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Kristen Welker: “More than a dozen House members are calling for Senate…”

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Kaine Joins NBC's Meet the Press to Discuss His Vote to End the Government Shutdown

Published November 17, 2025 | Video Starts at 08:57

I don't hear you ruling it out, Senator, just for, for the record, I do want to move on though, because we're almost out of time. I want to take a big picture look at the Democratic Party. More than a dozen House members are calling for Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to step down. including my next guest, Congressman Ro Khanna. Senator, given this, given that so many Democrats are calling for Leader Schumer to step aside, can he be an effective leader? (08:57–09:05)

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Asserts that over twelve House members want Chuck Schumer to resign as Senate Democratic Leader.

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