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Jeffries dragged for 'serious leadership problem' as Hegseth impeachment bid falls 7 votes short with 11 Dem no-shows (www.commondreams.org)
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“Jeffries didn’t even whip the vote,” one critic said about the House minority leader, who wants to be speaker. “This is why people want a stronger leader.”

As House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries seeks to become speaker when Democrats retake Congress in January, critics questioned his leadership Tuesday after the Republican-led lower chamber effectively blocked a bid to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by just seven votes—an outcome that may have been averted if more Democrats showed up to vote.

The 211-204 procedural vote effectively torpedoed Congressman Thomas Massie’s attempt to impeach Hegseth by sending the outgoing Kentucky Republican’s resolution to the House Judiciary Committee, where it will likely gather dust during the remainder of the GOP-controlled congressional term.

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[–] 6 points 12 hours ago

I know this is about the Democrats and the screw up that prevents enough votes. But there were enough voters there to make it happen. Let's not just excuse Republicans who are fine with what Hegseth has done. Sure, it's expected, Republicans are best at stepping in line with the party, but it shouldn't be ignored that they aren't even apathetic, they voted against it. We need to learn how to use that denial and blocking against them, because it's only going to get worse as Democrats try to do things constructively (once they get better leadership).

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