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Stunning intraparty tensions erupted on the House floor when one Democrat accused another of undermining the Constitution.

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., unexpectedly rose during House votes on an unrelated issue Wednesday night to demand a vote on condemning Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García, D-Ill., for unexpectedly dropping his re-election bid, which effectively made way for his chief of staff to run in his place.

As is the custom for forcing a House vote via a “privileged resolution,” Gluesenkamp Perez read her legislation out loud.

She accused Garcia of having “filed nominating petitions to be on the Democratic primary ballot in March 2026. On Nov. 5, 2025, on the last day of filing, Representative García’s chief of staff, Patty Garcia, s

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