A top ally of Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said the party should “stay focused on winning the House,” as the Democratic leader weighs repercussions for two centrist Democrats who crossed party lines on Tuesday, which forced a divisive vote condemning socialism.

Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), a senior House Democrat with close ties to Jeffries and the Congressional Black Caucus PAC chairman, would not say if he supported Reps. Jared Golden (D-ME) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) are being punished for bucking leadership, telling the Washington Examiner that their focus is on winning the November elections.

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