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.”

  • Sparking@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Really, a condition should be that republicans should publicly admit that it was politically motivated bs.

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      I thought they already had, or at least some had. I don’t even think they’d care because the whole point of the Biden impeachment is to make all impeachment proceedings seem like politically motivated BS. “Oh, sure, Trump was impeached twice, but who hasn’t been impeached now? It’s always political.” They’re just trying to blunt that check against the Executive branch.

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        I feel most people don’t realize, this is exactly what’s happening, and it isn’t recognized enough.