House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries laid out a new ultimatum for a government funding deal Wednesday, telling reporters Wednesday that an agreement addressing health care has to be “ironclad and in legislation” to win Democratic support ahead of next week’s shutdown deadline.
Jeffries’ position escalates the odds that agencies could shutter on at midnight Sept. 30. While Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are insisting Republicans negotiate a deal on expiring health insurance subsides and other matters, there are no lines of communication open between the GOP and Democratic leaders a day after President Donald Trump scuttled…
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