Top US House Democrat vows to go after those 'enriching themselves'
"The American people have spoken and made clear they've had enough of the extremism, enough of the corruption," said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who is on track to become speaker of the House in the new Congress.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries stated that the American people have expressed that they have had enough of corruption and extremism. Jeffries is on track to become the speaker of the House in the new Congress, according to Channel News Asia.
In other election results, PBS NewsHour reported that Democratic nominee J.D. Ford defeated three-term Representative Victoria Spartz in Indiana's 5th Congressional District on Tuesday.
The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Democrat Rebecca Cooke won the election for Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District on Wednesday, defeating Republican incumbent Derrick Van Orden. Cooke, a nonprofit leader and waitress, campaigned on issues including expanding Medicare coverage, shoring up the Affordable Care Act, and empowering unions.
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- Democrat Rebecca Cooke wins election to U.S. House in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District winnipegfreepress.com
- Top US House Democrat vows to go after those ‘enriching themselves’ freemalaysiatoday.com
- Wagner loses to Wellman in Missouri House district thehill.com
- Democrat Denise Powell wins election to U.S. House in Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District pbs.org
