Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) on Wednesday commented additional on Senate Minority Chief Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) management, a day after he mentioned “a new leader” for Senate Democrats.
“So, yes or no, you want him — you want him to step down?” NewsNation’s Blake Burman requested on “The Hill.”
“I mean, we’ll see. I want to hear what he says about what he’s planning on doing going forward… But, you know, Friday was a disaster,” Ivey replied, showing to reference Schumer voting to advance a Republican-crafted funding invoice final week.
On Tuesday, Ivey stated he has “respect” for Schumer, including that “he had a great, long-standing career.”
“But I’m afraid it may be time for Senate Democrats to choose a new leader,” he added throughout a city corridor.
Many Democrats have expressed disappointment over Schumer voting to advance the funding invoice, and a few of his Senate colleagues have just lately questioned his resolution making in a manner that they haven’t for the reason that begin of his management.
“We need to get on the same page, and — and have a strategy in the House and the Senate, that’s coordinated and effective, and we didn’t have that last week,” Ivey stated of his get together on Wednesday.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) advised NBC’s Kristen Welker final weekend that he “still” backed “Senator Schumer as leader.” Nonetheless, he additionally stated he believed “the only way that we are going to be effective as a caucus is if we change our tactics.”
“And we have to have a conversation inside our caucus to make sure that we are going to do that,” Murphy added.
The Hill has reached out to Schumer’s workplace for remark.
