Schumer, Jeffries endorse Harris
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Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries voiced their strong support for Harris to be the Democratic nominee for president in a press conference Tuesday afternoon.
"We are here today to throw our support behind Vice President Kamala Harris," Schumer said.
"We are brimming with excitement, enthusiasm and unity," Schumer said as he announced that Harris would be the candidate. "She said she would work to earn the support of our party and boy did she do so, in quick order."
Schumer noted a "surge of enthusiasm from every corner of our party uniting behind Vice President Harris." He touted her record and said her candidacy is the "next chapter in our quest" to ensure former President Donald Trump does not become retake the White House.
Jeffries said Harris is "ready, willing and able to lead us into the future."
"I am proud to strongly endorse Kamala Harris to be the 47th President of the United States of America," Jeffries said.
-ABC News' Allison Pecorin