Jeffries warns of ‘five-alarm fire’ on shutdown, looming health care cuts

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) warned Monday that Democrats won’t accept any Republican spending bill that makes life more expensive for working class people, pointing specifically to looming health care cuts as a “five-alarm fire” that must be addressed to win his party’s support for legislation preventing a shutdown.

Jeffries digs in on Obamacare tax credit demands, says vote can’t wait until after shutdown

Hakeem Jeffries added that he and Chuck Schumer are heading into a "good faith" negotiation with Trump and congressional Republican leadership today.
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Hakeem Jeffries rules out handshake deal with Republicans to avert shutdown

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) drew a clear line in the sand Wednesday on what a deal to stop a government shutdown must look like, telling reporters he will not accept any type of unwritten agreement.

Will there be a government shutdown? How it could affect Social Security, travel in RI

A government shutdown is looming on Oct. 1 as Republicans and Democrats in Congress have not yet come to an agreement on funding.

Congressional leaders point fingers as possible shutdown nears

Two days until a potential government shutdown, congressional leaders point fingers at each other, blaming the opposite party over funding running out.
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