WEBVTT - House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries Talks Government Shutdown

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<v Speaker 1>Bloomberg Audio Studios, podcasts, radio news.

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<v Speaker 2>Sticking with the shutdown, his tensions are rising on at

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<v Speaker 2>Capitol Hill. House Minority Leader Hakim Jeffries of New York

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<v Speaker 2>is confident a spending bill can pass, but says Republicans

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<v Speaker 2>must first address what he calls healthcare crisis. House Leader

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<v Speaker 2>Jeffries joins US now. Congressman, thank you so much for

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<v Speaker 2>being with us. House Leader, I want to just start

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<v Speaker 2>with whether you feel confident that you can complete some

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<v Speaker 2>sort of agreement in the next few days. Do you

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<v Speaker 2>have a time frame as these discussions do continue.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome morning, great to be with you. You know, as Democrats,

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<v Speaker 1>we've repeatedly made clear we will sit down anytime, any

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<v Speaker 1>place with anyone, either here at Capitol Hill or back

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<v Speaker 1>at the White House, in order to reopen the government,

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<v Speaker 1>to enact the spending bill that actually meets the needs

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<v Speaker 1>of the American people as opposed to hurting everyday Americans,

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<v Speaker 1>and of course, that spending bill must decisively addressed the

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<v Speaker 1>Republican healthcare crisis that is hurting working class Americans and

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<v Speaker 1>middle class Americans all throughout the country, including as it

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<v Speaker 1>relates to the urgent need to reauthorize and extend the

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<v Speaker 1>Affordable Care ACTAX credits.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, the Speaker told us yesterday that Congress is having

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<v Speaker 3>these talks when it comes to subsidies reform. Are you

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<v Speaker 3>part of these talks? And just a quick condolences because

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<v Speaker 3>I know you, like me, were up late watching the

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<v Speaker 3>Yankees lose and I know you're a huge fan. Minority

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<v Speaker 3>Leader Jeffries, Well, thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>They had a great season. Unfortunately it didn't end the

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<v Speaker 1>way that we expected, but on to next year. With

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<v Speaker 1>respect to what the Speaker has indicated, there's been no

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<v Speaker 1>conversation between House Republicans and House Democrats. Are between the

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<v Speaker 1>Republican Party, Donald Trump, the administration, and any of us

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<v Speaker 1>on Capitol Hill, including conversations that should be taking place

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<v Speaker 1>with Leader Schumer and Senate Democrats since that White House

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<v Speaker 1>meeting that occurred last Monday. That's unfortunate, and the behavior

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<v Speaker 1>of Republicans since that point in time has been unseerious

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<v Speaker 1>and erratic, and we continue to urge them to find

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<v Speaker 1>a path forward, to sit down, let's talk, exercise common

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<v Speaker 1>sense on behalf of the American people. But anything that's

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<v Speaker 1>done has to address this urgent need. You know, the

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<v Speaker 1>open enrollment period starts on November first. Over the next

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<v Speaker 1>few weeks, tens of millions of Americans are going to

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<v Speaker 1>receive notices indicating that their premiums, copaids, and deductibles are

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<v Speaker 1>about to skyrocket, in many instances by thousands of dollars

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<v Speaker 1>per year. People are going to go without health insurance,

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<v Speaker 1>face medical bankruptcy, and be jammed up in a situation

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<v Speaker 1>where they need care for themselves, their children, and their families,

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<v Speaker 1>but will be unable to access it because they'll be

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<v Speaker 1>without health insurance.

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<v Speaker 4>It was a democratic policy.

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<v Speaker 3>Though your party voted for this temporary subsidy increase, Do

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<v Speaker 3>you regret having an expiration.

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<v Speaker 4>Date on this No.

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<v Speaker 1>We were able to extend it through the end of

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<v Speaker 1>this year in full anticipation that any reasonable member of

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<v Speaker 1>Congress will understand that you cannot kick tens of millions

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<v Speaker 1>of Americans off of healthcare that's become affordable for them

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<v Speaker 1>as a result of the tax credits. Unfortunately, Republicans chose

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<v Speaker 1>earlier this year to pass their one big, ugly bill,

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<v Speaker 1>largest cut to medici in American history, ripped food away

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<v Speaker 1>from the mouths of hungry children and seniors and veterans,

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<v Speaker 1>and they did all of this to pay for massive

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<v Speaker 1>tax breaks that they made permanent for their billionaire donors

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<v Speaker 1>well at the same time refusing to extend the Affordable

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<v Speaker 1>Care Act tax credits, which is why we find ourselves

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<v Speaker 1>in this situation right now.

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<v Speaker 4>Leader Jeffries.

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<v Speaker 2>Some people would argue that what the Republicans are offering

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<v Speaker 2>is to have a clean, continuing resolution and to continue

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<v Speaker 2>negotiating this given the fact that at the same time,

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<v Speaker 2>they're going to be service members who are not going

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<v Speaker 2>to be paid. There's going to be a question around

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<v Speaker 2>food stamps and whether they're going to be funded. Air

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<v Speaker 2>traffic controllers are calling out sick because they're not receiving paychecks.

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<v Speaker 4>At what point do you just say.

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<v Speaker 2>Look, we need to keep people getting paid, and we

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<v Speaker 2>can keep talking.

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<v Speaker 1>We want to reopen the government, and we want to

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<v Speaker 1>reopen it immediately, but we also need to enact a

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<v Speaker 1>spending agreement that actually improves the quality of life of

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<v Speaker 1>the American people as opposed to hurting everyday Americans, which

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<v Speaker 1>Republicans have been doing all throughout this year, and they've

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<v Speaker 1>they've refused to negotiate at every step of the way

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<v Speaker 1>throughout this year. They've taken a my way or the

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<v Speaker 1>highway approach. They've gone it alone, and now we find

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<v Speaker 1>ourselves dealing with this mess of this Republican healthcare crisis,

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<v Speaker 1>and time has run out.

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<v Speaker 2>Leader Jeffries, do you think that you've gotten more leverage

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<v Speaker 2>as this process has gone on, or do you think

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<v Speaker 2>that it's actually waiting?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, it's actually not about leverage for us. It's about

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<v Speaker 1>the American people. That's the fight that we're waging, particularly

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<v Speaker 1>in an environment where the cost of living is way

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<v Speaker 1>too high. People are already paying too much for groceries,

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<v Speaker 1>for housing, for their electricity bills, and now, of course

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<v Speaker 1>they're confronting the very real possibility of being bankrupted by

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<v Speaker 1>the rising costs of their health insurance. So we're just

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<v Speaker 1>asking Republicans to sit down and negotiate. That's what should

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<v Speaker 1>take place, not simply a my way or the highway approach,

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<v Speaker 1>particularly when they're asking Democrats to support a partisan Republican

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<v Speaker 1>spending bill that continues to gut the health care of

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<v Speaker 1>the American people.

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<v Speaker 3>Right now, Republicans are asking is to support a clean

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<v Speaker 3>continuous resolution, a scop gap funding measure, which we've seen

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<v Speaker 3>time and time again that Democrats also wanted Republicans to

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<v Speaker 3>support in the fast past. Why are Democrats choosing to

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<v Speaker 3>keep the government shut?

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<v Speaker 1>That's a Republican talking point, unfortunately, that they are putting

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<v Speaker 1>into the public domain. It's not a clean continuing resolution.

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<v Speaker 1>Why isn't it in large Well, I'd be happy to

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<v Speaker 1>explain that. In March, the Republicans passed a partisan bill

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<v Speaker 1>in the House that Democrats strongly opposed. We opposed that

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<v Speaker 1>spending bill because it hurt veterans, hurt children and families,

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<v Speaker 1>it hurt housing affordability, and it hurt healthcare because of

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<v Speaker 1>the cuts that were included in it. There was actually

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<v Speaker 1>a bipartisan spending agreement that we reached last December that

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<v Speaker 1>passed overwhelmingly in the House and in the Senate. It

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<v Speaker 1>was signed into law by President Joe Biden, and it

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<v Speaker 1>had to support of then President elect Donald Trump. That

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<v Speaker 1>would have been a clean spending agreement that could have

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<v Speaker 1>been put before the Congress. Instead, they passed this partisan

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<v Speaker 1>Republican spending bill in March that we strongly opposed, and

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<v Speaker 1>now they want us to continue to sign off on

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<v Speaker 1>that particular bill that also includes five hundred million dollars

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<v Speaker 1>in cuts to law enforcement grants. To support police officers

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<v Speaker 1>all across the country. That's just not something for a

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<v Speaker 1>variety of reasons we can support at this particular point

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<v Speaker 1>in time.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you think the Democratic Party could commit to broader

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<v Speaker 3>reforms when it comes to the Affordable Care Act and

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<v Speaker 3>keeping less of the subsidies.

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<v Speaker 4>Could this be potential off ramp for a deal.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that our view, certainly in the House, is

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<v Speaker 1>that we will evaluate in good faith any bipartisan proposal

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<v Speaker 1>that is sent over to us from the Senate if

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<v Speaker 1>it decisively addresses the Republican healthcare crisis with respect to

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<v Speaker 1>the Affordable Care Act, tax credits, extensions, or any other

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<v Speaker 1>issues that may be put on the table. Because of

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<v Speaker 1>the enormity of the attack on the healthcare of the

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<v Speaker 1>American people that Republicans have waged this year, it's got

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<v Speaker 1>to be meaningful. It's got to actually improve the lives

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<v Speaker 1>of the American people. But unlike Republicans who have adopted

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<v Speaker 1>this my way or the highway approach, we are actually

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<v Speaker 1>willing to down and evaluate in good faith anything that

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<v Speaker 1>could advance the ball here for working class Americans, middle

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<v Speaker 1>class Americans, and everyday Americans.

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<v Speaker 3>Is there an opportunity for standalone legislation to make sure

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<v Speaker 3>that the more than one million active duty service members

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<v Speaker 3>get paid next week.

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<v Speaker 1>Certainly, our view in the House is that we should

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<v Speaker 1>stand by our men and women in uniform and make

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<v Speaker 1>sure that they do not miss a paycheck. Unfortunately, Speaker

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<v Speaker 1>Johnson has ruled that out, saying it's not really an

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<v Speaker 1>issue that he's prepared to deal with, in part because

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<v Speaker 1>Republicans cancel votes last week, cancel votes this week, Apparently

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<v Speaker 1>they may not be coming back next week. And what

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<v Speaker 1>is that all for. Why are they on vacation in

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<v Speaker 1>the middle of a government shutdown, particularly as it relates

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<v Speaker 1>to the real possibility that our military families might miss

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<v Speaker 1>a paycheck that they cannot afford to miss. We're urging

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<v Speaker 1>Republicans to get back into town us to deal with

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<v Speaker 1>the military pay issue, allow us to deal with the

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<v Speaker 1>Republican healthcare crisis, and allow us to reopen the government

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<v Speaker 1>so we can enact the spending agreement that meets the

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<v Speaker 1>needs of the American people.

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<v Speaker 3>Peter Jeffries, we also saw a pretty explosive argument between

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<v Speaker 3>you and the fellow New York Congressman Mike Lawler, and

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<v Speaker 3>then you proceeded to call Lawler an embarrassment on television.

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<v Speaker 3>Was this fight representative the state tensions that are going

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<v Speaker 3>on within the Republican Party in New York State right now?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, Maga, Mike Lawler is an irrelevant individual. He's a

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<v Speaker 1>clout chaser, and he was stalking the Democratic leadership press

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<v Speaker 1>conference in ways that are unhinged. And you know, at

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the day, our view is the people

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<v Speaker 1>who need to sit down and have the conversation with

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<v Speaker 1>US Republican leadership in the House and in the Senate.

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<v Speaker 1>The Trump administration, including the President or the Vice president

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<v Speaker 1>or anyone that they designate, are the ones who are

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<v Speaker 1>ultimate going to determine how we can find a biprotesstant

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<v Speaker 1>path out of it. And we look forward to having

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<v Speaker 1>those conversations, but unfortunately Republicans to date have declined to

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<v Speaker 1>do that.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, what was he doing that you deem unhinged? And

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<v Speaker 3>have you spoken to him since? Have tensions cooled? It

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<v Speaker 3>doesn't sound like they have.

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<v Speaker 1>Isn't a relevant individual And as I indicated, his behavior

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<v Speaker 1>clearly speaks for itself, complete and total embarrassment. As a

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<v Speaker 1>description was a polite use of words leader.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a question here about how difficult it is to

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<v Speaker 2>get to unify the Democratic Party because this is somebody

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<v Speaker 2>who is a Republican.

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<v Speaker 4>He's not irrelevant in his district.

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<v Speaker 2>And there is a question here, especially in New York,

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<v Speaker 2>how to get some sort of cohesive.

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<v Speaker 4>Message as a Democrat.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just wondering from your perspective, especially as it relates

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<v Speaker 2>to the Democratic mayoral race in New York City.

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<v Speaker 4>You have an endorsed or on Mumdannie, how.

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<v Speaker 2>Difficult is it to get sort of a leadership view

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<v Speaker 2>of where the Democratic Party.

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<v Speaker 4>Is going to go?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh well, listen. As Democrats, what unites us is that

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<v Speaker 1>we believe in a strong flow and no ceiling. At

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the day, in America, you work hard,

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<v Speaker 1>you play by the rules, there should be no ceiling

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<v Speaker 1>to your success in terms of what you can achieve

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<v Speaker 1>for yourself, for your family, and for your children. At

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<v Speaker 1>the same point in time, we also believe that in

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<v Speaker 1>this great country, the wealthiest country in the history of

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<v Speaker 1>the world, that we need a strong flow. That strong

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<v Speaker 1>flow includes social security and Medicare, Medicaid, supplemental nutritional assistance,

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<v Speaker 1>veterans benefits, and of course the Affordable Care Act. And

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<v Speaker 1>what unites Democrats at this particular point in time is

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that Republicans are assaulting the flow that we

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<v Speaker 1>should have for everyday Americans while at the same time

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<v Speaker 1>rewarding their billionaire donors, and by the way, in doing so,

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<v Speaker 1>skyrocketing the debt by more than three trillion dollars in

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<v Speaker 1>such a fiscally irresponsible fashion.

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<v Speaker 3>Leader Jeffries, you did tell reporters last month you plan

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<v Speaker 3>to address the mayor race in New York soon.

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<v Speaker 4>Do you have a plan to endorse Zoramamdani.

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<v Speaker 1>We're in the middle of a government shutdown. People are

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<v Speaker 1>being hurt all across the country because Trump and Republicans

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<v Speaker 1>decided to shut down the government rather than provide healthcare

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<v Speaker 1>to working class Americans. And so what I've indicated, particularly

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<v Speaker 1>most recently when Mayor Adams decided that he wouldn't seek

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<v Speaker 1>re election, is that I will have more to say

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<v Speaker 1>about the mayor's race in advance of early voting in

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<v Speaker 1>New York City, which begins at the end of this month.

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<v Speaker 2>Host Minority Leader haw Keem Jeffrey, thank you so much

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<v Speaker 2>for your time