Home Democrats additionally reelected Rep. Katherine Clark as Home Democrat whip and Rep. Pete Aguilar as Home Democrat Convention chairman.
WASHINGTON—Home Democrats reelected Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) as their chief on Nov. 19, simply weeks after falling in need of reclaiming the decrease congressional chamber.
Jeffries mentioned Home Democrats is not going to waver in relation to different points both.
“We’ll defend Social Safety. We’ll defend Medicare. We’ll defend Medicaid. We’ll defend the Inexpensive Care Act,” he mentioned. “We’ll defend the progress that we’ve made on the local weather disaster. We’ll defend voting rights. We’ll push again in opposition to the aggressive, excessive partisan gerrymandering.”
Jeffries has represented New York’s Eighth Congressional District since 2013. Earlier than changing into the chief of his convention, he served because the Home Democratic Caucus chairman and co-chair of the Home Democratic Coverage and Communications Committee. Earlier than getting into Congress, he was a member of the New York State Meeting from 2007 to 2012.
He succeeded Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as Home Democratic chief on Jan. 3, 2023, changing into the primary black particular person to carry the place.
Jeffries has criticized a few of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cupboard nominees, together with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who was tapped to steer the Division of Well being and Human Providers.
Jeffries mentioned he respects Trump’s choice of former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) to steer the Environmental Safety Company, saying that Zeldin has “familiarity” with environmental points.
Home Democrats additionally reelected Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) as Home Democrat whip and Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) as Home Democrat Convention chairman. Like Jeffries, these two ran unopposed.