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LEADER JEFFRIES: “DONALD TRUMP AND REPUBLICANS DEFINITIVELY WANTED TO SHUT THE GOVERNMENT DOWN”

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. […]

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LEADER JEFFRIES: “THIS IS DAY TWO OF DONALD TRUMP’S SHUTDOWN, BUT IT’S DAY 256 OF THE CHAOS THAT THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY HAS UNLEASHED ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE”

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 […]

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LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: “THE REPUBLICANS KNOW THEY’RE LYINGABOUT THIS ISSUE”

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 […]

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LEADER JEFFRIES: “THE REPUBLICAN HEALTHCARE CRISIS IS IMMORAL IN NATURE AND DEMOCRATS ARE FIGHTING HARD TO REVERSE IT”

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, […]

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JEFFRIES, SCHUMER STATEMENT ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION RETALIATION

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 […]

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LEADER JEFFRIES ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA: “REPUBLICANS HAVE SHUT THE GOVERNMENT DOWN BECAUSE THEY DON’T WANT TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE TO WORKING-CLASS AMERICANS”

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 […]

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JEFFRIES, SCHUMER STATEMENT ON THE TRUMP SHUTDOWN

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 […]

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LEADER JEFFRIES: “OUR VIEW WILL CONTINUE TO BE CANCEL THE CUTS, LOWER THE COST, SAVE HEALTHCARE”

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC’s The Briefing with Jen Psaki and CNN’s NewsNight with Abby Phillip to emphasize that Democrats are fighting to protect the healthcare of the American people in the face of a reckless Republican government shutdown. LEADER JEFFRIES ON MSNBC’S THE BRIEFING WITH JEN PSAKI: JEN PSAKI: It’s […]

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LEADER JEFFRIES TELLS RALLY: “WE ARE IN THIS FIGHT UNTIL WE WIN THIS FIGHT”

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke at the Healthcare over Billionaires Rally at the Capitol where he made clear that House Democrats will continue to stand up on behalf of the health, safety and well-being of the American people and fight back against the extreme MAGA Republican assault on healthcare. LEADER JEFFRIES: Are you […]

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LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNBC: “HEALTHCARE IS NOT AN EXTRANEOUS ISSUE. IT IS A CENTRAL ISSUE TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.”

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box, where he affirmed Democrats’ commitment to protecting the healthcare of the American people in the face of the reckless Republican-caused healthcare crisis. BECKY QUICK: We just heard from House Speaker Mike Johnson about the potential for a government shutdown happening later tonight. Joining us […]