Hakeem Jeffries declares bid for House speaker and lists priorities
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has officially declared his bid for the speaker's gavel after Democrats gained a large majority in the chamber in the midterm elections.
TL;DR
- Hakeem Jeffries has declared his bid for House speaker.
- This follows the Democratic party's substantial gains in the midterm elections.
- Jeffries is the current House Minority Leader.