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Hakeem Jeffries chooses calm over chaos as Democrats work to win the House majorityBy LISA MASCAROAP Congressional CorrespondentThe Associated PressPALMDALE, Calif., in line to make history as the first Black speaker of the House, says he is choosing to stay calm, as Democrats work to wrest control of the
“Everything we care about is on the line. Everything we care about is on the ballot. We can either move this country forward or turn back the clock,” he said on an early Sunday morning in the high desert community of Palmdale, the dusty far reaches of Los Angeles County. He is open and accessible to colleagues, methodical and even meditative, though sometimes slow to act, and keeps his counsel very close. He appears to have told almost no one what he said to President Joe Biden when the two spoke privately during a“A rock,” said Rep. Grace Meng, a fellow Democrat from New York, who has viewed Jeffries as a mentor. “He takes everyone seriously.”
In many ways, Jeffries has already been acting as the de facto House speaker, the leader who could be depended on afterIt was Jeffries who provided the Democratic votes to ensure Congress passed major legislation, including to prevent a government shutdown and to arm Ukraine as it fights Russia, when Johnson could not control his own GOP majority.
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