Jeffries Vows to Oppose Deal To Reopen
Jeffries Opposes GOP Spending Bill Amid Government Shutdown
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) announced he will oppose a Republican-backed spending bill
intended to reopen the federal government, setting up another partisan clash as the shutdown enters its second month.
The bill, which passed the Senate 60–40 with bipartisan support, would fund the government through January.
Jeffries and other top Democrats oppose it because it does not extend Affordable Care Act tax credits,
a key Democratic priority, and argue it fails to address other policy goals.
Jeffries praised Senate Democrats, saying, “The overwhelming majority of Senate Democrats,
led by Chuck Schumer, have weighed a valiant fight over the last seven weeks,
defeating the partisan Republican spending bill 14 or 15 different times.”
With House Republicans holding the majority, the bill could still pass,
but Jeffries’ opposition highlights continuing divisions over ACA subsidies and spending priorities,
even as millions of federal workers remain without pay.
