Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he emphasized that Democrats are ready to negotiate an end to the government shutdown that lowers healthcare costs at any time, but Republicans are nowhere to be found. LEADER JEFFRIES: It’s day three of the Trump Republican government shutdown and day 257 of the chaos […]
Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, where he reiterated that Democrats are ready to negotiate bipartisan legislation that ends the Republican government shutdown and protects the healthcare of the American people. MIKA BRZEZINSKI: Leader Jeffries joins us now. Mike Johnson, the Speaker, says real people are being harmed. This has to […]
Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC’s The Beat and reaffirmed that Republicans are causing the government shutdown because they are unwilling to protect healthcare, a central issue to the quality of life of the American people. MELISSA MURRAY: Joining me now to discuss all of this is House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. […]
Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference on the Capitol steps, where he emphasized that President Trump and Republicans are shutting down the government because they refuse to provide the healthcare that the American people need. LEADER JEFFRIES: Good afternoon, everyone. This is day two of Donald Trump’s shutdown, but it’s day 256 of […]
Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries joined CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper to correct Republican disinformation about the harmful government shutdown that they’ve created and make clear that House Democrats will continue to fight for the healthcare of the American people. JAKE TAPPER: And we’re back with our politics lead, the government shutdown, the […]
Please note: This FAQ is based on information from prior shutdowns and currently available information from agencies. The Trump administration has not been fully transparent with its shutdown plans and President Trump himself has made threats to manipulate a shutdown for political gain, change agency operations significantly and use civil servants as pawns by firing […]
Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference with Whip Clark and Chairman Aguilar where he emphasized that Donald Trump and Republicans have shut down the government instead of working with Democrats who are in Washington, DC and ready to work to find a bipartisan agreement and lower healthcare costs. LEADER JEFFRIES: At midnight, […]
Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement: Donald Trump is once again treating working people as collateral damage in his endless campaign of chaos and revenge. By blocking billions of bipartisan infrastructure dollars for the Gateway Tunnel and Second Avenue Subway, Trump isn’t hurting Democrats—he’s hurting […]
Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America where he emphasized that Democrats are ready to find a bipartisan agreement that funds the government in a way that improves the quality of life and protects the healthcare of the American people. GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Let’s turn now to House Minority Leader Hakeem […]
Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement: After months of making life harder and more expensive, Donald Trump and Republicans have now shut down the federal government because they do not want to protect the healthcare of the American people. Democrats remain ready to find a […]