YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Happening Now: Jeffries News Conference
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) will address reporters on Monday afternoon amid a partial government shutdown. The House is expected to vote Tuesday on legislation to reopen shuttered federal agencies, after the House Rules Committee takes up the measure on Monday. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has an uphill battle in the House to get the legislative package through. Watch the event, scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. EST, in the video player above.
AI:House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference on Monday afternoon as a partial government shutdown continues to paralyze federal agencies. The Democratic leadership is exerting pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson to pass legislation that would reopen the government, which the Rules Committee is scheduled to consider following Jeffries' remarks. With Senate-passed funding packages facing resistance and intense partisan maneuvering over DHS and ICE reforms, the House faces an uphill battle to resolve the stalemate before Tuesday's expected vote.Open