US EditionDemocratic leader Jeffries challenges GOP House Speaker Johnson to debate shutdown
Jeffries demands a live televised debate to address the stalemate over funding and health care tax credits during the ongoing federal government shutdown.
- On Monday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries challenged House Speaker Mike Johnson to a live, primetime debate on the House floor any day this week.
- Policy disputes over Affordable Care Act tax credits and a short-term funding bill through Nov. 1 have kept Congress deadlocked, with Democrats seeking an extension before open enrollment.
- Jeffries told Johnson, `It will also give you an opportunity to explain your my way or the highway approach to shutting the government down, when Democratic votes are needed to resolve the impasse that exists.`
- House Speaker Mike Johnson rebuffed the invitation, calling it theatrics and part of Democrats' desperate pleas, citing about 13% approval and the House is out of session this week.
- According to the New York Times/Siena Poll, 65% of Americans say Democrats should not have shut down the government, and officials warn lapsing Affordable Care Act tax credits could cost millions coverage before Nov. 1 or after Dec. 31.
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Johnson Responds to Hakeem Jeffries’ Debate Challenge
House Speaker Mike Johnson declined Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ request for a floor debate on the government shutdown while the Republican leader keeps the chamber in recess."When the polls say that about 13% of the people approve of your messaging, then you make desperate pleas for attention — and that's what Hakeem Jeffries has done," Johnson said at a press conference Monday.The Democratic leader sent a letter to the speaker’s office Mon…
Mike Johnson Chickens Out, Won’t Face Hakeem Jeffries in Live Shutdown Debate
Speaker Mike Johnson had a chance to defend his handling of the government shutdown in front of the American people this week — but instead, he punted. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, clearly fed up with the ongoing shutdown and Republican stonewalling, challenged Johnson to a live floor debate on Monday, as federal agencies remained closed into a second week. Jeffries’ goal? Force some honesty into the conversation and shine a light on w…
Desperate Dem Jeffries Demands Speaker Johnson Debate Him on House Floor.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) dismissed an outlandish demand by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) for a primetime debate on the House floor over the Senate Democrats’ government shutdown.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Speaker Mike Johnson, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).WHEN & WHERE: The debate request was made on Monday morning amidst the ongoing government shutdown, cause…
US Government Shutdown Day 6: House Speaker Mike Johnson rejects Democrat leader’s challenge for prime-time debate
Jeffries had written to Johnson proposing a prime-time debate on the government shutdown on the Floor of the House any day this week in primetime, broadcast live to the American people.
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