Election of the US House Speaker: House Democratic Leader, Democratic Congressional Committee, Hakeem Jeffries of New York City

Election of the US House Speaker:

House Democratic Leader, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

Hakeem Jeffries of New York City

2023

Dear DCCC (Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee) Supporter:

     I have big shoes to fill.

     Nancy Pelosi will go down in history as the most effective House leader in this country has ever seen.  A legendary legislator, she has time and again passed landmark progressive policy that transformed the American people's lives for the better. From expanding affordable health care to rescuing our economy during the pandemic, her track record of legislative accomplishment is unparalleled.

     When the stakes were highest, Speaker Pelosi always put people over politics. She ignored the pundits and defied the naysayers on issue after issue. Instead, she listened, she persuaded, she united and, most importantly, she delivered for everyday Americans. 

      Were it not for Nancy Pelosi, some 35 million Americans would not have health care today. Were it not for her, more than 46 million Americans might not have received unemployment benefits during the pandemic. Were it not for her, 49 million Medicare recipients would not be finding the cost of their life-saving prescription drugs dropping significantly over the next four years. 

     As President Obama said at the unveiling of her portrait, Speaker Pelosi "helped rescue the economy not once, but twice. She helped make historic investments in the fight against climate change...She helped keep marriage equality the law of the land. And even after insurrectionists literally broke into her office, she never stopped defending democracy here at home and around the world. 

     Speaker Pelosi's impact will endure for generations to come. I've taken the liberty of enclosing a commemorative photo of our former Speaker for you to keep.

     It's my great honor and privilege to stand on her shoulders and carry on the fight that she so skillfully waged. And my first responsibility in that regard---as it was for her---is to support and invigorate the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC).

     Thanks to Speaker Pelosi's backing of the DCCC, Democrats captured the House in 2018, held the House in 2020, and vastly outperformed expectations last fall, leaving the Republicans with only a razor-thin majority.  And with your support, the DCCC will retake control of the House in 2024.

          That's why I am urging you to rush a generous contribution to the DCCC today. Your gift will be matched 5:1 up to $250,000. So your contribution will go six times as far toward regaining our House Majority to protect our rights, our freedom, and the rule of law.

          And when you send in your support, please also use the enclosed reply to send us your own message of thanks and support for Speaker Pelosi. 

     Your support today is essential. Despite the GOP's poor performance in the 2022 elections, extreme MAGA Republicans are still bringing chaos, crisis, and confusion to the House. 

     Marjorie Taylor Greene and the QAnon Caucus are calling all the shots. They're setting an extremist agenda that includes banning abortions nationwide, slashing Social Security and Medicare, and repealing the gains we 've made over the past two years. 

     Let us never forget:  118 current Republicans of Congress voted to overturn the will of the people on January 6th just hours after insurrectionists stormed the Capitol in an unprecedented attack. 

     House Democrats are committed to stopping their assaults on our democracy and defending our fundamental freedoms. 

     We're the first line of defense against their plan to pass a nationwide abortion ban, against their scheme to hold the U.S. debt ceiling hostage to force cuts in Social Security and Medicare, against their efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act and Inflation Reduction Act, and against their sham QAnon-inspired investigations and hearings.

     And come 2024, we will hold these House Republicans accountable by taking back the House For The People. But that work starts today as we build our grassroots infrastructure in key districts across the country, hold Republicans accountable for their extremism, mobilize our voters to action, and begin to implement our plan for victory.

     As Speaker Pelosi always says, "we can't agonize, we must organize." But we can only do this with your continued support. So please join me in picking up the torch and carrying on her lasting impact. 

     The best way to do that is to take advantage of ou 5:1 match up to $250,000 and rush your contribution to the DCCC today. And when you do, please also consider sending along your own word of thanks to Speaker Pelosi for her remarkable service as our leader. 

Sincerely,

Hakeem Jeffries

House Democratic Leader

P.S.  With Speaker Emeritus Pelosi still with us in this fight, House Democrats are going to continue to put people over politics and fight for our values. We will lift up working families, the middle class and those who aspire to be part of it, young people and senior citizens, veterans, the poor, the sick and the afflicted and the least, the lost and the left behind. I hope we can keep counting on your support. 

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Published 10/18/23 after second round of US House votes in which Hakeem Jeffries, Minority Democratic Leader, won the simple majority of the vote for a second time (212 votes) over the divided US House Republicans. A third round is expected at the US House of Representatives tomorrow. If he won, Hakeem Jeffries would be the first black US House Speaker in its history. 

US Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was visible (C-SPAN, today) seated next to Steny Hoyer (D-MD, who believes that Republican candidate Jim Jordan of Ohio would shut the government down versus offer fiscal leadership) across from Hakeem Jeffries and Democratic Minority Whip Kathleen Clark on Massachusetts. 

For New Yorkers, Republican Elise Stefanik of North Country gave the nominating speech for Jim Jordan for the first round of voting, Steve Scalise of Louisiana nominated as US House Speaker before withdrawing is a prior New Yorker, and New Yorkers are among the Republicans who voted for neither Jeffries or Jordan. Our own representative is Republican Brandon Williams who voted for Jim Jordan yesterday and today at the US House.