Jeffries Weighing Kicking Off Committees Centrists Who Voted to Condemn DSA
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) told reporters Wednesday that leadership has not ruled out stripping the two centrist Democrats who broke with leadership on Tuesday of their committee assignments.
TL;DR
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is considering removing committee assignments for two centrist Democrats.
- Reps. Jared Golden and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez voted for a GOP-led resolution condemning socialism and the Democratic Socialists of America.
- The Democratic leadership has not ruled out any actions, including stripping committee assignments.
- A Democratic committee is reviewing the situation, and potential rule changes to prevent future defections are being explored.