Posted on 01/02/2025 11:57:59 AM PST by Miami Rebel
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) said Sunday that Democrats will not save Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) if he fails to get enough support from his own party to retain his gavel.
Jeffries pointed to the collapse of the bipartisan government funding agreement as a key reason Johnson would not get support from Democrats when his Speakership comes up for a vote again at the start of January.
Asked in an interview on “Inside with Jen Psaki” whether Jeffries thinks Johnson is at risk of losing his position, Jeffries said, “I think that’s a real risk.”
“And there will be no Democrats available to save him — or the extreme MAGA Republicans — from themselves,” Jeffries continued, “based on the breaching of a bipartisan agreement that reflected priorities that were good for the American people.”
The House approved legislation to avert a government shutdown Friday, just hours before the deadline. Nearly all Democrats and a majority of Republicans voted in support of the legislation, which marked Johnson’s fourth proposal aimed at funding the government and averting a shutdown.
Some Democrats have criticized the legislation since it lacked several policy provisions that were included in the original funding deal that they struck with GOP leadership earlier in the week. Johnson never brought that bipartisan, bicameral package to the floor, however, since President-elect Trump made his opposition to the package clear.
“We’re going to have to continue to work on several of those as we move forward, including plussing up resources for community health centers, which is a bipartisan priority that Republicans walked away from, even though it benefits people in urban America, rural America, small town America, the heartland of America, as well as Appalachia,” Jeffries said.'
“But we’ll have the ability to wage those battles over the next few weeks and the next few months given that this is only a short-term continuing resolution that will expire on March 14,” he continued.
The package funds the government at current levels through March 14, extends the farm bill for one year and appropriates billions of dollars in disaster relief and assistance for farmers.
Well, unfortunately I think Republicans had better vote Johnson in as Speaker, least they allow Democrats to make hay of it to stop Trump from taking office.
Any Republican Speaker that needs communist Democratic Party votes to assume office is illegitimate. Johnson should have not been such a Uniparty squish. He has only himself to blame.
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Well, unfortunately I think Republicans had better vote Johnson in as Speaker, least they allow Democrats to make hay of it to stop Trump from taking office.
So, who do you know of Republican House members, who can get enough votes to be Speaker?
this is a chance for the “no” votes to get concessions from johnson
Any Republican Speaker that needs communist Democratic Party votes to assume office is illegitimate. Johnson should have not been such a Uniparty squish. He has only himself to blame.
Tell us which full MAGA house member could get elected speaker by unanimous republican votes.
Democrats cheated enough in the election to minimized the Republicans’ margin in the House. This was the reason.
In a fair election Republicans would be up 15 seats.
Tell us why the Democrats can vote in a unanimous block every single time but Republican’ts will come up 1 or 2 votes short on every vote that could potentially have real impact. It’s been happening like that my entire life.
Is it possible that they are almost all on the same team and do whatever it takes to move the Globalist agenda forward while lying to the rubes who vote for them?
So who do the No vote in Congress purpose to elect instead? I been looking for who they are purposing as “Speaker in Waiting” and there is no buzz at all about who would be the replacement
Black RATS can’t make their mind up to vote for the white guy or not.
It's a sad state of affairs, when there is no other House Republican who could become Speaker instead of Johnson. What a pathetic bunch of losers.
Tell us please which full MAGA house member could get elected speaker by unanimous republican votes?
hint; the answer is none. That’s an issue but since we know this ahead, what is the helpful advice part of your comment for this situation? not perfect by far here but I do try to offer helpful solutions as well. In the time frame we have here.
Thanks.
Jeffries, AKA Dollar Store Obama.
Anybody whose name when spoken sounds like the noise you make when you are clearing your throat doesn’t exactly get my vote of confidence.
Tell us why the Democrats can vote in a unanimous block every single time but Republican’s will come up 1 or 2 votes short on every vote that could potentially have real impact. It’s been happening like that my entire life.
Is it possible that they are almost all on the same team and do whatever it takes to move the Globalist agenda forward while lying to the rubes who vote for them?
Democrats understand incremental gains push them forward. Repubs want all or are willing for nothing. Repubs never unite.
Shut up Dollar Store Obama you mumbling ghetto thug moron.
He can barely talk.
Yep l have no doubt the rats stole 12-15 House Seats and 4 Senate races. Trump beat the chest gap but the ballot dumps and the post election screw job made things much harder. They damn near got the House.
We’re clearly on the same page here.
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