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Hakeem Jeffries defied as two House Democrats back Republican rule vote

Two Democrats’ votes against his position raised questions about Jeffries’s ability to keep his caucus together.

Hakeem Jeffries defied as two House Democrats back Republican rule vote
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Representatives Jared Golden and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez joined Republicans in a procedural House vote, defying Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. They said their votes helped advance a Russia sanctions bill that otherwise might have stalled.

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