Jeffries denies there's cracks in Democratic ranks over shutdown

House military veterans rip Jeffries for taking pay during shutdown: ‘Insult to Americans'

EXCLUSIVE: Military veterans in Congress are criticizing House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., for dodging questions on whether he will forego his paycheck as government workers go without pay due to the ongoing shutdown.Reps. Gabe Evans, R-Colo., Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, and Tom Barrett, R-Mich., each of whom served in the U.S. Army, said they would give up their paychecks for the duration of the shutdown, citing concern for A…

House Democrats Get Polling Telling Them to Hold Out

“With all the talk in the Senate about beginning to find a way out of the shutdown, House Democratic leadership showed polling today to their rank-and-file members in a bid to keep the government closed until they get a deal on Obamacare,” Punchbowl News reports. “This comes as some states have declared emergencies in an effort to deal with a lapse in SNAP funding, the federal program that helps feed more than 40 million Americans.” “Molly Murph…

CNN Catches Hakeem Jeffries In Straight-Up Lie About Government Shutdown

CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins caught House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) in an outright lie about the ongoing government shutdown, pushing back immediately when he claimed that Republican leaders were not engaging on the issues that might finally get the government reopened.Collins spoke with Jeffries on Wednesday’s broadcast of “The Source,” on the eve of the shutdown’s 30th day, and she challenged him directly on his claim that House Spe…

Hakeem Jeffries Shows How Hypocritical Dems Are, Gets Nailed Over His Paycheck During Shutdown

Hakeem Jeffries faces scrutiny over his paycheck during the ongoing government shutdown.

Jeffries: I 'Agree' with My 2013 Shutdown Criticism, 'From the Standpoint' that GOP Should Negotiate

On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) responded to his past criticism of government shutdowns by saying he “agrees with the Hakeem Jeffries of yesterday, from the standpoint of, listen, we’ve said to The post Jeffries: I ‘Agree’ with My 2013 Shutdown Criticism, ‘From the Standpoint’ that GOP Should Negotiate appeared first on Breitbart.

Jeffries denies there's cracks in Democratic ranks over shutdown

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) brushed off claims that members of his caucus are breaking ranks on the government shutdown, insisting there are “zero cracks” on the Democratic side. Jeffries said on Wednesday that everyone across the ideological spectrum in the Democratic caucus has held the line by refusing to vote for the GOP’s continuing resolution until Democrats’ healthcare demands are met.