Ted Lieu: “Madam Clerk, I rise today to nominate Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker of the House. Vote after vote, Democrats stand united…”

“Madam Clerk, I rise today to nominate Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker of the House. Vote after vote, Democrats stand united and ready to work on behalf of the American people under the leadership of Hakeem Jeffries. Vote after vote, nomination after nomination, Democrats are united, just like we were united when we passed the American Rescue Plan to get our economy back on track; united when we passed the infrastructure law to rebuild America; united when we capped insulin at $35, passed historic gun safety legislation, and passed the PACT Act to help our Nation's veterans; united when Democrats passed the CHIPS and Science Act to bring manufacturing back to America; united when Democrats passed the Inflation Reduction Act to reduce our deficit and protect our environment. Democrats are unified to tackle the climate crisis while Republicans are mired in their own leadership crisis. Madam Clerk, House Democrats are ready, willing, and able to get to work for the American people. We will do so under the leadership of Hakeem Jeffries, who has a plan for the American people. Therefore, as vice chair of the Democratic Caucus, I am directed by the vote of our Caucus to present for election to the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 118th Congress, Representative-elect from the State of New York, Hakeem Jeffries. The CLERK. The Clerk recognizes the gentleman from Montana (Mr. Rosendale).”