House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries stumps for Vargas in Omaha (Blue Dot)

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Source: Nebraska Examiner

Bacon hosted House Speaker Mike Johnson in Omaha on Friday

By: Aaron Sanderford - October 20, 2024 5:49 pm

OMAHA — A weekend in the national spotlight for Nebraska’s 2nd District ended Sunday with a visit by the man who could be House Speaker if Democratic State Sen. Tony Vargas of Omaha wins his 2nd District race against Republican U.S. Rep. Don Bacon.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries headlined a get-out-the-vote rally for Vargas at North Omaha’s Big Mama’s Kitchen and then attended a roundtable with 10 local small business owners at LeFlore’s New Look Fashions in the swing district.

Those were the public parts of Jeffries’ day with Vargas, which was set to end with a private fundraiser. It came two days after House Speaker Mike Johnson visited Beth El Synagogue in west Omaha to stump for Bacon and meet with local Jewish leaders.

Jeffries told the packed Big Mama’s crowd that they have a way to change the dysfunction of Washington, D.C., by changing who they send to represent them. He said the road to a Democratic House majority in Congress runs through Omaha.
Fight for House control


House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries addresses a lunch-hour crowd at Big Mama’s Kitchen in North Omaha supporting State Sen. Tony Vargas over U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb. (Aaron Sanderford/Nebraska Examiner)

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