CNN —House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is facing his first big leadership test in the new Trump era as congressional Democrats push for a shakeup in their party’s approach to countering the incoming president.
A number of Democrats who were once willing to wait their turn on the leadership ladder have suddenly lost their patience.
Two other Democrats are vying to replace Rep. David Scott, who is 79, at the House Agriculture Committee.
Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips, whose longshot primary challenge to Biden quickly failed, praised his colleagues for taking on committee leadership.
Throughout the impeachment investigation, Jeffries appeared to defer to committee Democrats at every turn and only got involved when needed.
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