House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., rejected claims of a Republican mandate following the party’s “narrow” election victory, emphasizing that bipartisan cooperation will be essential for any major legislative action in the next Congress, The Hill reported.

Jeffries dismissed Republicans’ and President-elect Donald Trump’s assertions that the recent elections granted the GOP a broad mandate to pursue sweeping conservative reforms. Speaking Tuesday at a Capitol press briefing, Jeffries pointed to the Republicans’ slim majority in the House as evidence that bipartisan cooperation will be required to govern effectively.

“Despite the claims of some of my Republican colleagues, who have spent a lot of time over the last two weeks talking about some big, massive mandate — I’m looking for it,” Jeffries said.

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