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Debt ceiling fight tests Jeffries friendship with McCarthy

By David Sivak
Published May 25, 2023 9:16pm ET
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Debt ceiling fight tests Jeffries friendship with McCarthy
When Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) became the top Democrat in the House, he committed to getting along with Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) better than his predecessor. It wasn’t a tough bar to clear. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) had a famously cold relationship with McCarthy as speaker, even calling him a “moron” at one point for his views […]

When Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) became the top Democrat in the House, he committed to getting along with Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) better than his predecessor.

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