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Jeffries Says No Democrats Will Vote for Johnson as Speaker

House Democrats saved Johnson’s speakership in May.
Jeffries Says No Democrats Will Vote for Johnson as Speaker
House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to press before meeting with Elon Musk, CEO and Chief Engineer of SpaceX, and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy in Congress in Washington on Dec. 5, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Jackson Richman
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WASHINGTON—No Democrats will support House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) keeping the gavel, said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.).

“I can say with a relatively high degree of confidence that no Democratic votes will be forthcoming for any Republican Speaker candidate on Jan. 3,” Jeffries told reporters on Dec. 11.

Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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