Hakeem Jeffries: “House and Senate Democrats have repeatedly made clear that…”

“Just. Give me mic check. Oh, yeah. Okay. Heads up. Good afternoon, everyone. House and Senate Democrats have repeatedly made clear that we will sit down with anyone, anytime, any place, to negotiate a bipartisan agreement that reopens the government and that addresses the Republican health care crisis. We've also made clear that we will not support a partisan Republican spending bill that continues to gut the health care of the American people because we're dealing with a Republican creator health care crisis that must be addressed with the fierce urgency of now.” (01:37–01:55)

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