Hakeem Jeffries Asked If Democrats Would Vote To Save House Speaker Mike Johnson From Greene Motion

5 months ago

At his weekly press briefing on Thursday, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) was asked about House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).

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00:00 Thank you. Have you begun discussions with Speaker Johnson about a new Ukraine package and if he moved on that would you

00:07 The only way forward at this late hour

00:14 Is for House Republicans to put the bipartisan

00:19 comprehensive

00:21 national security

00:23 Bill on the House floor for an up or down vote so we can provide support for our democratic allies in Ukraine

00:31 Israel the Indo-Pacific

00:34 including Japan

00:36 As well as make sure we can serve humanitarian assistance

00:40 Palestinian civilians

00:42 who are in harm's way in Gaza through no fault of their own and

00:46 Other civilians in theaters of war throughout the United States of America. That is the only path forward

00:54 enough with the delays

00:57 the obstruction

00:59 the gamesmanship

01:01 the obfuscation

01:03 enough

01:05 The world is on fire

01:07 American leadership is

01:11 required the entire

01:13 post-world war to

01:17 Rules based society on the global stage is at risk

01:22 If because of inaction in the do-nothing

01:27 Republican House we fail to provide Ukraine with the support that it needs

01:33 to push back against Russian

01:36 Aggression, there's only one path forward

01:39 now I've made the observation not a declaration the observation that if

01:46 The speaker would it do the right thing and allow the house to work its will

01:52 With an up or down vote on the national security bill that I believe that there are a reasonable number of Democrats

01:59 Who would not want to see the speaker fall as a result of doing the right thing

02:04 observation not a declaration because we have to have a

02:09 conversation I

02:11 Didn't necessarily mean to rhyme there

02:14 A

02:15 conversation amongst

02:17 Ourselves as House Democrats

02:20 Before making such a solemn decision. So does that mean you're ruling out supporting any other type of package?

02:26 Our view quite clearly and it was expressed this morning in the whip meeting hosted by

02:33 The Honorable Catherine Clark is doing a great job

02:36 is that

02:40 The only path forward is an up or down vote on the bipartisan comprehensive national security bill

Hakeem Jeffries Asked If Democrats Would Vote To Save House Speaker Mike Johnson From Greene Motion

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