"The details: Gluesenkamp Perez's two-page measure targets García for announcing his retirement plans after Illinois' congressional filing deadline, allowing his chief of staff Patty Garcia to be the only candidate on the Democratic primary ballot. The district is heavily Democratic, meaning a win in the Democratic primary is typically tantamount to a general election victory."
"House Democratic leadership stressed their opposition to the measure at a closed-door caucus meeting Tuesday morning, according to three lawmakers who were present. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) and Democratic Caucus chair Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) lauded García as a "good man" in a statement released before the meeting, saying they "unequivocally oppose this misguided resolution." Paper copies of the statement were present on lawmakers' chairs when they arrived at the Tuesday morning meeting, with Jeffries also reiterating his opposition in his remarks, sources said."
The measure passed 236 to 183, with 23 Democrats voting for it and three more voting present. Progressive Caucus members have discussed retaliating against Gluesenkamp Perez with a resolution accusing her of violating a pledge not to take corporate PAC money. Gluesenkamp Perez's two-page measure targets Rep. Jesús García for announcing his retirement after Illinois' filing deadline, which left his chief of staff Patty Garcia as the sole Democratic primary candidate. The district is heavily Democratic, making the primary outcome decisive. Democratic leaders publicly opposed the resolution and García circulated a letter defending his actions.
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