Pete Aguilar, the House Democratic Caucus Chair, has nominated Hakeem Jeffries, the Minority Leader, for the position of Speaker of the House. Aguilar made an impassioned speech on the House floor, criticizing Rep. Jim Jordan and calling him a 'legislative terrorist.' Aguilar emphasized the need for compromise but expressed uncertainty about its likelihood. Aguilar also requested Republicans to hand over the Speakership to the Democrats, claiming unity behind Jeffries. The nomination took place on the second ballot in the House Speaker election.
Democrat Rep. Pete Aguilar asks Republicans to hand over the Speakership to the Democrats because Republicans are not able to find a compromise. "We're united behind Hakeem Jeffries" https://t.co/fnDFnmVbkO
House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-CA) nominates Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) for Speaker on the second ballot in the House Speaker election. https://t.co/5vJYisOXSL
It appears that for the second day in a row the Congressman who is going to get the most votes for Speaker will be Hakeem Jeffries.
Rep. Pete Aguilar, nominating Hakeem Jeffries to be Speaker, on yesterday's 212-200 vote: "No amount of election denying is gonna take away from those vote totals."
“I promise to make these speeches shorter if we get closer to a compromise, but I'm not certain that that's going to happen at this moment.” — House Democratic Chair Pete Aguilar (CA), while nominating Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) for Speaker before round 2 of voting. https://t.co/3LMYRqsUKq
Rep. Pete Aguilar blasted Rep. Jim Jordan in an impassioned speech nominating Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker on the House floor on Tuesday. “Even leaders of his own party have called him a legislative terrorist,” he said. https://t.co/g9l7XUKYWX https://t.co/cF8uVfDThG
Rep. Pete Aguilar blasted Rep. Jim Jordan in an impassioned speech nominating Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker on the House floor. “Even leaders of his own party have called him a legislative terrorist,” he said. https://t.co/jum2fMhre0 https://t.co/4sEo3cqmle
House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-CA) nominated Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) for speaker of the House. https://t.co/uDi3DPTegQ
House Dem Whip Katherine Clark lays out the schedule for the speaker election: - Quorum call - Nominating speeches - Roll call vote "House Democrats are urged to vote for Leader Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker," she adds, urging members to remain on the floor after the election. https://t.co/L6B6LEnQSe