More than half of House Democrats now support Medicare for all — getting a boost this week from Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. — though the numbers still won’t likely push Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to endorse a floor vote.
Jeffries, 49, the No. 5 House Democrat, endorsed the bill Thursday, The Washington Post reports. The legislation was introduced in February by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash.
Jeffries, in his fourth term, is the second-highest-ranking Democrat and…
