Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee.
Why it matters: The Democratic congressional leaders were among the last major Democratic Party figures who have held out on backing Harris to replace President Biden at the top of the ticket.
What they're saying: "We are here today to throw our support behind Vice President Kamala Harris," Schumer told reporters at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee's D.C. headquarters.
Between the lines: Schumer and Jeffries held out on immediately endorsing Harris to give her space to win support from rank-and-file members, according to multiple senior Democratic lawmakers.
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