House Democrat Leader: ‘Informal Conversations’ on Bipartisan Governing Coalition Now Underway

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said that there are talks for a bipartisan governing group amid the House speaker turmoil.
House Democrat Leader: ‘Informal Conversations’ on Bipartisan Governing Coalition Now Underway
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sept. 12, 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) revealed that “informal conversations” regarding a bipartisan governing coalition are underway amid an impasse over the House speaker vote.

“We have made clear publicly and privately that we are ready, willing, and able to enter into a bipartisan governing coalition,” Mr. Jeffries said during an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday. “We can change the rules to facilitate bipartisanship, and that should be the starting point of our conversation,” Jeffries said.

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Jack Phillips
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