Incoming Democrats want to shake up their Washington leadership.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) announced his run for Senate majority leader against current Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Thursday. Schumer responded with a statement of his own, asserting that he has the votes to stay in charge and looks forward to being elected majority leader.
‘It’s now on us to meet this moment, and to do that we need new leadership’
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Several incoming and incumbent Senate Democrats, including Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed (D-Mich.), Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), and others want new leadership. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) joined calls to oust Schumer.
Van Hollen previously slammed Schumer for his ties to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and a perceived conciliatory attitude toward the Trump administration.
“It’s now on us
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