Dem leader Hakeem Jeffries on new strategy in House

The Beat with Ari Melber

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🗓️ 3 January 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Monday, January 2 and reports on the eve of a new Congress as Democrats seek a new strategy in the House and the GOP faces fallout over incoming Rep. George Santos. Democratic caucus leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries joins, as well as fmr. acting US Solicitor General Neal Katyal.

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0:00.0	I want to welcome everyone to the beat.
0:01.6	I'm Ari Melbourne.
0:02.6	I wish you a happy new year as well on our first show of 2023.
0:07.2	So thank you for starting the new year with us.
0:09.7	Now we are already tracking new developments tonight.
0:12.5	I have a special report coming up about the pressure on DOJ to act on the evidence that
0:17.3	is in that lengthy January 6th report, which dropped heading into the holiday period.
0:21.2	That is coming up while our top story is the election eve of sorts in Washington, Democrats
0:27.0	expanding their power in the Senate and Republicans taking over the house, where the faces of each
0:33.6	caucus leader here actually reveal a lot about the state of these parties.
0:38.4	A Keem Jeffery's replacing Nancy Pelosi with a show of Democratic unity while Republican
0:44.1	Kevin McCarthy is in really the fight of his career as his own close allies now find
0:49.6	it hard to see a path for him to win tomorrow.
0:53.6	But McCarthy facing down reporters today and predicting that when it's all said and
0:57.6	done tomorrow, it will be a good day.
1:00.6	Leader McCarthy, do you want to speak to the votes for Speaker tomorrow?
1:05.6	Take away all your side.
1:09.6	Okay, do you want the votes for Speaker locked in tomorrow?
1:11.6	Hey, we're going to have a good day tomorrow.
1:15.6	What are your conversations like with numbers?
1:19.6	I hope you all have a very nice meeting.
1:30.8	We wish everyone a happy New Year's as well.
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