Hakeem Jeffries boasts Democrats are 'effectively' governing as the majority in the House: 'Just the facts'
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries suggested Democrats could arguably be considered the majority based on how the legislature has been run lately.
This suggestion, along with Republicans’ dwindling majority, led Jeffries to admit that Democrats "effectively" govern the House with their votes necessary to pass legislation. Lindsay Kornick is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to lindsay.kornick@fox.com and on Twitter: @lmkornick.
"Even though we're in the minority, we effectively have been governing as if we were in the majority because we continue to provide a majority of the votes necessary to get things done," Jeffries said. "Those are just the facts."
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