LEADER JEFFRIES: "UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES CAN WE TOLERATE A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN"
Washington, DC – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he highlighted that President Biden and House Democrats are continuing to move our country forward and prevent a catastrophic government shutdown, while extreme MAGA Republicans attempt to drag us backwards.
LEADER JEFFRIES: Good afternoon, everyone. Since the very beginning of this Congress, Democrats have repeatedly made clear that we will find bipartisan common ground with our Republican colleagues on any issue, whenever and wherever possible, in order to take care of the business of the American people and make life better for everyday Americans. We've repeatedly done it from the beginning of this Congress, and we're prepared to do it once again in order to make sure that the final six appropriations bills are passed in the House, sent over to the Senate and on a path to be signed into law by President Joe Biden. Under no circumstances can we tolerate a government shutdown, which will hurt the American people. We have a responsibility to make sure that the government is funded and the six appropriations bills do so in a way that takes care of the health, the safety, the education and the economic well-being of the American people and I look forward to the bills being brought to the floor for passage tomorrow.
Full press conference can be watched here.