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Hakeem Jeffries: “In December of 2024, a bipartisan spending bill was enacted…”

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

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Leader Jeffries Speaks to Reporters on Day 24 of Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 11:54

No. And I disagree with the premise that we're extending Biden funding levels. That's a Republican talking point. This is not that complicated to understand that In December of 2024, a bipartisan spending bill was enacted, overwhelmingly passed in the House and the Senate, signed into law by President Joe Biden. That was in December of 2024. Donald Trump supported that agreement after detonating the original bipartisan agreement. In March of 2025, a partisan Republican spending bill was enacted that lowered the spending levels. (11:54–12:06)

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