Republicans Take Victory Lap as House Gathers to End Shutdown

Republicans take victory lap as House gathers to end shutdown

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers took a victory lap on Tuesday after securing bipartisan support to reopen the government, ending the longest shutdown in U.S. history without ceding ground to any core Democratic demands. House members were…

Republicans take a victory lap as House gathers to end shutdown

Most Democratic lawmakers in the House are expected to oppose the continuing resolution, which does not include an extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits.

Once Again Leader Hakeem Jeffries Must Navigate Senate Democrats Caving to Republicans

By Lauren Burke At a midday press conference on November 10 in a House side Capitol Hill recording studio, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) was asked the same question repeatedly: Was he still supporting his Democratic Senate counterpart, Chuck Schumer? The questions once again arrived after eight Senate Democrats agreed to join Senate Republicans to open the government with no agreement on an extension of health care tax subsidies…

The Fine Print Hakeem Jeffries Missed: ACA Subsidies Set To Expire Because Dems Made Them Temporary

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’s constant assertion of a “Republican healthcare crisis” linked to the potential expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits fails to acknowledge a key legislative reality: the enhanced subsidies were temporary, Democratic-crafted measures, not permanent fixtures blocked by Republicans. In his recent statements, Leader Jeffries warned that the “Republican […] The Fine Print Hakeem Jeffries M…

Once Again Leader Hakeem Jeffries Must Navigate Senate Democrats Caving to Republicans – Free Press of Jacksonville

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — By Lauren Burke | The questions once again arrived after eight Senate Democrats agreed to join Senate Republicans to open the government with no agreement on an extension of health care tax subsidies. At a midday press conference on November 10 in a House side Capitol Hill recording studio, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) was asked the same question repeatedly: Was he still supporting his Democratic Senat…

Hakeem Jeffries: House Democrats Will Strongly Oppose CR to Reopen the Gov’t