Democrats won’t throw Scalise a lifeline as GOP defections mount

By Cami Mondeaux

Published October 12, 2023 4:14pm ET

Democrats won’t throw Scalise a lifeline as GOP defections mount — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) returns to his office after the House approved a 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open, but the measure must first go to the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023.

As intraparty disagreements continue to stall House Republicans from choosing its next speaker, Democrats are choosing to remain uninvolved, insisting the deadlock must be solved by the majority party alone.

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