of Maine and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington voted Tuesday for a Republican procedural rule. Their votes helped GOP leaders advance messaging bills that had been on track to fail, including a measure condemning socialism and the Democratic Socialists of America. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called the vote a breach of trust and said committee removals were not ruled out. No punishment was announced after the panel met Wednesday.

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Pelosi Undercut JeffriesCenter & Right

Nancy Pelosi’s continued influence is weakening Hakeem Jeffries’ authority over House Democrats. Her role in the procedural-vote debacle showed that Jeffries is still operating in Pelosi’s shadow rather than fully commanding the caucus himself.