How Do We Reach Bipartisanship When Republicans Don't Play By Those Rules? (with Leader Hakeem Jeffries)

The Michael Steele Podcast

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Politics, Government, History, News

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🗓️ 19 December 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Michael Steele speaks with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries about the possibility of a government shutdown, rebuilding the Democratic party, reaching bipartisanship with the new administration and the unseriousness of Marjorie Taylor Greene leading the DOGE subcommittee.

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0:00.0	within the House of Representatives is apparently being led by Marjorie Taylor Green.
0:05.1	Of all people, does tell you what you need to know about the effort.
0:11.4	It ain't serious, folks.
0:13.5	It's hard for Democrats to engage in a serious...
0:16.1	Michael, it's real hard.
0:20.4	It's like, I'm trying.
0:21.9	I actually am trying to want to help, but you put her to us help you with the secretary.
0:28.7	At least lie to us.
0:30.5	Pretend the arts court and it's serious.
0:43.4	Okay. Hey, folks, welcome to the Michael Steel podcast.
0:57.9	I'm very excited about my conversation today because I got the lucky straw to be able to bring to the table leader Hakeem Jeffreys. He represents the diverse 8th congressional district of New York, and he's serving his sixth term in the United States
1:03.1	Congress. He is the House Democratic leader, the minority leader of the House. The presumptive
1:08.3	speaker, should they ever get the House back?
1:13.2	Who knows?
1:13.7	We talk a little bit about that.
1:15.7	He was unanimously elected to that position by his colleagues in November of 2022.
1:21.9	He previously served as chair of the House Democratic Caucus and as an impeachment manager,
1:27.2	you may recall, during his first, during the first Senate trial of the House Democratic Caucus and as an impeachment manager, you may recall, doing his
1:28.9	during the first Senate trial of the 45th president of the United States. He was born in Brooklyn
1:34.8	Hospital, raised in Crown Heights, grew up in the Cornerstone Baptist Church, and is by all
1:41.6	accounts and without doubt a product of New york city's public school system he lives
1:45.9	in brooklyn he is brooklyn he's an avid nix fan uh and continues to enjoy music from the
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