Jeffries grilled on whether Biden pulled 'the rug out' from House Dems on DC crime bill
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., was grilled by CNN on whether President Biden pulled "the rug out" from House progressives when he reversed his position on D.C. crime reform.
CNN’s Dana Bash asked Jeffries on Sunday whether Biden pulled "the rug out from under you and your fellow House Democrats." Jessica Chasmar is a digital writer on the politics team for Fox News and Fox Business. Story tips can be sent to Jessica.Chasmar@fox.com.
"Not at all," Jeffries responded. "We have the House, we have the Senate, and then we have the White House. In terms of my particular reasons for voting the way that I did – one, I believe that local government should have control over local matters and that's a principle that I've supported from the moment that I arrived in Washington, D.C. It's one of the reasons why I believe in D.C. statehood."