Democratic leaders are set to meet Wednesday afternoon to privately coordinate their strategy as Congress barrels toward a September funding cliff.
“We look forward to our conversation with Leader [Chuck] Schumer and Democratic leaders in the Senate later on this afternoon, as we enter into a more intense phase around the spending showdown in advance of the end of the fiscal year,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told reporters Wednesday.
Jeffries and Democratic leaders are making pains to ensure they’re on the same page after facing a backlash in March when Senate Democrats voted to advance a GOP-backed funding bill that House Democrats…
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