House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has officially announced his candidacy for Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

“I write to humbly request your support in connection with my candidacy to serve as the next Speaker of the House of Representatives,” he wrote in a letter to colleagues Wednesday.

“The days of the House functioning like a wholly owned subsidiary of the Trump Administration are over. Congress will assume its place as a check and balance on an out-of-control executive branch,” Jeffries pledged.