Jeffries stays mum on punishing Democratic defectors

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) stayed mum when asked Thursday whether Democratic leadership was planning to punish Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) for breaking ranks and siding with Republicans on procedural votes. "We'll have more to say about the situation when we have more to say about the situation," he told reporters at a press conference. Reps. Gluesenkamp Perez and Jared Golden (D-ME) have crossed the aisle on two occasions in recent weeks to help Republicans on procedural votes to ensure legislation came to the floor for a vote. It's extremely rare for members of the minority party to help the majority on procedural votes. The first instance was a few weeks ago, when they voted for a rule to bring several measures to the floor, including a lobstermen bill they supported, but also GOP priorities like a resolution to condemn socialism and bills to roll back environmental protections and bar universities from participating in boycotts of Israel. The secon