āJeffries didnāt even whip the vote,ā one critic said about the House minority leader, who wants to be speaker. āThis is why people want a stronger leader.ā
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 votesāan outcome that may have been averted if more Democrats showed up to vote.
The 211-204 procedural vote effectively torpedoed Congressman Thomas Massieās attempt to impeach Hegseth by sending the outgoing Kentucky Republicanās resolution to the House Judiciary Committee, where it will likely gather dust during the remainder of the GOP-controlled congressional term.
Iām very disappointed in my rep, Melanie Stansbury. She wonāt get my vote again. I wrote a message to her on the government contact form, saying as much. Fat lot of good that will do.