House Dem leader: ‘Informal’ discussions underway on speakership mess
House Dem leader: ‘Informal’ discussions underway on speakership mess
The House has been with an official speaker since Oct. 3.
Talks of a possible bipartisan solution to the House Speaker standoff that has created chaos in the Republican caucus are underway, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Sunday.
“There are informal conversations that have been underway. When we get back to Washington tomorrow, it’s important to begin to formalize those discussions,” the New York Democrat said during an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
When asked what House Democrats might be asking for a deal with House Republicans, Jeffries said his caucus wants “to ensure that votes are taken on bills that have substantial Democratic support and substantial Republican support so that the extremists aren’t able to dictate the agenda.”
The conditions for dem support aren't really all that terrible for them. End the Biden probe, equal seats on rules committee, and up or down votes on bills.
Republicans act like dems are forcing them to vote yes on an assault weapons ban and Medicare for all.
88Eh, I don't know that the Biden probe really hurts Dems that bad. So far i think it's just been a forum for Republicans to embarrass themselves.
30I don't think it's about being hurt, it's about stopping the waste of time and taxpayer money on this absurd and useless distraction theater so they can actually do their fucking jobs for once.
The traitor caucus really needs the distraction theater to keep their constituents from ever being able to figure out that they're completely incompetent at doing their actual jobs. Remove the distraction and make them put up some real votes on real issues.
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Ending the Biden probe is suicide for the MAGA fascists. Their base has become so radicalised that they can’t keep their seats if they back down one inch from prosecuting the literally evil paedophile cabal led by the Biden/Hillary/Obama hydra. I saw a recent poll that 12% of their base believes that narrative, and if they lose those voters, they’re doomed (their margins are well within that 12%).
That 12% will not compromise because any concession means conceding to literal demonic paedophiles.
They’ve hitched their horse to a plague wagon and they’ve no way to dismount without severe consequences. I do not feel bad for them.
29Republicans act like dems are forcing them to vote yes on an assault weapons ban and Medicare for all.
Democrats won't even vote yes on Medicare for all.
12End the Biden probe, equal seats on rules committee, and up or down votes on bills.
Literally fascism.
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