Top Democrat Jeffries says if government shuts down it's because Republicans want that

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Published Thu, Sep 25 20252:31 PM EDTUpdated 16 Min Ago

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said that Democrats volition not beryllium "intimidated" by the Trump administration's informing to national agencies to hole for wide firings if the authorities shuts down adjacent week.
"If the authorities shuts down, it's due to the fact that they privation the authorities to unopen down," Jeffries told reporters.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during a property league arsenic the U.S. House of Representatives considers U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut bill, connected Capitol Hill successful Washington, D.C., U.S., May 19, 2025.

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Thursday that Democrats volition not beryllium "intimidated" by the Trump administration's warning to national agencies to hole for wide firings if the authorities shuts down adjacent week.

"If the authorities shuts down, it's due to the fact that they [Republicans] privation the authorities to unopen down," Jeffries, D-New York, told reporters, conscionable days earlier adjacent week's deadline for reaching a stopgap backing woody to debar a national shutdown.