House Dem Leader Jeffries on Senate Democrats Considering Vote For GOP Budget Plan: "Next Question"
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries sidestepped SEVERAL questions about the apparent resignation of Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to vote for the continuing budget resolution passed by House Republicans and avoid a government shutdown.
Hakeem Jeffries Dodges When Asked If It’s Time for Democrats to Get New Senate Leadership
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) declined to say whether Democrats needed new leadership in the Senate Friday when asked about Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) support for a GOP funding bill.
You Vote: Will Sen. Chuck Schumer survive as Dems Senate leader after supporting the House's CR?
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday indirectly slammed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer after he indicated he would support advancing the GOP-led bill that funds the government through September.
GOP leadership tries to rally House votes for bill to avoid government shutdown
The Republican stopgap spending proposal that would avert a government shutdown is up against the key hurdle of clearing the House Rules Committee. Then it faces an uphill climb before a possible vote on the House floor.
House Democratic leader Jeffries pushes back on divisions with Senate Democrats
"Next question," Jeffries answered, notably withholding his public support for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. "There are some colleagues of yours here in the House that are feeling betrayed. Is that what you're feeling right now?
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Watch live: Jeffries speaks as Senate Democrats face funding bill vote
House Democratic leaders are slated to hold a press conference as their counterparts in the Senate face down a nail-biter vote on government funding. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and his leadership team have urged Senate Democrats to hold firm and block a GOP-written six-month stopgap funding bill that passed the House earlier
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Dozens of House Democrats pen letters to Schumer urging him to reject CR
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Schumer clashes with liberal colleagues over House GOP funding bill
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Md. House Speaker Adrienne Jones dodges questions, lawmakers question leadership
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House narrowly passes six-month funding bill as shutdown deadline nears
The measure’s fate is uncertain in the Senate, where several Democrats will be needed to cross the 60-vote threshold for it to pass.
Lone Democrat to back House GOP spending bill explains decision
Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) defied House Democratic leadership on Tuesday when he voted for the GOP’s bill to avert a government shutdown — the only one in the caucus to support the stopgap.