Democratic party infighting engulfs center-right over House rules vote
While leaders focused on Hasan Piker, two of the party’s more conservative members salvaged a GOP measure that was poised to fail
TL;DR
- House Democratic leaders Hakeem Jeffries, Katherine Clark, and Pete Aguilar are seeking disciplinary action against Jared Golden (Maine) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Washington) for voting with Republicans on a procedural rule.
- The vote, which passed 210-208, allowed Republican-favored legislation to advance, including a resolution against socialism and support for a restrictive voting act.
- Golden and Gluesenkamp Perez stated their votes were to ensure a vote on a bipartisan bill protecting Maine's lobster industry.
- This infighting occurs while Democratic leaders had been focusing criticism on the party's left flank, specifically streamer Hasan Piker.
- The move by Golden and Gluesenkamp Perez, who represent swing or Republican-leaning districts, has exposed existing strains within the Democratic caucus.