Democratic Leader Jeffries Says GOP Is "Wasting Time" on Impeachment Inquiry Instead of Funding Government
With just days to go fund the government and avert a shutdown, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries accuses…
House Minority Leader Weekly Briefing
2023-09-28T20:20:22-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvN2I2XC8wMTJcLzE2OTU5MTM1ODNfMDEyLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19“And so we have a simple request of the Republicans in the House: when a bipartisan continuing resolution comes over from the Senate ... put the bill on the floor for an up or down vote ... And if you don’t, you own this government shutdown,” argued House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY) about a September 30 funding deadline. The Democratic leader also sidestepped a question on whether Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) should resign over bribery charges, which he called “troubling” and said “it’s hard for me to see how the senator can effectively at this moment represent the people he’s ably served for decades in New Jersey.” When asked if that was a “yes” to the resignation question, he responded: “That’s my answer.”
“And so we have a simple request of the Republicans in the House: when a bipartisan continuing resolution comes over from the Senate ... put the bill on the floor for an up or down vote ... And if you don’t, you… read more
“And so we have a simple request of the Republicans in the House: when a bipartisan continuing resolution comes over from the Senate ... put the bill on the floor for an up or down vote ... And if you don’t, you own this government shutdown,” argued House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY) about a September 30 funding deadline. The Democratic leader also sidestepped a question on whether Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) should resign over bribery charges, which he called “troubling” and said “it’s hard for me to see how the senator can effectively at this moment represent the people he’s ably served for decades in New Jersey.” When asked if that was a “yes” to the resignation question, he responded: “That’s my answer.” close
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