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Hakeem Jeffries: “Donald Trump and Republicans decided to shut the government…”

Featuring: Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic | U.S. House New York, 8th Congressional District

Leader Jeffries Speaks to Reporters on Day 24 of Government Shutdown

Published October 24, 2025 | Video Starts at 03:02

Is there a point where you just have to accept reopen the government? The problem that the country confronts right now is that Donald Trump and Republicans decided to shut the government down. Like what's unclear about the fact that Republicans have the House, the Senate and the presidency. (03:02–03:06)

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Asserts that Trump and Republicans are responsible for the government shutdown.

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“The Trump administration found $40 billion to bail out a right wing wannabe dictator in Argentina.”
Leader Jeffries Speaks to Reporters on Day 24 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded October 24, 2025 | 03:54-04:03
“Donald Trump is demolishing parts of the White House in real time.”
Leader Jeffries Speaks to Reporters on Day 24 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded October 24, 2025 | 04:15-04:21
“Republicans this year, $186 billion from the supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program. That's the largest SNAP cut in American history.”
Leader Jeffries Speaks to Reporters on Day 24 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded October 24, 2025 | 17:59-18:08
“Today's inflation numbers of 3% year over year confirm what hard working American taxpayers already know, that Donald Trump and Republican…”
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“Because of the Republican refusal to extend the Affordable Care act tax credits, tens of millions of Americans are receiving notices right…”
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“Republicans have the House, the Senate and the presidency.”
Leader Jeffries Speaks to Reporters on Day 24 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded October 24, 2025 | 03:08-03:12
“Donald Trump has found all of the time in the world to play golf.”
Leader Jeffries Speaks to Reporters on Day 24 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded October 24, 2025 | 03:40-03:45
“We're prepared to support any bipartisan legislation that comes out of the Senate that is designed to decisively address the Republican…”
Leader Jeffries Speaks to Reporters on Day 24 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded October 24, 2025 | 05:38-05:56
“Open enrollment starts on November 1st.”
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“Republicans decided earlier this year that they'd rather gut Medicaid and then provide massive tax breaks to their billionaire donors, make…”
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“The crisis has grown worse because of Republican inaction over the last several weeks.”
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“If we get to November 1st and we hit open enrollment and Republicans have still refused to act with respect to the Affordable Care act tax…”
Leader Jeffries Speaks to Reporters on Day 24 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded October 24, 2025 | 07:15-07:33
“Republicans in the House and the Senate from the very beginning of the Trump presidency haven't functioned like they are a separate and…”
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“Republicans did in the one big ugly bill, largest cut to Medicaid in American history.”
Leader Jeffries Speaks to Reporters on Day 24 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded October 24, 2025 | 08:41-08:47
“House Republicans being on vacation for the last four weeks is that we don't even have the opportunity for the House to be briefed in its…”
Leader Jeffries Speaks to Reporters on Day 24 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded October 24, 2025 | 10:12-10:30
“House Republicans are forcing hardworking federal employees to either be furloughed without pay or to work without pay.”
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“In December of 2024, a bipartisan spending bill was enacted, overwhelmingly passed in the House and the Senate, signed into law by President…”
Leader Jeffries Speaks to Reporters on Day 24 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded October 24, 2025 | 11:54-12:06
“In March of 2025, a partisan Republican spending bill was enacted that lowered the spending levels.”
Leader Jeffries Speaks to Reporters on Day 24 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded October 24, 2025 | 12:13-12:22
“The March spending bill wasn't Biden level spending, it was Trump partisan level spending.”
Leader Jeffries Speaks to Reporters on Day 24 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded October 24, 2025 | 12:34-12:49
“Donald Trump is trying to rig the midterm elections by gerrymandering congressional maps all across the country.”
Leader Jeffries Speaks to Reporters on Day 24 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded October 24, 2025 | 14:22-14:29
“Republicans are about to jack up premiums, co pays and deductibles on top of what they've already done to health care.”
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“Includes the largest cut to Medicaid in American history.”
Leader Jeffries Speaks to Reporters on Day 24 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded October 24, 2025 | 15:45-15:48
“Hospitals and nursing homes and community based health centers closing because of Republican policies throughout the country.”
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“Hospitals, nursing homes and community-based health centers are closing in their own communities.”
Leader Jeffries Speaks to Reporters on Day 24 of Government Shutdown | Uploaded October 24, 2025 | 15:53-16:00
“The Trump administration has the resources now, including through an emergency contingency fund that has about $5 billion in it.”
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