Rep. Pete Aguilar (D., Calif.) nominated House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D., N.Y.) for speaker and quipped that he had done this several times before. Democrats put forth Jeffries as their speaker candidate when Republicans struggled to elect former Rep.

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Rep. Pete Aguilar, D., Calif, chair of the Democratic caucus, delivered a speech on the House floor to nominate Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-NY., for election as House speaker.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D., N.Y.) said House Democrats would work with Republicans on securing the border and lowering costs for everyday people. “America is too expensive,” he said in a speech to the House after Speaker Mike Johnson was elected.