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Hakeem Jeffries: “Republicans canceled votes last week. They've canceled votes…”

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

Leader Jeffries on CNN's Laura Coates Live

Published October 7, 2025 | Video Starts at 05:43

And we've maintained that position for the last several weeks. And unfortunately, what we've seen from Republicans is a lack of seriousness at best. Republicans canceled votes last week. They've canceled votes this week. Donald Trump was on the golf course over the weekend, unheard of, in the middle of a government shutdown. And of course, they went radio silent after the Oval Office meeting. (05:43–05:48)

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Asserts that Republicans have canceled votes during the government shutdown.

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