House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., was grilled by CNN on whether President Biden pulled 'the rug out' from House progressives when he reversed his position on D.C. crime reform.
House Democratic leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries warned against "xenophobic activity" as Congress strategizes against Beijing competition.
CNN’s Dana Bash asked Jeffries on Sunday whether Biden pulled"the rug out from under you and your fellow House Democrats." "Well, let's take it one step at a time," Jeffries said."I haven't had an opportunity to talk to the White House yet about the president's views, so I'm not going to characterize his position one way or the other until we've had a chance to talk about that issue.""Well, there are public conversations and there are private conversations," Jeffries said.
"Well, that actually has not been the sense that I've gotten," Jeffries responded."When we talk about putting people over politics, that is not just a slogan, it's a way of life for us. It's what we've done." not to support Washington, D.C.'s revised criminal code, arguing that a Statement of Administration Policy issued by the Executive Office of the President on Feb. 6 specifically opposed to the House resolution disapproving of D.C.
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