Hakeem Jeffries says House Republicans "need to stop embracing extremism" ahead of speaker vote

Name: Hakeem Jeffries says House Republicans "need to stop embracing extremism" ahead of speaker vote
Uploaded: 2023-10-20T09:59:00-0400
Duration: 9 min 11 s
Description: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries took questions from reporters before a third vote for House speaker on Friday. He said it was the Republicans' job as the majority to put forth a speaker and said he didn't see a scenario right now where he could take the role. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries took questions from reporters before a third vote for House speaker on Friday. He said it was the Republicans' job as the majority to put forth a speaker and said he didn't see a scenario right now where he could take the role. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.