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The Conversation with Dasha Burns

How to dethrone a Democratic ranking member

The Conversation with Dasha Burns

POLITICO

Government, Politics, News

4.41.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Generational change. It’s been a hot topic for Democrats ever since Joe Biden announced he’d run for a second term, and it's been picking up steam this past week as House Democrats pushed aside aging ranking members on key committees in order to make room for some younger leaders. In this episode, Playbook co-author Eugene Daniels speaks with Rep. Jared Huffman, who is challenging for the top Democratic slot on the House Natural Resources Committee, about what and who is behind this generational rebellion. Eugene Daniels is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO. Jared Huffman is the representative for California's 2nd district. Kara Tabor is a producer for POLITICO audio.  Alex Keeney is a senior producer for POLITICO audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Did you know over 1.6 million kids use e-cigarettes? Nearly 90% use flavored products, almost all of which are illegal.

0:07.8

That's right. Thousands of e-legal, kid-friendly vapes are available in stores right now.

0:12.7

They're hooking kids with fun flavors, more nicotine than ever, and even built-in video games.

0:17.5

Some vapes have as much nicotine as 20 packs of cigarettes. The FDA and other agencies

0:22.4

must protect kids by removing illegal products from stores and stopping them from pouring into

0:27.3

our country. To learn more, visit www.tobaccofreekids.org. Generational change. It's been a hot topic for Democrats. since Joe Biden announced he'd run for a second term.

0:42.7

But after Vice President Kamala Harris's November defeat, the winds of generational change

0:47.5

have really started blowing, and they're whipping up a big old storm on Capitol Hill.

0:51.9

Basically, rank-and-file Democrats have been pushing aside aging

0:55.2

heavyweights like Jerry Nadler and Rahul Grahavov, the top dims on the judiciary and natural

1:01.2

resources committees respectively. Basically, they think some younger blood is needed to oppose Trump.

1:06.8

It doesn't mean that experience ceases to be relevant or that seniority ceases to be a consideration.

1:13.6

I think those will always be important considerations.

1:16.6

But, you know, there are moments where the torch should be passed, and I think we're seeing that happen in some places where it should.

1:23.6

So for this week's show, I caught up with one of the key insurgents who's

1:28.1

driving this generational change among congressional Democrats, Representative Jared Huffman.

1:33.4

Huffman just won re-election for his seventh term, where he represents a chunk of California's

1:38.8

coast that runs from the end of the Golden Gate Bridge all the way up to the Oregon border.

1:43.8

That's the long way of saying that he's got a lot of beaches,

1:46.9

seals, and mountains to worry about

1:48.9

if he succeeds in winning the top spot

1:50.9

at the Natural Resources Committee.

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