“Jeffries didn’t even whip the vote,” one critic said about the House minority leader, who wants to be speaker. “This is why people want a stronger leader.”
As House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries seeks to become speaker when Democrats retake Congress in January, critics questioned his leadership Tuesday after the Republican-led lower chamber effectively blocked a bid to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by just seven votes—an outcome that may have been averted if more Democrats showed up to vote.
The 211-204 procedural vote effectively torpedoed Congressman Thomas Massie’s attempt to impeach Hegseth by sending the outgoing Kentucky Republican’s resolution to the House Judiciary Committee, where it will likely gather dust during the remainder of the GOP-controlled congressional term.
And jeffries. https://www.newsweek.com/hakeem-jeffries-aipac-israel-house-speaker-chuck-schumer-12679076
they funnel it through individual donors but yeah:
OpenSecrets told Newsweek on Friday that the $49,565 attributed to AIPAC represents money from individual donors whose contributions were facilitated via the organization, rather than money donated directly by AIPAC. It said it groups those contributions under the AIPAC umbrella because AIPAC facilitated them. Jeffries separately received $11,700 in direct contributions from AIPAC’s PAC, according to OpenSecrets.
A separate OpenSecrets historical table puts Jeffries’ total from pro-Israel PACs and individuals at $1,741,230 through the 2024 election cycle. That placed Jeffries 11th among the top 20 recipients listed and slightly ahead of fellow New York Democrat Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader, at $1,727,974.