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Politics● LowSep 17 · Sep 17, 2026, 4:15 PM

Jeffries punts on possible punishment for Dem defectors

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is staying mum on the thorny question of whether Democratic defectors should face repercussions.  “I’ll have more to say … about the situation when we have more to say about the situation,” Jeffries told reporters Thursday in the Capitol.  A pair of centrist Democrats — Reps. Jared Golden (Maine)…

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